62 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



equal proportions ; eighteen and twenty-four Eiders at Dbu- 

 heartach on Dec. 3rd and 10th, males and females. A few 

 " Pintail Ducks " (?) at Monach on Nov. 13th, and one female 

 shot. Swan : four at Corsewall, flying N.E., on Sept 27th, fresh 

 S.E. Land Notes. — Black Scoters abundantly. Velvet Scoters 

 sparingly, but Scaup Ducks rarely seen on Solway Firth during 

 June and July. Common Scoter abundant in August ; several 

 Velvet Scoters seen. Sept. 23rd, about fifty Wild Geese, finally 

 flew away over sea to S.S.E.; Oct. 1st, five Geese flew over 

 Douglas Hall ; 2nd, more seen ; twenty-four Geese seen on Oct, 

 14th (J. J. Armistead). 



Rallid^. — Corncrake at Rhinns of Islay, first seen on May 

 19th ; at Dhuheartach one seen on the rock on May 8th (never 

 seen before here by Mr. Ewing) ; and at Kyleakin one heard on 

 May 31st. Directions of wind not given. 



Charadriad^. — At Rhuvaal, three to four dozen young and 

 old Golden Plovers on Oct. 6th, and a few seen at Monach on 

 Nov. 13th, and a good many scattered over the islands at Monach 

 on Dec. 14th. Lapwings are also mentioned once or twice. 



ScoLOPACiDJE, Woodcock. — The rush barely indicated at 

 Monach (odd bird) Oct. 11th ; Lismore (two killed), Oct. 8th ; and 

 one bii'd at Sound of Mull, Nov. 5th. Snipe also very slight move- 

 ment, principally at Rhinns of Islay. Of Curlew, many records 

 from Aug. 12th to Dec. 16th. Rush appears, if any took place, 

 to have been in September. Whimbrels are reported " very 

 scarce," only two records on July 21st, and on Aug. 15th, at 

 Skerryvore. There are also a few spring records of Curlews, 

 from February to June. Land Notes. — Aug. 8th, saw two 

 Greenshanks on Solway (J. J. Armistead, Esq.) It appears 

 possible that this bird breeds not far from the Solway, from 

 other information I have gained. — J. A. H. B. Four Turnstones 

 seen Aug. 31st, Solway {auct. cit.) ; also two hundred Bar-tailed 

 Godwits and thirty or forty Golden Plovers. No Knots yet. 



Larid^e. Terns arrived at Rhinns of Islay on May 16th ; at 

 Dhuheartach on May 12th; on Monach- Islands, May 15th. 

 They were last seen at Skervuile on Sept. 6th. They leave Butt 

 of Lewis about Aug. 12th. They passed Lismore at night, 

 striking lantern, on Aug. 13th, and on 14th more, accompanied 

 by Larks. Of Gulls, "Boatswain Birds" were seen on June 

 21st, at MacAi'thur's Head, and there are records of them at 



