Sturninæ.--Starlings feed all through the month of April at Butt of Lewis.
Autumn records scarce. Regular daily at Rhinns of Islay all August. No records anywhere given in September. [We trust our reporters bear in mind that we desire movements of even our commonest species, and especially directions of flight.] In October a few records from Butt of Lewis, two killed, but Mr. Thompson considers these part of the residents; also at M'Arthur's Head and Lamlash. If any rush it was on Oct. 30th, and also 29th, when it was noticed at Island Ghlais[28] and at Rhinns of Islay; but the movement appears to have been insignificant. I have a single record in November from Monach Island, and one of a flock in December at Loch Ryan. One species.
[Footnote 28: Ghlais or Glass: both spellings used.]
Corvidæ.--Jackdaws, Crows, Black Grows, Grey Crows, Ravens, and one of Magpie, the latter at Kyleakin, marked "very rare," on Jan. 7th, flying S.E. Stations are Skerryvore, Dhuheartach in spring; and Rhu Stoir, where Crows (are these Rooks or Carrion Crows?) feed every day till 31st (I suspect these are local Rooks from Cama Loch, but would like to know for certain). Only some ten records in all--February, March, April, May, June; and August, September, October (Ravens at Kyleakin), November (Jackdaws at Sound of Mull, about 200 flying N. very high, mod. breeze, sleet, showers). December 27th, two Ravens, flying W.; light E., clear. Six species.
Cypselidæ.--Three May records, all at Dhuheartach. Single birds on 22nd and 23rd, flying E., with light S.E., clear; and on 24th, one flying E., with W.N.W., and one found dead on rocks. One species.
Cuculidæ.--Cuckoo records in spring, from--
Stornoway, first heard on May 2nd; N.E. breeze.
Skerryvore, first heard at Land Station, Tyree, on June 1st.
M'Arthur's Head, first on May 17th; light wind, clear.
Rhinns of Islay, May 24th; fresh W., haze.
Corsewall, May 6th, and Loch Ryan on May 2nd; light N.E., clear, and rain.
_Note._--During the first week in May there appears to have been an indication of a migration of other species.
The only autumn record is of one found dead at Rhinns of Islay on Sept. 1st. One species.
Strigidæ.--Only one record on April 27th at Dhuheartach, where one rested on rock at ten a.m.; light N.W. wind, and haze. One species.