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in pairs, from which we concluded they were just starting to 

 breed. 



50. Puffin (Fratercula arctica). — A number of these birds 

 were seen on the water close to the shore, and on an islet we 

 found a large colony breeding. 



51. Bed-throated Diver (Colymbus septentrionalis) . — When 

 descending the steep slopes of Bein Tighe — the second highest 

 point on the island — towards Loch Bein Tighe lying at its base, 

 our attention was drawn to two birds resting on the water. 

 Examining them through our glasses we easily recognized the 

 species, and taking all the available cover we could we got fairly 

 near without disturbing them. Wishing to see how near we 

 could approach, our attention for the moment was taken up with 

 the rough ground we were on, and on looking up again we found 

 they had disappeared with surprising suddenness. This species 

 forms a new addition to the Eigg list, as does also the next one. 



52. Black-throated Diver (Colymbus arcticus). — We saw this 

 bird in the Sound of Eigg at no great distance from the shore. 



53. Manx Shearwater (Puffinus anglorum). — "The" bird of 

 Eigg (facile princeps). 



This completes the list, and the chief points of interest to 

 which I would draw attention are, first, the Misfcle-Thrush, the 

 Pheasant, the Common Tern, the Bed-throated and the Black- 

 throated Divers form new records for Eigg. Secondly, although 

 an allusion is made in one of the former lists to an unpublished 

 record, the present is the first definite account of the Gannet 

 having been seen at Eigg. Thirdly, only one example of the 

 Common Swallow — a straggler — was observed by the previous 

 recorders. We saw several and found it nesting. Finally, we 

 proved the breeding of the Great Black-backed Gull and the 

 Oystercatcher, and also the following species in the vicinity : 

 the Puffin, the Kittiwake, the Razorbill, the Guillemot, and the 

 Lapwing. 



