8 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL mSTORT SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



G. gallinula, L. — Jack Snipe. Heard at Scalliscrow, Uig, 

 midnight, June 29, 1896. 



Tringa alpina, L. — Dunlin. Only observed twice. 



Totanus hypoleucus, L. — Common Sandpiper. Fairly common. 



T. canescens, Gmelin. — Greenshank. A few pairs nest from 

 year to year on the shores of Little Loch Roag. 



Numenius arquata, L. — -Common Curlew. Not often seen. 



iV. phaeopus, L. — Whimbrel. Occasionally seen. 



Sterna macrura, Naumann. Arctic Tern. Abundant. A 

 colony of perhaps 1,000 pairs nest year after year on the island 

 of Maskerry, while a few nests may be found on every island and 

 islet on Loch Roag. 



S. Jluviatilis, Naumann. — Common Tern. Present, but in 

 comparatively small numbers. 



S. minuta, L. — Little Tern. Observed at the Narrows, 

 Loch Roag in 1896. 



Larus ridibundus, L. — Black-headed Gull. — A few observed 

 nesting on small islets in fresh-water lochs. 



L. canus, L. — Common Gull. Common. 



L. argentatus, Gmelin. — Herring Gull. Fairly common, but 

 not nearly so plentiful as L. fuscus. 



L.fuscus, L.— Lesser Black-backed Gull. Abundant. 



L. marinus, L. — Great Black-backed GuU. Fairly common. 



Eissa tridaciyla, L. — Kittiwake Gull. Rarely seen on Loch 

 Roag. Many large colonies nesting on the Flannan Islands. 



Stercorarius crepidatus, Gmelin. — Arctic or Richardson's Skua. 

 Observed at sea, off Gallon Head. 



Alca tor da, L. — Razor-bill. Abundant. Thousands nesting 

 on the Flannan Islands. 



Uria troile, L. — Guillemot. More abundant than the Razor- 

 biU. Nesting on the Flannan Islands. 



U. grylle, L. — Black Guillemot. Plentiful on Loch Roag. 



Fratercula nrctica, L. — Puifin. Very many breeding on the 

 Flannan Islands, but not often seen on Loch Roag in breeding 

 season. 



Jfergulus aUe, L. — Littl^ Auk. Have found remains washed 

 ashore. 



Colymbus glacialis, L. — Great Northern Diver. Frequently 

 seen. 



