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N. side of Eilean Mor and on the skerry near the landing-place 

 on Eilean Tigh, and doubtless others we did not see. 



Great Black-backed Gull. — Larus marinus, Lin. — A few pairs, 

 or a single pair, on all the islands, I believe. Seen upon Bronn 

 na cleit, Eilean Gobha, and Eilean Tigh. 



Lesser Black-backed Gull. — Larus fuscus, Lin. — A few on 

 Eilean Gobha and Bronn na cleit, and scattered over the whole group; 

 a colony on Eilean Tigh. 



Herring Gull. — Lams argentatus, Gmel. — A good many observed 

 on Bronn na cleit and Eilean Gobha. 



Pomatorhine Skua. — Stercorarius pomatorhinus (Temm.). — One 

 of these handsome birds I shot during the passage out to the islands; 

 two more were seen in the harbour of Carloway; and during the 

 summer others were seen at different parts of the western seas. 



Fulmar Petrel. — Fulmarm glad-alls (Lin.). — Several Fulmar 

 Petrels were seen in the neighbourhood during ray visit, and one 

 close to the islands. Numbers are seen at times off Coppay Island 

 in the Sound of Harris, but this is no proof, of course, of their 

 breeding anywhere nearer than St. Kilda. 



Razor-bill. — Alca tarda, Lin. — The most abundant species of 

 the true rock-birds on Bronn na cleit, but also very plentiful in the 

 goes of all the islands, and in most of the suitable places. 



Guillemot. — Uria troile (Lin.). — Common in the goe-cliffs, 

 especially in the western gbe of Eilean Tigh, and next to the 

 Razor-bill in numbers. On the south side of the stack, which 

 lies in the channel between Eilean Tigh and Eilean M6r — as seen 

 from seaward on the N. side — and on the cliff-face of the eastern 

 promontory of Eilean Tigh. 



Bridled Guillemot. — Uria troile (Lin.), var. lacrimans (Gould). 

 — I only saw one bird as it flew past at Bronn na cleit, but a closer 

 inspection of the cliff-faces might, no doubt, disclose more. 



Puffin. — Fratercula arctica (Lin.). — Comparatively scarce on 

 Eilean Tigh, yet common enough in scattered colonies. They 

 occupied the sea-pink tufts closest to the slopes, but the firm fine 

 grass turf was little disturbed or tunnelled by them. In the large 

 gbe facing the west, amongst the debris and cairns and mixed green 

 tufts, they were fairly abundant, and also under the stones of the old 

 dwelling-house or hut. But on the rounded slopes of Eilean M6r, 

 the rotten turf, as seen by me across some 200 yards of water, bore 

 evidences of much lamer numbers. 



