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the coast south of Clyde in any winds, but normal westerly 

 winds may— and do—confine them to normal routes more than 

 easterly winds do. Thus, if we had had no easterly winds at 

 this station at all, the probability is that no migration would 

 have been observed ; but the more normal route more inland 

 would have been followed. Locally, Mr E. Service is working 

 at these routes with good effect. 



Mull of Galloway— ^Alex. Murray and John M'Quarrie send 

 three excellent returns. Considerable movements of birds are 

 noted, but again October 4th and 5th have pre-eminence and 

 accentuation. 



Little Boss. — JSTeil M 'Donald and Robert M'Intosh send three 

 well-filled schedules— every line filled. Under date of 6th 

 December, N. M'D, writes : " I beg to send you two schedules, 

 which are all we have. We are marking the birds as we see 

 them on long sheets of paper lined off like the schedules, but 

 when copying them off, I find I have more than will fill another 

 schedule during October and up to date. Please forward two 

 more. Trusting our schedules will meet your approval, etc." 

 [Yes, they are excellent, and we have three fully filled, showing 

 the same results and rush marked off in October as elsewhere. 

 Birds seem well known ; yet I think a copy of Johns' Birds 

 should be sent here and to several more stations,— J. A. FL-B.] 



Separate Repoet under Genera and Species. 



Turdid^e. — Thrushes, Dipper, Blackbirds, Fieldfare, Ouzels, 

 Redwings, "Mavises." — We find records principally of "Thrushes" 

 between 4th and 22d February at Skervuile (one only on 9th), 

 and at Turnberry and Corsewall (both south of Clyde), on seven 

 dates, but all light. [Thus most of the February early migrants 

 presumably turned across from Clyde to Forth,— J. A. H.-B.] 

 Prevailing wind, S.W. and S. 



In March. — Light records at Turnberry on 8th of Thrushes ; 

 and north of Clyde single birds at Rona, Skye, and at Skerry- 

 vore on 12th, 22d, and 24th. Light records at Skervuile of 

 Fieldfares and Blackbirds on 21st and 25th, and single record 

 of Blackbird at Turnberry (S. of Clyde) on 25th. [Thus while 

 as usual most of the prominent stations report, the returns both 

 N. and S. of Clyde are light, and almost too general to utilise as 



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