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Name. Locality. 



Nightjar {Caprimulgus europceus) Eilan Ghlaiss Liglitliouse, 



Harris. 



Night-Heron {Nycticoraz grisetis) Benhecula. 



Green Sandpiper {Totonus ochroptcs). ... S. Uist. 



Black-tailed Godwit {Limusa hehjica) . . Benbecula and S. Uist. 



Lesser Teru {Sterna mhmta) Barra. 



Ivory-Gull {Paffophila ehtirnea) Stornoway. 



Great Skua {Megalestris catarrhactes) . . Harris and Barra. 



II. List of Birds which are bracketed as doubtful in the 

 ' Fauna of the Outer Hebrides/ and from which the 

 brackets may now be removed. 



Lesser Whitethroat {Sylvia curruca) . . Barra. 



Garden-Warbler {S. hortensis) Barra. 



ChiffchafF {Phylloscoptis rufus) Barra. 



Lesser Redpoll {Linota rufescens) Barra. 



Long-eared Owl {Asio otus) N. Uist and Barra. 



Bittern {Botaums stelhris) Harris. 



Spoonbill {Platalea leucerodia) S. Uist and Barra. 



Shoveller {Anas dypeata) Benbecula. 



Goosander {Mergus merganser) The Lews. 



Turtle-Dove ( Columha tiirtur) Several islands. 



Grey Phalarope (Fhalaropus fulicarius) . Barra and Loch Maddy. 



XIX. — On the Birds of the Gold Coast Colony and its 

 Hinterland. By Capt. Boyd Alexander. 

 (Plate VII.) 

 On the morning of June 1st, 1900, I landed at Cape Coast, 

 and, as a Haussa officer, found myself attached to the 

 Kumassi Relief-Column. The Ashanti rebellion was in 

 full swing. Sinister rumours regarding the fate of Kumassi 

 were rife. The town, being full to overflowiug, presented 

 an animated spectacle : traders from up-country, who had 

 barely escaped with their lives, and natives with wild looks 

 in their eyes frequented the streets; while by each mail- 

 boat troops, war-like stores, and hundreds of carriers kept 

 pouring in. Throughout June the troops were concentrated 

 at Prahsu, and preparations were made for the general 

 advance to Kumassi. The military operations gave me little 

 time and opportunity to carry out my scientific work, but 



