174 JO TTINGS ABOUT BIRDS. 



30. Oystercatcher Hccmatopus ostralegus, Lin- 

 n^rus. " Treallachan." Breeds on the islands in 

 small numbers. 



31. Golden Plover Charadrius pluvialis, Lin- 

 naeus. Very occasional visitor, 



32. Turnstone Strepsilas iuterpi-es (Linnaeus). 

 Has been thought to breed on the islands, but 

 Intherto all proof of the fact is wanting. 



2,2)- Curlew Numenius arquata (Linn^us). 

 " Guilbnaach." I saw one or two pairs of this 

 species, which may have been breeding in Glen 

 Mor or on Doon. 



34. Whimbrel Numenius phcropus (Linnaeus). I 

 saw one pair of these birds. Whether it breeds 

 here is yet unknown. 



o^'^. Common Sandpiper Totanus hypoleucus Lin- 

 naeus. Sir William Milner states that he saw this 

 species on the islands in June forty-five years 

 ago. 



■^6. Dunlin Tringa alpina, Linnaeus. Gray 

 asserts that this species breeds on the islands, but 

 I think erroneously. It is, so far as I can learn, 

 only an occasional visitor. 



37. Common Snipe Scolopnx gal/iuago, Linnaeus. 

 *• Niiskin." Said to be a resident on St. Kilda. 

 I failed to see anything of this species. 



