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in the Scottish Naturalist, in case we may thereby be able to 

 identify the bird. —A. S. Leslie, Edinburgh. 



Black-tailed Godwit in the Outer Hebrides. — A specimen 

 of the Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa, L.) was killed on the 

 31st August 191 2, by a young shore-shooter, on Broadbay, near 

 Stornoway. — D. Mackenzie, Stornoway. 



[The specimen has been kindly presented by Mr Mackenzie to 

 the Royal Scottish Museum. — Eds.] 



Sabine's Gull in the Firth of Forth. — When returning from 

 the Isle of May on 13th September (191 2), I had the pleasure of 

 watching for some minutes a young Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini), 

 flying close to the steamer just outside Leith Harbour. We were 

 about a quarter of a mile off the entrance to the harbour when I first 

 noticed the bird; it was then not more than 50 to 60 yards from the 

 ship, and maintained much the same position for some time as we 

 proceeded to Granton Harbour, thus affording me an excellent 

 view of it through binoculars. On our turning into Granton, it 

 continued its course towards the Forth Bridge. There was no 

 mistaking the bird, the characteristics of which — forked tail, dark ashy- 

 brown back, black outer edge of the wings, and tern-like flight — I 

 pointed out to Mr Kelsey, of the North Carr Lightship, who was 

 standing beside me. This is the third occasion on which I 

 have had the good fortune to see this rare gull in the Firth of 

 Forth, the present being, however, a long way farther up the 

 estuary than the previous records.— W11.1.1 am Evans. 



Fulmars Breeding at Reawick, Shetland.— When in 

 Shetland this June, I found a small colony of Fulmars breeding on 

 the Noup of Reawick, on the mainland of Shetland. As this 

 locality is not included in Mr Harvie-Brown's interesting paper on 

 the Fulmar, recently published in the Scottish Naturalist^ I thought 

 it might be worth recording. I saw eight nests, but I rather suspect 

 there were more, which I could not see, owing to the formation of 

 the rock.— Alastair D. Carmichael, Dundee. 



Tunny in Shetland.— On Saturday last (31st August) a huge 

 Tunny {Thunnus thynnus), somewhere about 8 ft. long, was shot by 

 some fishermen in the north Harbour of Lerwick. It must have 

 weighed several cwts., and had evidently lost its reckoning. A 

 specimen has been caught in Shetland before, but how long ago I 

 am unable to say. The fish was sent to Aberdeen on Saturday 

 night. — John S. Tulloch, Lerwick. 



