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most interesting feature on the island to the ornithologist is the 

 colony of Herring Gulls [Larus argentatus, Gmel.), of which 

 species there will be about twenty pairs or so — a modest 

 estimate, I believe. Other birds seen, which were probably 

 natives, were the Wheatear, Blackbird, Wren, Jackdaw, Carrion 

 Crow, Rock-pipit, Oyster-catcher, Herring Gull, Ringed Plover, 

 and Starling. Rabbits were seen, and Mr. Thomson, of the 

 Lighthouse on Sanda, informs Mr. Watt that the Brown Rat is 

 common here. The following land molluscs were gathered : — 

 Ilyalinia alliaria (Miller), //. nitidnla (Drap.), Pupa cylindracea 

 (Da Costa). Two common wood lice (Oniscus asellus, Linne., and 

 Porcellio scaber, Latreille) were obtained on this island, and sent 

 to Mr. Thomas Scott, F.L.S., who named them as above. 



The following plants were obtained on Sheep Island : — Ranun- 

 culus Jicaria, Linn. ; Cochlearia officinalis, Linn. ; Pohjgala 

 vulgaris, Linn. ; Silene maritima, With. ; Lychnis dioica, Linn. ; 

 Cerastium triviale, Link. ; Sagina j)7'Ocunibe7is, Linn. ; Mont la 

 fontana, Linn. ; Erodium cicutariuni, L'Herit. ; Trifolium pro- 

 cumbens, Linn. ; Lotus corniculatus, Linn. ; Potentilla sylvestris. 

 Neck. ; P. anserina, Linn ; Cotyledon umbilicus, Linn. ; Seduiu 

 anglicum, Huds. ; Ueracieum sphondylium, Linn.; Iledera helix, 

 Linn. ; Galium saxatile, Linn. ; Bellis perennis, Linn. ; Matri- 

 caria inodora, Linn. ; Cnicus lanceolatus, Willd. ; Vacciniuni 

 myrtillus, Linn. ; Erica cinerea, Linn. ; Armeria maritima, 

 Willd. ; Priynula acaulis, Linn ; Veronica serpylli folia, Linn. ; 

 V. chamcedrys, Linn. ; Euphrasia officinalis, Linn. ; Scutellaria 

 galericulata, Linn. ; I'eucrium scorodonia, Linn. ; Plantago lanceo- 

 lata, Linn. ; P. corono2nis, Linn. ; Atriplex babingtonii. Woods ; 

 Rumex crispus, Linn, ; R. acetosa, Linn. ; Urtica dioica, Linn. ; 

 Salix aurita, Linn. ; Empetrum nigrum, Linn. ; Scilla fedalis, 

 Salisb. ; Juncus squarrosus, Linn. ; Luzula vernalis, DC. ; L. 

 maxima, DC. ; L. campestris, DC. ; L. erecta, Desv. ; Erioj^horum 

 angustifolium, Roth. ; Schcenus nigricans, Linn. ; Carex good- 

 enotvii, J. Gay ; C. pilulifera, Linn. ; C. binervis, Sm. ; Anthox- 

 anthtim odoratum, Linn. ; Deschampsia Jlexuosa, Trin. ; Nardus 

 striata, Linn. ; Pteris aquilina, Linn. ; Lomaria spicant, Desv. ; 

 Asplenium adiantum - nigrum,, Linn.; A. marinum, Linn.; 

 Lastrcea dilatata, Presl.; Polypodium vulgar e, Linn. ; Beta mari- 

 tima, Linn, 



