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Hooded Crow. Spring : March 4th, at Ehuvaal ; Dhu- 

 heartach, June 7th. Autumn : Sept. 12th, at Ehu Stoir (two 

 males and two females). Latest Dec. 22nd, at Monach. A 

 rush of "Black Crows" (which may be Carrion or only Books) 

 at Lamlash on Oct. 26th and 27th. Baven. One record at 

 Monach, flying N.W. on Sept. 13th. 



CucuLiD^. — Cuckoo. Spring : General at stations. At Loch 

 Eyan, May 3rd (two heard) ; Bhinns of Islay, 15th ; Sker- 

 vuile, 4th ; McArthur's Head, 23rd ; Lismore, 10th ; Isle Ornsay, 

 Skye, 8th : Kyleakin, 3rd ; Island Glass, 24th (seen) ; Stornoway, 

 9th. In autumn, heard in July often at Stornoway ; left about 

 Aug. 1st at Isle Ornsay. 



Stkigid^. — "Owl." Only one autumn record at Kyleakin, 

 when one was seen flying south on Nov. 4th, wind S.E. clear. 



Falconid^. — " Hawks." At Skerryvore, and Bhuvaal two 

 "large Hawks " on Feb. 8th (this may belong to latest autumn 

 record). One at Skerryvore on May 15th. Autumn : At Monach, 

 Skerryvore, Dhuheartach, and Little Boss.* Earliest Sept. 17th 

 ("Hawk"), at Dhuheartach; latest Oct. 29th, at Skerryvore 

 {'' Small Brown Hawk.") Bush daily about Sept. 17th at Dhu- 

 heartach, but likely the same birds. "Daily call" at Dhu- 

 heartach about Oct. 5th. No really appreciable rush as on the 

 east coast. 



Pelicanid^. — Gannet. N.B. As we have indications of direc- 

 tions of flight in most cases, and as records occur in every 

 month, except October, November, and December, I take spring 

 and autumn together, and trace out the movements of Gannets 

 with extra care. Stations reported from : Cape Wrath, Bhu 

 Stoir, Butt of Lewis, Island Glass, Monach, Skerryvore, Lismore, 

 Ehuvaal, Skervuile, Portpatrick, Mull of Galloway, Little Boss, 

 Douglas Head. Earliest, Jan. 2nd ; flying south (autumn ?), at 

 Skervuile ; one same day, flying north (?) ; latest, October ; leave 

 Cape Wrath in first week. Last minute record, Sept. 30th, at 

 Lismore, flying south. The greatest movements or rushes as 



* The names given are " Hawk," " Game Hawk " at Little Koss, Aug. 

 21st; "Merlin" at Monach, Oct. 3rd; "Small Hawk" at Skerryvore, 

 Aug. 5th ; " SmaU Brown Hawk " at Skerryvore on Oct. 29th. I include 

 them all here. 



