•76 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



and Eazorbills left with fresh E. wind. Puffins left in fresh 

 S. wind. 



Cormorants arrived about same time as Razorbills and 

 Alcida3, but remain about six weeks later at Butt of Lewis ; and 

 at Kyleakin there is record of a flock of twenty-eight flying W. 

 on 13th, with S.W. breeze. Four- species. 



CoLYMBiDJL. — On June 10th one great N. Diver seen swim- 

 ming near Lighthouse, at Kyleakin, moving N. (but this move- 

 ment may be due to set of the tide only, hour not given, 

 J. A. H. B.). In autumn, at Sound of Mull, a G. N. D., passing 

 S., var., light breezes. At Lismore, one flying south ; stormy W., 

 rain, on Oct. 17th. At Sound of Mull, two passing south, at 

 noon ; light airs. If the movement is only local and due to 

 tides, this should be mentioned in schedules, and the words 

 '* drifting with tide," or " swimming with tide," used instead of 

 " passing." They are not likely to swim against the tide, but if 

 this phenomenon is observed it should be recorded. One species. 



Weather Notes for General Remarks on Spring 

 Migration, 1883. 



Fearful snow-storm over the north of Shetland on March 

 17th, and N.E. gales and snow prevailed from March 5th to 

 24th ; E. and N.E. and N. winds prevailed all over Scotland with 

 gales, notably on March 6th and 17th ; from 6th to 24th slight 

 changes to S.E., but of short duration; on 25th (Sunday) wind 

 S.W. strong to gale and rain, the first rain .since February, but 

 only lasted half a day; wind backed again to N.E. In Orkney 

 the sea rose suddenly very high on the E. coast on March 21st ; 

 very cold and fine on 22nd, wind light S.W. " Large quantities 

 of Cormorants, Eazorbills, and Shags, &c., are coming ashore 

 along the E. coast of Orkney. Deaths supposed to be from 

 scarcity of food, viz., coal-fish ; and great damage done to 

 rabbits by Hawks, in some cases nearly exterminating them " 

 (daily papers of March 23rd, 1883). At Dunipace 12^ of frost on 

 night of March 27th. Fearful gale at 9 a.m. on March 30th, bar. 

 at 28' 9'' ; gale all night from S.W., bar. rising all day; again 

 till 9 p.m. to 29' 6", wind S.W. at 10 p.m. ; again at 30' 2". S. 

 gale at Isle of May on March 29th and 30th. 



As already mentioned in ouj* General Remarks on 1882 



