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and immediately take flight. Both the Song Thrush and 
Blackbird were common here. No Ring Ouzels were observed 
in August, but about the middle of September they began to 
appear in small flocks. Last year in Ross-shire the same thing 
occurred; they used to frequent the cherry trees for the late 
fruit. ‘The Hedgesparrow, Robin, and Redstart were common 
everywhere. 
The Stonechat was not very numerous; on August 2nd a pair 
with young just able to fly near Ardafour. At Arasaig I saw the 
Whinchat. The Wheatear was very plentiful, both at Arasaig 
and South Morar, and, in fact, all along the west coast; on 
August 3rd some of the young were just able to fly. This bird 
seemed very fond of perching on rails and old stumps of trees. 
In the thickets round Arasaig House, and also at Traigh the 
Common Whitethroat was observed, and the Lesser Whitethroat 
and Willow Warbler at Traigh, South Morar. 
In all the places above mentioned the Blue Tit was very 
plentiful, and two or three Coal Tits were seen in the firs at 
Arasaig. At this place and also at South Morar the Marsh Tit 
was observed. Pied Wagtails began to collect early in August, 
and Grey Wagtails frequented the lawns and gardens on the west 
coast. It is very amusing to see them coursing the flies in 
company with the Spotted Flycatchers and Swallows. I have 
seen as many as twenty on the terrace at Poltalloch. They 
certainly move southward about the end of September, when very 
few are to be seen. 
The Meadow Pipit was very common all along the west coast, 
and several pairs of the Rock Pipit were seen along the rocky 
shores of South Morar. The Sky Lark is not at all common 
either at Arasaig, or at South Morar, although there is abundance 
of corn-land (oats). I only saw three or four whilst shooting over 
a very large area. The Yellowhammer was very plentiful, as was 
also the Chaffinch, particularly so this year; the gardens and 
grounds at Poltalloch and also at Arasaig swarmed with them. 
On the west coast the House Sparrow is rather a rare bird, 
and is only found in some localities: I saw none in South Morar. 
The Greenfinch was common at Poltalloch, Argyllshire, Arasaig, 
and South Morar; and in the two first-mentioned localities I 
observed the Goldfinch. The Common Linnet is rather plentiful 
along the west coast, and large flocks of the ‘l'wite frequented the 
