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Report on Scottish Ornithology in 1914, including Migration. 

 By Evelyn V. Baxter and Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul. 

 Forming the July 1915 issue of The Scottish Naturalist. 



Notwithstanding the war, this Report is well up to the 

 high standard set by previous issues. It would indeed 

 have been a misfortune had it been found necessary to alter 

 its present extremely useful form. 



The ai;thors remark that there was a falling off in the number 

 of rare visitors in 1914, especially in autumn, and this is put 

 down not to a want of observers, but to the weather, which, 

 at the periods of maximum migration, was not of the easterly 

 type which is instrumental in bringing many species, except 

 from October 19th to November 6th. 



Nevertheless, 1914 produced in Scotland a large number 

 of interesting migrants, and while most of these have already 

 been referred to in our pages, a number have not, and to these 

 special attention is drawn below. 



The Report also contains a number of interesting notes 

 on breeding, and a very large amount of information con- 

 cerning the movements of the more common species. 



<_'aerion-Cro\v (CorvHS c. corone). — Two seen on April 19th in North 



Unst, and two on October 25th at Lerwick (Shetlands), where it 



is only an occasional visitor. One was reported from Swanibost 



(Outer Hebrides), on September 29th, besides those already 



mentioned (antea. Vol. VIII., pp. 176 and 196) as having occurred 



in the Outer Hebrides. 

 [XoRTHERN Bullfinch {Pyrrhula p. pyrrhuki). — Bullfinches, probably 



of this race, are recorded from North Unst on October 27th and 



28th, and at Lerwick on November 8th.] 

 Lapland Bunting (Calcarius I. lapponicus). — At Fair Isle several 



between September 14th and 29th, one near Loch Stiapavat 



(Outer Hebrides), on September 27th. 

 Shore-Lark (Ereniophila a. flava). — ^Single birds at Fair Isle on 



May 7th, Oct. 23rd, and Nov. 2nd. 

 Continental Great Titmouse {Partis m. major). — In addition to 



those already noted (antea, pp. 75 and 98), one is recorded as seen 



at Lerwick on December 7th. 

 Red-backed Shrike (Lanius c. collurio). — One or two at Pentland 



Skerries and at Fair Isle in June. 

 Waxwing {BomhyciUa garridus). — A few more records are given, 



the latest being on January 27th. 

 Scandinavla-N Chiffchaff {PhyUoscopus c. abietinus). — One identified 



from the Isle of May on November 3rd, and others thought to 



be of this race in Fair Isle in May and October, and at Lerwick 



on October 24th. 

 ^\'ooD-WARBLER [Ph. s. sibUatrix). — One at Lerwick on August 22nd. 



