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sonorous song the livelong day in the Hamar firs, as well as 

 on all the dykes and in the cornfields. When the gloaming 

 comes it is pretty to see the Buntings which have been 

 scattered over the fields during the day gathering into flocks 

 and wheeling to and fro in Starling fashion prior to repairing 

 to roost in the plantation. I have twice observed individuals 

 in Skye which were slightly pied. 



Umheriza citriiulla. — A plentiful resident, which often 

 omits the latter part of its song in Skye. 



Emheriza sckceniclus. — Eesident, and not uncommon, in 

 marshy situations. 



Plectrophanes nivalis. — Winter visitant; observed by Mr 

 Lees and occasionally by Captain Macdonald, An interesting 

 instance of the well-known trait of this Bunting in perching 

 came under my notice, December 1st, 1883. I was walking 

 along the edge of the fir plantation at Hamar when the 

 Snowflake's familiar twitter caught my ear, and I spied a 

 party of five perching on the upper branches of a fir. On 

 my close approach the birds flew from tree to tree until they 

 reached the end of the plantation, when they rose and 

 departed in the direction of Macleod's Tables. 



Alauda arvensis. — Summer visitant, nesting chiefly on the 

 verge of arable land. In May, begins to sing at 1.30 a.m. 



Sturnus vulgaris. — Eesident, nesting in crevices of the 

 cliffs, and among old buildings. In 1884, great numbers of 

 birds in the drab nest-dress arrived in the Hamar plantations 

 on June 23d and 24th. Pied bird shot February 1886. 



Pastor Toseus. — Accidental visitant. A single bird was 

 shot near Carbost some years since by Captain Cameron, 

 who gave the bird to Macleay, who sold it again to an 

 unknown customer. [We would be glad to trace this speci- 

 men, should these lines meet the eye of the present possessor. 

 —J. A, H. B.] 



Pyrrhocora^ graculus. — Eesident ; a pair nesting annually 

 at Ardmore, and in one or two other localities on the west of 

 Skye, as Captain Cameron informs me. On one occasion 

 Mr H. Macdonald saw a small party of Choughs in a wild 

 glen, but the species is absent from Waterstein. Harvie- 

 Brown has also met with the species by no means rarely 



