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174 JOTTINGS ABOUT BIRDS. 



30. OYSTERCATCHER Hcematopus ostralegus, Lin- 

 naeus. " Treallachan." Breeds on the islands in 

 small numbers. 



3 1 . GOLDEN PLOVER Charadrius pluiialis, Lin- 

 naeus. Very occasional visitor. 



32. TURNSTONE Strepsilas interpres (Linnaeus). 

 Has been thought to breed on the islands, but 

 hitherto all proof of the fact is wanting. 



33. CURLEW Nwnenius arquata (Linnaeus). 

 " Guilbnaach." I saw one or two pairs of this 

 species, which may have been breeding in Glen 

 M6r or on Doon. 



34. WHIMBREL Numenius phteopus (Linnaeus). I 

 saw one pair of these birds. Whether it breeds 

 here is yet unknown. 



35. COMMON SANDPIPER Totanus hijpoleucus Lin- 

 naeus. Sir William Milner states that he saw this 

 species on the islands in June forty-five years 

 ago. 



36. DUNLIN Tringa alpina, Linnaeus. Gray 

 asserts that this species breeds on the islands, but 

 I think erroneously. It is, so far as I can learn, 

 only an occasional visitor. 



37. COMMON SNIPE Scolopacc gallinago, Linnaeus. 

 "Niiskin." Said to be a resident on St. Kilda. 

 I failed to see anything of this species. 



