EAST COAST OF SCOTLAND. ae 
with various winds, and ditto in May, and “ passing XX VII. at 
night on 22d May.” Woodcock—Iwo records, one at XX VII. 
on 5th April—E.N.E., haze—rose off island ; and one at XIV. 
on 11th—E.N.E., haze—rose off island. 
Autumn.—There are many entries in each month, as 
follows :— 
July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan. 1886. 
a. {11 entries. 8 ‘iets Vee aL 9 2 
These are composed principally of the following species, in 
order of their abundance :— 
Curlew— 
2 July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. 1886. In all. 
10 entries. 7 9 3 3 1 0 33 
Woodcock— 
3 July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. 1886. In all. 
on a wn 4 6 5 1 16 
Snipe— 
4, July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. 1886. In all. 
she i 1 is 1 1 6 
Jacksnipe— 
5 oulye, eAue. ‘Sept: Oct. Noy. * Dee) "Jan 1886. + In ee 
ae ae aoe a 2 2 ‘ 
The stations returning in order of heaviest schedules and 
number of entries, as follows :— 
July, “Aue, « Sept. > Oct, = Nov.>> Deew* Jan. 
XIV. 6 6 8 6 9 2 ke 37 
RAVIT, 8 eer 2 6 5 6 2 24 
ge MVITIE’ seetimae 7 gate aT Tae 3 
X. eee sie'e 5 (some wo'dc’k) ++. 5 
Be. ah Ses vag a 2 1 3 
The records of VIII., X.,and XV. refer entirely to Wood- 
cock. The above tables we use in this place, as possibly afford- 
ing a guide for future work in reducing our past seven reports 
to system. Under Table I. gives the time of year and com- 
parative abundance of birds in each month. Table II. to V., 
comparative numbers of each species in each month. Table 
VI. gives relative faunal value of each station in each month. 
When decided “rushes” are noted, the word can be written in 
under the number of entries. Earliest and latest records may 
be given in footnotes to Table VI, or thus :— 
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