190 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Turnberry, Ayrshire ; white fl. every 12 seconds. Charles Black. 

 ^=Corsewall, Wigtown ; white and red alternate every minute. R. Laidlaw. 

 =:=Loch Byan, Wigtown ; white, fixed. Ralph Ewing. 

 -i^Portpatrick, Wigtown ; white, fixed. James Beggs. 

 ':=MuU of Galloway, Wigtown ; white, intervals. M. Morrison. 

 'i^Little Ross, Kirkcudbright ; white fl., every 5 seconds. W. A. Mackay. 



Point of Ayre, Isle of Man ; white and red alternate every min. J. Blythe. 



Douglas Head, Isle of Man ; white, fixed. Alexander M'Donald. 



Chickens Rock, Isle of Man ; white, revolving every i minute. 



Thanks are due to the various observers for the careful way 

 in which the schedules have been filled in. Excluding the 

 Natatores, notes have been taken on about thirty species. 



SEPARATE REPORT OF EACH SPECIES OBSERVED. 



Hawk. — At Dhuheartach on Oct. 5th, two struck lantern at 

 8 a.m., light S.E. wind, and haze; and another on the 8th, at 

 7 a.m., calm, with fog. At Mull of Galloway, on July I8th, a 

 Sparrowhawk was killed at 11 p.m., S.E., light and calm, thick 

 haze; and one on Aug. 15th, at 1 a.m., Avind variable, light air, 

 fog and haze. 



Ow'L. — 1 have onl}^ two records — one seen at Dhuheartach on 

 May 30th, at -4 p.m., wind N.W., fog; and the other at the same 

 place on Oct. 20th, at 3 p.m., wind E.S.E., fresh, with haze. 



Swallow, Hirundo rustlca, L. — The most northerly station 

 noted this year on our west coast is Rhu Stoir, but two records 

 here evidently refer to the spring migration, being June 6th and 

 10th, when two were seen on each da3^ The most northerly 

 station noted during the autumn migration is Ardnamurchan ; 

 thence southwards at Skerry vore, Dhuheartach, Rhuvaal, Sker- 

 vuile, Rhinns of Islay, and Loch Ryan. The earliest date on 

 which they were recorded is 29th Jul}', when one was seen at 

 Dhuheartach at G p.m. ; wind N., fresh, with clear weather. 

 The latest record is Sept. 25th, when forty or fifty were seen at 

 Rhuvaal, at 4 p.m. ; wind S.W., fresh, with rain. The length of 

 time thus occupied by the migration along the west coast of 

 Scotland was, approximately, fifty-eight days. The greatest rush 

 took place between the 20th Aug. and 25th Sept. ; and, as far as 

 shown, at Ardnamurchan and Rhuvaal. At Ardnamurchan, 

 twenty rested all night on Aug. 20th, and left in the morning. At 



