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J. A. H.-B.] He continues : " On the 24th October I observed 

 very large flocks of sea-birds, fishing close to the lighthouse. 

 There were all sorts of them ; I could not say how many, but 

 there must have been many hundreds. We saw them from 

 9 a.m. till 11 a.m. After that there was not one to be seen 

 (where did they come from and where did they go ?)." [We 

 believe they simply followed a vast body of fish — young or 

 adult — or entomostracce, which " showed " on the surface, indi- 

 cating one of the strange, or little understood, migrations of 

 fish, or entomostracce. One or two of the birds shot, and con- 

 tents of their stomachs examined, might have explained a great 

 deal. Possibly Mr Agnew may still be able to supply a note 

 as to the nature of their food at the time. — J. A. H.-B.] 



Monach Isles. — D. Georgeson sends two closely written 

 schedules, but, as before stated, straight across the columns. 

 We will give them here in extenso as the simplest way of 

 writing them in. 



Under date of December 1st, 1886, Mr Georgeson writes to 

 us thus : " I send you my two last schedules, filled up to date 

 of end of October. I received intimation of my removal from 

 this station to Sound of Mull, Tobermory. I expect the 

 ' Signal ' daily to take me to my new home. I do not know 

 what sort of a place it is as regards birds, but if you send me 

 schedules I hope to be able to give you a report, however 

 short." 



[Note. — In January 1887 Mr Harvie- Brown had an opportunity 

 of interviewing Mr Georgeson, and having a pleasant chat, at 

 Sound of Mull Lighthouse. No schedules have come from it, 

 but the site is not good, and is much hidden by high land to 

 the westward. It gave us much pleasure, however, to make 

 Mr G.'s acquaintance, and thank him for his hearty co-opera- 

 tion hitherto at Monach Isles. 



We have pleasure here in fully quoting Mr Georgeson's last 

 schedules from Isles of Monach, where he is succeeded by Mr 

 Joseph Agnew, late of the Isle of May, who we are sure will 

 find Mr Georgeson's notes of interest and value. — J. A. H.-B.] 



Mr Georgeson writes as follows : " Since my last report to 

 you ending December 1885, I have had little to add in the way 

 of forwarding your useful work regarding migration, and of the 

 numbers and varieties of sea birds passing or frequenting this 



