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September. — At N. Unst, one on 20th, and single occurrences 

 x on 23d and 30th, same place. 



At Pentland Skerries, one Eedstart ? on 3d, and Wheatears 

 again at ditto, on 22d ; and at N. Unst, on 26th, single birds. 



October. — " Stonechats," Wheatears, etc., at N. Unst, 26th, and 

 earlier at more southern stations ; earliest at Bell Eock on 1st ; 

 rush on 5th at Fidra, i.e., "numbers on island all day." Stations 

 returning in small numbers, N. Unst, Pentland Skerries, Bell 

 Eock, Inchkeith, and Fidra. No more records after October. 



SiLVUNiE. — Spring. — March. — One Eedbreast all day on 1st 

 at Pentland Skerries ; fresh W., haze. 

 , April. — 23d, One Eedbreast on lighthouse ; S.E., haze. 



Autumn. — September. — At Bell Eock, on 15th, one Eobin ; 

 and at Fidra, one on 24th. 



December. — At Dun net Head, one ; 1ST., clear. 



Phylloscopin^e. — In April. — On Pentland Skerries, on 23d 

 and 24th ; a few all day ; S.E., showers. The only spring 

 record. 



Autumn. — September. — At N. Unst, one W. Warbler; N., 

 strong breeze and showers; and at Noss Head one Goldcrest 

 all day. 



October. — Nothing ; but in November, five or six Gold- 

 crests all day at Pentland Skerries ; S.S.E. and rain. 



December. — One Goldcrest cock; N.W. gale at Noss Head; 

 flying about the outhouses. 



Aceocephalin^e. — Blank, 



Accentorid^e. — Blank. 



Troglodytim:. — No records till September; and then only 

 two at Bell Eock (on 24th), and Inchkeith (28th), young birds. 



October. — One Common Wren at N. Unst ; N.N.W., clear, on 

 2d (see W. Nichol's Notes). 



November. — At Pentland Skerries, single birds reported ; light 

 N.W. wind (" first seen for some time"), on 11th, 12th; at 

 Dunnet Head, one ; light W. breeze, clear on 29th. 



Motacillid^i. — April. — 7th, at Pentland Skerries, the first 

 seen this spring ; light variable, clear. Again single birds seen 

 on 27th, one of Pied Wagtail and one Eays [? or the long-tailed 

 yellow one, which is the Grey Wagtail. Eays has very short tail. 

 —J. A. H.-B.] 



July. — Eays Wagtail is again alluded to, but we suspect 



