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22nd (seldom seen here ; vide Notes under Turdid^) ; also Oct. 

 22nd, at Isle of May, and one at Pentland Skerries ; the two 

 dat6s are both dates of rushes of other migrants. The Spotted 

 Crake has been recorded at several land stations, and found to 

 recur at several where it occurred before. Thus one at Aberuthven 

 Wood this season, and one at the same place three years ago 

 (P. D. Maloch, in lit.). 



Chaeadriad^. — Golden Plover. Autumn: Whalsey Skerries, 

 Auskerry, Pentland Skerries, Dunnet Head, and Isle of May. 

 Earliest Aug. 3rd, at Pentland Skerries ; latest Dec. 23rd. 

 Bushes Sept. 21st and 22nd, at Pentland Skerries and Isle of 

 May; also on Oct. 17th and 18th, at Sumburgh Head and 

 Auskerry. Oystercatcher. — Spring : Arrived Feb. 24th at 

 breeding haunts on Whalsey Skerries ; two recorded at Isle of 

 May, on April 12th. Autumn : Kecords mostly in August, at 

 Whalsey Skerries ; left W^halsey Skerries on Aug. 26th ; scattered 

 birds seen at Isle of May between 8th and 25th ; three records. 

 Lapwing. — Spring: Arrivals in Aprir 1st to 15th, at Whalsey 

 Skerries and Isle of May. Kushes about 1st and 11th, scarcely jper- 

 ceptible. Autumn : Pentland Skerries and Isle of May. Earliest 

 Aug. 27th, at Isle of May ; latest Nov. 22nd. Kush past Isle of 

 May, Sept. 22nd; ''large numbers," by description, flying high 

 (see TuE.DiD^). Kinged Plover. — Only date given is Sept. 22nd, 

 at Isle of May, by description (see Turdid^). 



ScoLOPACiDiE. — Curlew. Spring: One record -at Isle of May, 

 March 4th, four flying N.E. Autumn: Sumburgh Head, Pent- 

 land Skerries, and Isle of May. Earliest July 20th to 30th, at 

 Isle of May ; latest Dec. 31st, also at Isle of May. Kushes Sept. 

 22nd, at Isle of May, numbers ; and at Pentland Skerries, a few. 

 Maximum of records at Isle of May, but in all not many. 

 Woodcock. — Autumn : Sumburgh Head, Pentland Skerries, and 

 Isle of May. Earliest at Isle of May, Sept. 22nd; latest, 

 beginning of December. Kush Oct. 20th, and for some days 

 previous ; also arrival same day of many Kedwings (see TuRDiDiE). 

 Snipe. — Autumn : Pentland Skerries and Isle of May. Earliest 

 Aug. 31st, at Isle of May, one rose off island and flew away S. ; 

 latest Dec. 21st, at Isle of May, one seen. Kush scarcely 

 appreciable, but appeared also on Sept. 22nd, at Isle of May. 

 Kecords mostly of single birds ; these two species exceedingly 

 scarce this autumn ; severe winter of 1880-81 killed many, and 



