276 Mr. J. A. Harvie-Brown on the 
Referring to the lists given below, it will be noticed that 
Thrushes and Warblers have either increased in numbers or 
else that our knowledge of their occurrences has become 
nauch more perfect. The increase in these cases may per- 
haps be explained by the planting of trees that has taken 
place in such districts as Barra. Very noticeable is the 
record of the Barred Warbler, and still more so that of the 
Subalpine Warbler, the latter being new to the British List. 
Not a single Tit has as yet been reported from the Outer 
Hebrides; on the other hand, we are able to announce the 
appearance of the Red- breasted Flycatcher, of the Greenland 
Redpoll, and of a second specimen of the Blue-throated 
Warbler. The Swallow, the Rook, and the Lesser Tern now 
breed within the group, and the numbers of Swans and D-ucks 
are said to be greatly augmented. The occurrences of the 
Red-necked Phalarope vary considerably from year to year, 
but are probably neither increasing nor decreasing. The 
Chough, reported as extinct in the ' Fauna of the Outer 
Hebrides,' has again made its appearance, while we are 
beyond measure glad to learn that the Sea-Eagle has fairly 
held its own since 1888. The foreign wild-fowl, introduced 
upon Lord Dunmore's property at Rodel, seem to have 
entirely disappeared. The occurrence of a Corn-Crake in 
winter is remarkable. 
The sources o£ my information have been many and 
various. Subsequently to a tour in 1870, when Colonel 
Feilden and I explored Harris, North Uist, Barra, and 
South Uist, not to mention the smaller islands, I returned 
to Newton in North Uist in 1879, and spent several 
weeks there before leaving for St. Kilda with Professor 
Heddle. The Shiant Islands, the Hysgeir group off N. 
Uist, the Flannen Islands, and N. Rona were visited between 
that year and 1885 — all in the spring or early summer. In 
1887, I began a series of trips in the yacht ' Shiantelle/ built 
at Fraserburgh, in the course of which I reached N. Rona, 
Souliskerry, Stack-&-Skerry {sic), and eventually Shetland ; 
and 1 visited the Fseroes in the yacht ^ Daydream^ in 1894. 
In consequence I have been able to add greatly to my store 
