284 Miss Baxter and Miss Rintoul on the [Ibis, 



record of a Kittiwake at the lantern on 14 November, 1884; 

 otlierwise we have no winter I'ecords. 



Sterna hirundo. The Common Tern. No Terns now 

 breed on the island, bnt Common Terns are stated by 

 Sir William Jardine to have bred there in former times. 

 Common Terns are frequently seen passing or fishing off 

 the island from May to September, and there are a good 

 many records of Terns at the lantern or in the rays during 

 the latter month. 



Sterna paradisea. The Arctic Tern. This bird is stated 

 by Macgillivray to have been formerly common on the May, 

 and by Sir William Jardine to have bred there ; but the 

 only recent records of its occurrence there are of some 

 passing or sitting on the rocks on 23 September^ 1907, and 

 9 September, 1910. 



Sterna dougalli dougalli. The Roseate Tern. This Tern 

 is stated by Sir William Jardine to have formerly bred on 

 the island. 



Sterna minuta minuta. The Little Tern. The only 

 records are of several seen by Mr. Evans flying round the 

 light on 8 September, 1913, and one or two on 1 August, 

 1915. 



Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis. The Sandwich Tern. 

 Frequently seen passing in May, September, and early 

 October. Is stated to have formerly bred on the island. 



Catharacta skua skua. The Great Skua. Single birds 

 were seen just off the island on 6 October, 1908, 14 July 

 and 3 October, 1910. 



Stercorarius parasiticus. The Arctic Skua. We have 

 frequently seen birds of this species chasing the Gulls and 

 Terns in May, September, and October. Skuas are supposed 

 not to dive, but we once saw one do so. It had hunted a 

 young Kittiwake till the latter had dropped a fish that it 



