inhabiting the County of Sutherland. 303 



81. Fratercula arctica, Puffin. 



Common upon the coast and salt water inlets. 



82. Phalacrocorax Carlo, Cormorant. 

 Numerous in all the friths. 



83. P. cristatus, Crested or Green Cormorant. 



Is equally plentiful, and breeds upon the rocky precipices of Loch Eribol, and the west- 

 ern coast. 



84. Sula Bassana, Solan Goose. 



Many were seen hovering over the sea, off Far-out-head, and other parts of the northern 

 coast. 



85. Sterna Boysii, Sandwich Tern. 



Was seen upon the friths of Tongue and Eribol. 



86. St. arctica, Arctic Tern. 



Abundant upon all the friths, breeds upon the flat coast of Tongue, &c. 



87. Laurus ridibundus, Black -headed Gull. 



Plentiful. Breeds among the reeds of Loch Douliah, &c. 



88. L. Canus, Common Gull or Mew. 



Has various breeding stations, viz., upon Loch Shin, Loch Laighal, and various smaller 

 lochs. 



89. L. Rissa, Kittiwake. 

 Common upon the rocky coasts. 



90. L. argentatus, Herring Gull. 



Was seen upon most of the salt water lochs, but no breeding station observed. 



91. L. marinus, Great Black-backed Gull. 

 A few were seen upon the friths. 



92. L.Juscus, Lesser Black-backed Gull. 



Many colonies of this species were observed, one upon Loch Shin, another upon one of 

 the islands of Loch Laighal, &a 



93. Cataraetes Richardsonii, Richardson's Skua. 



Was observed by Sir William Jardine upon the Durness Frith. 



94. Phanicrwa ruticilla, Common Redstart. 



Was twice seen, first at Oikel Bridge, and again at Rose Hall. 



A pair of goldfinches ( Carduelis vulgaris) and a Goatsucker ( Caprimulgus europaus), 

 were seen in a birch wood on the banks of Loch Laighal, by Mr. James Wilson, which have 

 not been noticed in the preceding list. 



