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way, one; S.E., haze to fog. On 29th, two; fresh S. breeze; 

 and "Flycatchers" flying about all night on 30th; S., fresh 

 breeze. 



Hiruxdinid.e. — May.— 26th, at Butt of Lewis, one, 9 a.m.; 

 light W. breeze, clear. 6th, at Dhuheartach, one swallow ; 

 light S.E. breeze, flying E. 17th, at do., one swallow; strong 

 S.W. breeze about rock. 6th, at Ehinns of Islay, eight swallows, 

 11.30 a.m.; strong E., haze, flying X. 7th, at do., five swal- 

 lows ; strong E., haze, flying about. 9th, at do., three swallows; 

 N.X.W., fresh haze, flying about. 10th, at do., two swallows, 

 1 to 3 p.m. ; flying about. 3d, at Lochindaul, one Martin (first 

 seen). 4th, at do., one pair Martin ; X. \V., flying about. 17th, 

 at Ailsa, four pair Martins ; S. ; clear. 12th, at Little Eoss, two 

 pair Martins ; \Y., clear. 



June. — At Little Eoss, four on 6th ; a few on 9th ; one on 

 23d; and one on 24th; \Y. and light X.E., clear. 



April. — 30th, at Kyleakin, one swallow (first seen) ; X., clear. 

 Other records at Skervuile (23d), Corsewall (17th), Mull of 

 Galloway (26th). 



August. — Evidence of a considerable movement, but entries 

 all light comparatively. At Butt of Lewis, one, on 5th ; at 

 Kyleakin, one, on 4th; a few at Ehinns of Islay, and singles 

 at Lochindaul to 23d, when <; flocks of;" and till 27th. Ailsa, 

 one; and at Corsewall, Mull of Galloway, and Little Eoss, 

 Martins flying East, on 13th. 



October. — Flocks on 4th, at Mull of Galloway, all day. 

 Scattered entries at Dhuheartach, Ehinns of Islav, Mull of 

 Galloway, and Little Eoss. 



FeinCtILLID^:. — January. — Linnets (Twites?) on 22d, at 

 Kyleakin; and at Little Eoss, 20th and 27th. 



March. — Grey Linnets. — Xumerous at Monach (? Twites ?) on 

 7th ; and on 23d, 1000's crossing from mainland ; two, on 30th. 

 [It is nearly certain all these are Twites. — J. A. H.-B.] 



April. — Great flocks, 4th to 7th, at Little Eoss ; Linnets and 

 Sparrows reported from Kyleakin, and the latter from Ehinns 

 of Islay on 21st. 



June. — Linnets at Little Eoss, 6th, 7th, and 30th. 



August. — Grey Linnets at Kyleakin on 2 2d, flying about. 



September. — All the month in small numbers. Sparrows 

 "numerous" at Lochindaul about 9th and 10th, and Linnets 



