1909.] 3 



umbrinus, Er., 1 ; Othiux mehinocephahnt. Grar., several ; Slenu.i impresmit. Germ., I 

 (with black apex to posterior femora) ; ^\ nUidiiincuIus, Stepli., 2 ; Arpeditim 

 brachypterum, Grav., 1. 



Kildonan, Sutherland ; highest mountain near, 2046 ft.. June 13th, 

 1908. A large sack of Sphaf/num only. 



Calathus melanocephaliia, v. nubigena, Hal., I ; Othiufi melanocepha/u.i, Grav., 2; 

 Stenus geniculatus, Grav. 



Touiintoul, Banff., September, 1908. A small baij^ kindly sent to 

 me by Mr. A. McN. Farquhar, filled with excellent moss. 



Oxypoda rtipicola. Rye, 1 ; Homalota tibialis, BTeer, 4 ; H. eremita, itye, 1 ; 

 H. nigra, Kr., I ; Mycetoporui nanus, Er. (?), 1 (this specimen, which is entirely 

 black except t)ie lc£;s and antennae, differs from M. nanitu in several important par- 

 ticulars ; I cannot, however, identify it with any known European species, and do 

 not cai'e to describe it as new from a single specimen) ; Othiux melanocephalus, 

 Grav., 4. 



Coleoptera from birds' nests, &c., from outlying islands. 



Bull Hock, S. W. Ireland, August 7th, 1906. 



Gannets' nest, consisting of rotting seaweed, Philonthuf: cephalotea, Grav. ; 

 Qnathoncus rotundatun, Kugel. Three puffins' nests, Choleoa loataoni, Spence. 



Valencia Island, S. W. Ireland ; puffins' nests. 



Bradycelhis verbasei,T>\\h.,,\; Pteroxtichus »«_§'«/', Schall., fragments ; Amara 

 trivialifi, Gyll., 1 ; Homalota circellarii , Grav. ; Atomaria atricapUla, Steph. I 

 subsequently obtained several Otiorrhynchua blandus, Gyll., from tufts of grass sent 

 from here. 



North Uist, Outer Hebrides. Three rock-doves' nests. As one 

 of these was made entirely of small pieces of wire, one would hardly 

 expect to find any beetles in it. 



Homalota vestita, Grav. ; H. euryptera, Steph. ; several Homalium aUardi, 

 Fairm. 



St. Kilda, September 28th, 1908. I asked for grass and moss 

 pulled up by the roots, but was sent a very weighty sack filled with 

 large pieces of turf, with much earth. 



Loricera pilicornis, F., remains ; Calathus ciiteloide.i, Panz., many remains ; 

 Homalota cavifrons, Sharp, 2 ; H. atrivolor, Sharp, 2 ; 3Iyllasna brevicornis, 

 Matth., 1 ; Conosoma lividum, Er., many; Tachyporux chryxomelinus, L., several ; 

 Tachinus rufipes, L., I ; Xantholinux linearis, 01., 1 ; Stenux brunnipes, Steph., 6 ; 

 Atomaria atricapilla, Steph., 3 ; Simplocaria semistriata. P., remains ; Athous 

 hsemorrhoidalis, F., remains ; Otiorrhynchux blandus, Gyll., many ; Barynotus 

 schonherri, Zett., remains. 



This list adds eight species to those I have already taken by this 

 method from St. Kilda, bringing the total up to 57. 



Bradfleld, Berks : 



December, 1908. 



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