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TuRDiD^. — In autumn, at Monach, Kyleakin, Skerry vore, 

 Dhuheartach, Ehinns of Islay, Corsewall, Loch Eyan, Mull of Gallo- 

 way. No records at any stations till Oct. 11th, when three Field- 

 fares were killed at Monach. An indication of a rush was apparent 

 all through October after that date of Turdidcs and other species, 

 more especially at Ehinns of Islay. Latest records on Nov. 22nd, 

 prior to which date many Blackbirds and Thrushes frequented 

 Corsewall for a week during a covering of snow ; therefore 

 probably only a local movement. At Kyleakin Song Thrushes 

 and Blackbirds resided all winter up to January, 1883. In 

 October no great rush observable, but indications of the same 

 migration observable on the E. coast were noticed at Corsewall 

 on the 14th, and at Dhuheartach and Ehinns of Islay on 17th ; 

 and a few Blackbirds and Thrushes showed at Skerryvore on 

 13th. Eight Song Thrushes were killed one night also at 

 MacArthur's Head, and a single male Blackbird was seen in the 

 garden at Monach on Nov. 1st. A rush of " small birds " took 

 place during October, but in no large masses, at MacArthur's 

 Head and Ehinns of Islay, and at Corsewall and southward. 

 Three species of Turdidce noticed. 



Saxicolin^. — Spring records, as usual, are scanty ; some five 

 records at five stations, viz., Butt of Lewis, Skerryvore, Ehuvaal, 

 MacArthur's Head and Mull of Galloway. Earliest, March 9th 

 at Butt of Lewis ; latest, on May 17th at MacArthur's Head, 

 mostly of single Wheatears. In autumn, a few records of 

 Wheatears from Skerryvore, Dhuheartach, Ehuvaal, and Ehinns 

 of Islay : the earliest, Aug. 17th at Dhuheartach ; latest, Oct. 

 16th ; and an evident rush on Aug. 23rd at Ehinns of Islay, and 

 again on Sept. 10th at Skerryvore, where over 100 were seen on 

 the rocks. 



SiLviiN^. — Of Eobins one spring record at Skerryvore on 

 April 9th, a single bird resting; fair S.S.E. and haze. In 

 autumn, at Kyleakin, Skerryvore, Lismore, Skervuile and Little 

 Eoss. Earliest, a single bird on Aug. 17th, at Skervuile ; latest, 

 two at Kyleakin (where, however, Eobins arrived on Nov. 15th, and 

 remained all winter up to close of schedule on Jan. 27th, 1883). 

 An evident rush took place at Butt of Lewis between Sept. 14th 

 and 30th, with Wrens on the 26th, and with Wagtails on the 

 28th, 29th, and 30th ; in November, a few Eobins, accompanied 

 by Wrens and Linnets, at Lismore on 11th ; and in October one 



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