76 ■l'RANSACT10>!S, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



transversale peut parfois etre basse ou peu distincte, meme chez 

 les Gobies typiquos, il est douteux que I'ou doive couserver le 

 geure Lebetus." * 



lu two Clyde speciineus of Gobius minutus, Gmel., taken in 

 Minard Bay, Loch Fyne, in 1901, the membrane at the base of 

 the ventrals was only very slightly indicated. 



The closely allied species, Gobius Jeffreysii, Giinther, can be 

 readily recognised by the presence of five dark prominent spots 

 along the middle of the body, and by a dark, indistinct line 

 descending from the eye. 



Giinther has recorded this species from three localities in the 

 Clyde. It is, however, not uncommon, and is widely distributed 

 throughout the Firth, in depths from 10 to 80 fathoms. I have 

 observed it very frequently in the trawl during the past five 

 years. 



Little Stint (Tringa minuia) at Balgray Reservoir. 



By John Robertson. 



[Read 29th May, 1906.] 



On 2nd September, 1905, I saw two, and on the following day 

 four. Little Stints at Balgray Resei-voir, East Renfrew. They were 

 evidently birds of the year. They looked like small Dunlins, but 

 the margins of the feathers on the upper parts were much lighter, 

 not so tawny as in the Dunlin, and this gave the birds a lighter 

 appearance. Their bodies were not so stout, being thinner and 

 proportionately longer than the Dunlin's. Their bills were 

 smaller, black, and almost, if not quite, straight. The legs were 

 blackish. When standing with their backs towards one, there 

 was a light, straight line on each side of the bird, beginning 

 at the shoulder, and appearing to meet at the back. The 

 under parts were nearly white, as was the throat, but the breast 

 had a rufous tinge. There was a decided eye stripe. When 



* Op. cit., p. 42. 



