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NOTES ON THE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE IN 

 THE OUTER HEBRIDES. 



BY 



MARY G. S. BEST and MAUD D. HAVTLAND. 



We paid several visits to a long-established breeding- 

 station of the Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus hyper- 

 boreus) whilst working in the Outer Hebrides last summer. 

 The Phalaropes nest on an extensive tract of marsh 

 bordering a small loch, and lying within a mile of the open 



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'■ swimming together in a reed-grown creek." 



sea. The breeding-ground is about two miles in circum- 

 ference, and on account of the wetness of the season, 

 many of the creeks and reed-beds were inaccessible. 



On May 16th, Miss Haviland, with Miss E. L. Turner, 

 visited the bog. No Phalaropes were seen, but the 

 foggy weather prevented anything like an exhaustive 

 search of the place. 



On May 23rd Miss Turner and Mss Haviland again 

 visited the bog, and explored all the accessible spots 



