198 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
The latest date is Nov. 15th, when, at Rhinns of Islay, sixteen 
were killed between 6 p.m. and 4 a.m., wind 8., breezes and haze; 
and another record occurs at Pladda. Thus from Oct. 11th to 
Nov. 15th marks thirty-five days for passage. Snipe are thus seen 
to make a rapid passage. (Local migrations occur earlier from 
moors to lowland marshes in Scotland, September always 
producing home-bred birds in our lowland marshes.) Rush of 
foreign birds middle of November, 1879, as far as we can judge; 
but on Oct. 18th “numbers” kept about all night round lantern 
of Skerryvore; wind 8.E., light breeze, fog, and rain. Migration 
mostly at night, judging from records, but also by day. 
Woopcocx.—The northernmost station on west coast in 1879 
is Island Glass; thence southwards at Dhuheartach, Rhinns of 
Islay, Lochindaul, Devaar, Corsewall, Mull of Galloway, and 
Douglas Head. Small numbers recorded in all cases, except at 
Lochindaul, when about forty passed during the daytime on Dec. 
12th, when the wind was variable, light, and the weather clear. 
The earliest date was Oct. 11th; one killed at Rhinns of Islay, at 
10 p.m., wind N., light, clear; the latest Dec. 12th. Too few data 
to fix rushes, except the one in December, which no doubt was 
directly caused by the severe frosts then recorded; wind N. and 
W., except on two occasions, on Oct. 7th at Douglas Head, wind 
E.; and on Oct. 30th at Mull of Galloway, wind E.; and on two 
others, viz., variable and light, when (in the hard frost) the forty 
were seen. 
Corn Crake, Crex pratensis.— Heard for first time at Lochin- 
daul, June 2nd; at Kyleakin, June 9th, wind S.W., clear; and at 
Skerryvore, June 20th, wind strong 8.K., with fog. 
Witp Geese (sp. ?).—At Monach Island a flock “ mixed old 
and young” passed south at 10 a.m. on Dee. 13th, wind 8.8.W., 
fresh breeze, with haze; this is the most northerly station noted. 
Thence southward they were seen at Kyleakin (passing N.W.) at 
8 am., wind N.W., fresh breeze, and clear weather; also at 
Sound of Mull, M‘Arthur’s Head and Devaar. The earliest date 
is Aug. 17th (passing N.W.), and the latest Dec. 15th (twenty-four 
passing W., at Sound of Mull). A migratory movement is thus 
seen to have extended over one hundred and nineteen days. A 
rush took place on Oct. 20th and 2Ist, at Sound of Mull and 
M‘Arthur’s Head; and again on December 13th, 14th and 15th, 
at Monach Island, M‘Arthur’s Head, and Sound of Mull 
