22 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 
rush” all night on the 9th, with snow and hail showers, and 
wind N.W. to N.E.; and again all night on 18th, with rain, 
hail, and snow from N.E. [We can remember, on the 10th 
May, snow lay on the banks of Spey two inches deep at Aber- 
lour.—J. A. H. B.] . Two Chiff-Chaffs are also noted on 20th. 
All the above at XXVII. (Isle of May), and no other spring 
records of Phylloscopine. 
In Autuwmn.—FEarliest Chiff-Chaff, 27th July, at XXVII., 
11 am, E, light fog; and again between the 12th and 24th 
August. Numbers on 13th, and number of males on 24th. 
On 13th, N.W. wind, strong, clear. Also, on 15th, a Wallow 
Warbler—iight haze, struck S.E. side, light W. wind; and a 
Wood Warbler on the 24th—a fine male. In September, a 
single Willow Warbler from N. Unst, light N.W., on 15th ; 
and a few Gold Crests at XXVII. on Ist, and again on 17th 
and 19th—the latter amongst the rocks on the E. side—light 
S.W. A rush of Chiff-Chaffs on 17th October at XX VIL, light 
E., haze and rain—and Willow Warbler; and then, on 18th and 
19th, Gold Crests all night. Latest date of autumn migration 
of Phylloscopine is of Chiff-Chaffs, on November 4th, at 
XX VIL. . 
ACCENTORINZ.—The only records are in October 1885, at 
XXVIL, on 7th and 19th. Two or three pairs are breeding 
there this summer, and of late years it has become resident, 
“a good few having been here all the winter.”—J. A. 
ACROCEPHALINZ.—In September, on the 5th, between 8 and 
10 p.M., there was a rush of many species over the island of 
XXVII., amongst which were Reed and Sedge Warblers strik- 
ing, also Whitethroats. [What were named with a query 
“ Immature Blue-Throated Warblers” turned out to be imma- 
ture Redstarts—J. A. H. B.] Of the Reed Warblers recorded, 
when asked, Mr Agnew, distinguishing from the Sedge 
Warbler, says: “I have your card about the Reed Warblers, 
and should they appear again, I will try and _ procure 
specimens; but there seems no doubt as to their presence 
here during the rush of Warblers reported in the last 
Schedule.” — 
TROGLODYDIT&—Autumn of 1884, a few still seen on Isle of 
May in beginning of January 1885. Spring of 1885, one at 
XXVII. (Isle of May) on 10th, and at XIV. (Pentland Skerries) | 
