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for many years kept a bird-log, at Mr. Kobert Gray's request. 

 Being chief-engineer on board a Cunard liner, he has crossed the 

 Atlantic some four hundred times, during most or all of which 

 time he has kept careful notes. It is hoped that he or Mr. Gray 

 will give us the benefit of these notes before long, as they cannot 

 fail to be of great interest and use to students of migration. 



Mr. T. E. Bruce, of Slogarrie, observed some Missel Thrushes 

 flying south on March 4th, 1881, and on the same day Snow 

 Buntings. Great storm of snow on March 4th and 5th, from 

 N.E. ; this no doubt a local and temporary migration caused by 

 the severe weather. The Missel Thrushes having previously 

 arrived on spring migration, compelled to return again. 



CoRviD^. — The returns are from Monach, Sound of Mull, 

 Khinns of Islay, Portpatrick, and Bahama (l.v.) Earliest at 

 Portpatrick, Aug. 16th, flocks flying round between 11 a.m. and 

 4 p.m., wind light E., and clear (probably only a local movement). 

 Latest at Monach, Dec. 29tli, when about a dozen v/ere seen at 

 noon flying south over the island. At Sound of Mull, in October, 

 about two hundred *'Daws" are reported flying N.E. on the 9th, 

 wind light E. and clear; and at Khinns of Islay, on the 10th, 

 flocks of Black Crows (Piooks ?) seen flying W., wind light, clear. 

 At Bahama l.v., on 24th, one flying E. at 7.25 a.m., wind N.W., 

 and showery. But in November there appears to have been a 

 rush; also on Nov. 5th, ten '* Crows" seen at Bahama l.v. flying 

 W.N.W. at 8 a.m., wind moderate N.W. by N. (the strength 

 registered is 4) ; and at the same station, on the 25th, about two 

 hundred and fifty ''Crows" were seen flying from E. to W., with 

 a W.S.W. wind, strength 6, and weather gloomy. In my return 

 from Monach I find that six " small black Crows," which may 

 have been either Books or Jackdaws, were seen passing over the 

 island, flying north-west or north, in the direction of the Lews, 

 driven along by a strong S.S.E. gale upon Nov. 20th. 



A^o^e.— In 52° 50' north lat. and 22° 21' west long., being 475 

 miles off the Irish coast, after six weeks' easterly gale and winds, 

 wind E.S.E. for ten hours previous, two Books flew to the barque 

 'East.' One fell exhausted on deck, and the other into the sea. 

 The former was shown to me by the Captain — Capt. Younoun — 

 on board the 'East' at Granton. The above, as related to me, 

 was upon Nov. 19th ; and it may be interesting in connection 

 with this to read the notes supplied by Mr. K. Gray, as given 



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