On some Fossil Myriapocls from Forfarshire. 177 



Oyster-catcher. — (Hcematopus ostrcdegus). — Common. 



Guillemot. — {Uria troile, L.). — A few pairs seen, but no 

 eggs obtained. 



Shag. — (Phalocrocorax cristatus). — Several resting places 

 observed, and a few birds seen, but no eggs found. 



This completes the short list of the bi^i^ds ascertained by 

 me to visit or breed on Hysgeir. More constant acquaint- 

 ance with the locality would no doubt add to the list. Still, 

 it serves to give some idea of its bird life. 



Mist and rain now came down over the lone rocks of 

 Hysgeir. The good yacht " Crusader " seemed impatiently to 

 surge to and fro off the shore, tacking off and on awaiting 

 our return ; and the note of the captain's fog-horn reminded 

 us of our lengthened stay on the island, and of the rising sea 

 outside the rocky fringing reefs. The high hills of Eum were 

 already blotted out from our vision, and even Canna seemed 

 dim and obscure; the wind, too, was freshening from the 

 south-west, and accordingly we once more scrambled on 

 board, and ran for our haven in Canna, which we reached in 

 about an hour and a half. 



We had circumnavigated Canna, and had landed on its 

 north shore, and taken a few eggs of razorbill and other rock 

 birds ; and in the evening Dr Heddle and I walked over and 

 inspected the precipices of Sanday and their bird life, viewed 

 the great isolated stacks of Dun Creag and Dun Mhor, facing 

 across the Sound of Canna to Eum ; but another visit will 

 be required before I can speak definitely upon Canna and its 

 bird life, as, owing to wild and stormy weather, we failed to 

 investigate that interesting island as fully as we desired. 

 Nevertheless the notes made casually in 1881 may come in 

 useful as^ain. 



IX. On some Fossil Myriapodsfrom the Loiver Old Red Sandstone 

 of Forfarshire. By B. K Peach, Esq., A.E.S.M., F.G.S., 

 of the Geological Survey of Scotland. [Plate II.] 



(Read 18th January 1882.) 



Some of the fossils now to be described as Myriapods have 

 long been known, though their true nature was not recog- 



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