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and another was recorded at Barra Head on May 15th, 1894. 

 Saunders says : "In Scotland it has of late years spread 

 northwards ; now breeding freely in the Moray basin, and 

 only less so in Sutherland, Caithness and West Ross." But, 

 as far back as 1839 Jardine {Brit. Birds, Vol. II., p. 119) 

 wrote, " It extends, . . . , to the northern parts of Scotland." 

 In the sixties. Booth noted their abundance in the Highlands : 

 in the Catalogue of the Cases in his Museum, at Brighton 

 (p. 121), he says : " I have noticed them particularly abundant 

 in the wooded glens in the Highlands, where the old stone 

 dykes and rugged, weather-beaten trees afford ample choice 

 for the selection of a nursery." Was also noted in Moidart 

 prior to 1865 (Mrs. Blackburn, Birds drawn from Nature), and 

 in Ross-shire prior to 1872 (Bateson, Proc. Glasgow N. H. 

 Soc, II., p. 182) (W. Evans, in litt.). 



Black Redstart (Vol. I., p. 54). — Ireland. — One was seen 

 near Courtown Harbour, co. Wexford, in February, 1909 

 (M. D. Haviland, Field, 27, ii., 09). February is an unusual 

 month for its occurrence in Ireland, October and November 

 being the usual months. 



Nightingale (Vol. I., p. 55). — We omitted some information 

 with regard to its range in Yorkshire, but this is not now in- 

 cluded as it has been decided to open an inquiry into the 

 exact range of the Nightingale in England. This inquiry 

 will be organised by the Rev. F. C. R. Jourdain and N. F. 

 Ticehurst, and wiU commence in the next volume. Meanwhile 

 those who are able to make observations at any point on the 

 outskirts of the normal range of the Nightingale, would 

 greatly assist the inquiry by keeping full and careful notes 

 of occurrences, and especially of instances of nesting which 

 come under their notice. 



Whitethroat (Vol. I., p. 55). — Scotland. — One was shot 

 in June, 1897, and a pair nested at Eohgary, Barra, in 1900. 

 They had been seen at Barra in May for several years (J. A. 

 Harvie-Brown, vlTiTi. 8.N.H., 1902, p. 140). 



Lesser Whitethroat (Vol. I., p. 55). — Scotland. — One was 

 shot on October 24th, 1898, on Barra (W. E. Clarke, Ann. 

 S.N.H., 1899, p. 109). An adult male was killed at the 

 Suleskerry Lighthouse on September 17th, 1902 {id., t.c, 

 1903, p. 24). Both this and the Common Whitethroat were 

 observed by Dr. Hamilton at Traigh, Loch Morar, in autumn 

 of 1880 {cf. ZooL, 1880, p. 503) (W. Evans, in litt.). 

 Ireland. — The second example was taken on October 10th, 

 1899, at the Innishtrahull Lighthouse (most northerly Irish 

 light) (R. M. Barrington, Mig. B. Irish Lt. Stations, p. 72). 



