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82. *'Wild Geese," April 14th, three; light S., haze and rain. 



83. *' Wild Geese," Sept. 19th, large flock, flying W., past the 



lighthouse, and then turning S.W. ; westerly gale and 

 showers. 



86. "Wild Grey Geese," Nov. 10th, twenty, flying round; 

 light S.E. 



90. "Geese," Sept. 19th, four, flying S.W. ; light E. 



98. " Grey Geese," Nov. 1st, five, flying S. ; light S., haze. 



109. " Grey Geese," April 27th, forty, flying N., light S., haze. 

 April 28th, fifty, flying N. Oct. 7th, three, flying S., N.W., 

 fine. Nov. 1st, twenty, flying E., light E., haze. 



111. "Wild Geese," Nov. 13th, twenty, flying E., light E., 

 haze. Nov. 14th, thirty, flying E. 



Barnacle Goose seen at following stations : — Barra Head (88), 

 Kyleakin (90). 



88. April 25th, 100, "flying over;" light N.E., clear. May 1st, 

 150, fresh N.E., clear. Sept. 22nd, about thirty arrived, 

 light S.W., haze and rain. Nov. 10th, about fifty seen 

 flying S., var. W., showers. 



90. Nov. 30th, seven flying S.W. ("first I have seen here"), 

 light N.W., clear. Five species of Geese. 



Eider Ducks, ut sup, 82, 95, 103. 



82. May 26th, six, passing N., light S.W., clear. June 30th, 



sixteen, passing N., light E., var. 



95. Oct. 12th, one, first seen this season. Oct. 15th, six, fishing 

 round rock. November, forty (twenty males and twenty 

 females), fishing round rock, light N.W., clear. 



Wild Duck, only at 83, 88, 90. 



83. March 21st, two males and two females, killed at lantern ; 



slight S.E., haze. 

 88. Sept. 21st, twenty, flying W., light E., haze. 

 90. Sept. 19th, four, flying S.W., light E. 



Eider Ducks at Ehu Stoir, Dhuheartach, and Ehinns of 

 Islay. Three at first named locality on April 14th ; light S., 

 haze and rain. Six on May 26th ; strong S.W., passing north. 

 Sixteen on June 30th, passing north, with light var., and clear. 

 Then at Dhuheartach, the first seen this season was on Oct. 

 12th, in autumn migration, and at Khinns of Islay, three seen 

 during a S.W. gale. At Dhuheartach again, twenty males and 

 twenty females, seen fishing round the rock, during strong 

 W.N.W. wind, and clear on Dec. 7th. Two species. 



