1891. 
Sept. 4
(No 2)
Trip to Sora and Staffa.
Scotland.
Oban. - often of a coppery cast, elsewhere the
color varied from green to yellowish-olive.
  During the entire trip water-fowl were constantly
in sight and in many places the sea was
swarming with them. Herring Gulls, Murres, and
Razor-bills were very generally dispersed and
were seen in thousands. In the sound east
of Mull there were quantities of Hooded Gulls
and Common (probably also Arctic) Terns with
 a few Roseate Terns (I saw several of the latter 
very near the boat and better still heard the
characteristic cloth-ripping note repeatedly) but
none of these were seen outside the island
where their places over taken by the still
more numerous Kittiwakes. The Lesser Black-backed
Gull was common everywhere (less so,
however, than the Herring Gull) and I saw
a few Great Black-backs. The smaller species
seemed more a addicted to following our steamer
than any of the other Gulls and while thus 
engaged exhibited the utmost boldness coming
directly over the stern within ten or fifteen
yards of the heads of the passengers.
  The Murres & Razor-bills were scattered about
everywhere in little parties of three or four
and allowed us to pass within a gunshot
or less without showing much alarm. All
were in winter plumage, not one bird of
the hundreds that I scrutinized having a
black throat. 
  Besides the species just named we saw