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M'Quarrie send one schedule, also well filled, to date of Septem- 

 ber 17th. 



Little Ross. — Messrs Neil M'Donald and Kobert Macintosh 

 send four good schedules. Petrel found dead at foot of tower, 

 23d January. Spring migration considerable, but decidedly 

 scarce on the autumn migration, as compared with some other 

 West Coast stations. 



Eemarks. 

 Pelecanid^e. — Of Gannets, by request, we have had a num- 

 ber of schedules entirely devoted to them at some of the 

 more prominent stations of both East and West Coasts ; but as 

 these, with other accounts already published, constitute material 

 for a very thorough treatment of the movements of the species, 

 and their relations to the migrations of the Herring, we do not 

 think it advisable in this place to occupy space with them. 



Separate Eeport under Genera and Species. 



Turdid^e. — Appears to have been the most numerous migrants 

 in 1887. 



January. — A rush marked at Ailsa (1886 Eeport, q.v.), and a 

 few singles. 



February. — Skervuile, 15th to 21st, " Blackbirds and 

 Thrushes." Turnberry, " many do. on 25th." At Little Eoss, 

 fewer, on 16th and 17th. 



March. — Stations are : Skerry vore (one), and Dhuheartach 

 (one). Ehinns of Islay, a few records of Blackbirds, Thrushes, 

 and Eedwings. " Eush " at Ailsa Craig on 11th ; strong 

 N.E. breeze, snow. Little Eoss, scattered records between 1st 

 and 26th of Thrushes and Blackbirds. 



April. — Only record is of two Fieldfares at Little Eoss on 

 20th. Nothing in May to September — intermittent of Thrushes, 

 only four dates at four places, viz., Barra Head, Kyleakin, 

 Dhuheartach, and Corsewall. 



October. — Numbers travelling, yet not so very densely. Eush 

 of Thrushes on 16th at Corsewall. Great numbers of Eedwing 

 at Butt of Lewis, 21st and 22d; and one Fieldfare on 30th 

 there. Other stations : Dhuheartach, Ehinns of Islay (Eed- 

 wings), Lochindaul, Corsewall, and Little Eoss. 



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