ot REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 
Curlew . Karliest, 3d July, at Xa Latest, Dec. 6th, at XIV. 
Woodcock BS loth Oct. at” Vveuee 33: dan. Zst. at aexevalee 
Snipe .. b> Ist Aug., at) . oxy. ». | dan. 13th; ath xeavie 
Jacksnipe * 31st Oct., at XXVII. “ Dec. 11th, at XX VII. 
Whimbrel - 8th July, at VIII. (Only record). 
Rush. 
The winds in autumn prevailed as follows :— 
July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. 
N.E. to S.S.E., N.N.E. to N.W. to N.W., N. to W. ING, 
occasionally S.S.E., S.W., north of at with 
westerly occasionally once >. QINER XIV.; snow 
and Ne S.S.E. E.and N.E. S.E. at over 
southerly. and S.E. XXVII.; all. 
gale, and 
south of S.S.E. 
XXVII. and S. at 
VEE: 
Added to the Inst of Isle of May.—A Ruff (Machetes pugnax) 
sent for identification and for the collection, 5th May; light 
N.E. wind, clear. Most of this huge migratory flight of all sorts 
left by the afternoon of the 5th. 
Sandpipers, Redshanks.—Spring, only two records of “Sand- 
pipers,’ six on 7th Feb. 1885, at XXVII.; light 8.W., clear; 
and one “ Yellow Shanked Sandpiper” fownd dead on 1st May 
at XX VII. [We would be glad of wings and feet, or skin, of 
as many different Sandpipers as Mr Agnew can send us. 
Parcels once a month, or with each schedule. The true 
“Yellow Shanked Sandpiper” is a N. American species, but 
numbers of other species have yellow feet or legs. ] 
in Autumn.—All records are crowded into September and 
November. Species are Redshanks, “Grey Sandpiper,’ Common 
Sandpiper, Purple Sandpiper. The “Common Sandpiper” is 
recorded from N. Unst, but the species is uncertain. [Please 
send wings or skin.] 
Turnstones are recorded, 18th Sept., at XXVII.; W.S.W., 
light, clear. 
LARIDZ.—Every month in the year contains returns. Species 
noted are Herring Gulls, “ Dirty Allens” (or Skuas), “ Gulls,” 
“ Black-Backed Gulls,” “ Kittiwakes,” “Grey Megs” (or Com- 
