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always real Grey Linnets, or Twites, or Mountain Linnets, our 

 reporters not distinguishing them. House Sparrows. About 

 two hundi-ed, '* supposed to be of this species," rested all night 

 at Point of Ayr on Sept. 16th. Bramblings are reported in 

 considerable numbers from land stations in S.W. of Scotland in 

 beginning of November. 



Emberizid^. — Snow Bunting. Autumn : At Ehu Stoir, 

 Monach ; also Kyleakin, Dhuheartach, and Point of Ayr. Earliest 

 at Ehu Stoir, on Oct. 1st, ''arrive and stay all winter" ; latest 

 on Nov. 15th, at Monach (a few). No rush perceptible. Yellow 

 Bunting. Autumn : One record at Ehu Stoir on Nov. 30th. 

 Snow Buntings reported abundant by middle of October in 

 S.W. of Scotland. 



Alaudid^. — Lark. Autumn at Skerry vore, Dhuheartach, 

 Lismore, Ehuvaal, Skervuile, Turnberry, Little Eoss. Earliest 

 on Aug. 23rd (a few with Linnets) on Lismore ; latest on Feb. 

 16th, 1882, on Skervuile. Eushes : Sept. 6th, five hundred at 

 Dhuheartach.* A straggling migration during October, some- 

 times with Thrushes, Blackbirds, as on 26th at Skervuile, or 

 Starlings, as at same place and at Lismore. Few in December, 

 January, and February, except *'a large flock" on Jan. 16th at 

 Lismore. 



Sturnin^. — Starling. Two records in spring at Ehu Stoir 

 and Stornoway, one March 3rd, and the other May 10th. 

 Autumn : At Ehu Stoir, Stornoway, Ushenish, Kyleakin, Dhu- 

 heai-tach, Lismore, Ehuvaal, Skervuile, Lamlash, Corsewall, 

 Portpatrick. Earliest Aug. 23rd, at Corsewall ; latest on Jan. 

 6th, 1882. Eushes inappreciable, but records numerous ; if any, 

 perhaps one on Nov. 10th at Mull of Galloway. Occasionally 

 mixing with Blackbirds and Larks (as on Oct. 2nd at Lismore) ; 

 also with Thrushes. 



CoRviDiE. — Eook. Spring migration : Uncertain records 

 applied to " Crows," '* All kinds," &c., which notes are not exact 

 enough. Autumn : At Ehu Stoir, Dhuheartach, Skervuile, and 

 Portpatrick. Earliest Sept. 9th ; latest Nov. 25th, at Skervuile. 

 Flocks seen, but no perceptible rush. 



'i' Called in schedules "Shore Larks"? In what respect do "Shore 

 Larks" difier Iroui common Larks ^ (Query to Mr. James Ewiug at Dhu- 

 heartach}. 



