Sturnidæ.—Starling: in spring a large flock on March 11th at Butt of Lewis, but they are resident here, and rarely come to the light; two were killed here, however, on June 7th. A record at Mac Arthur's Head; great scarcity of records of Starlings. A few autumn records only; numbers feeding for days at Rhinns of Islay, end of August. A rush apparently took place at Mac Arthur's Head, along with many "small birds," between first week of October and 31st. Records scattered through November, December, and January (1883).
Corvidæ.—"Black Crows" (probably Rooks?) which are seldom seen at Skerryvore, showed in March, when three were seen one day, and one rested on May 29th, and a "Grey Crow" on 16th. In autumn, "Black Crows," a large flock during snow, seen flying E. at Portpatrick on Dec. 14th. One Hooded Crow on 26th at Monach, flying S.W. One Raven at Kyleakin on 5th, flying S., light N.E. wind; and one Magpie ("very rare" at Kyleakin) on Jan. 7th, 1883, flying S.E. One Jackdaw rested on the rock on Feb. 11th (1883), and on the 19th two "Black Crows "were seen flying in an easterly direction; wind S.W., fresh and clear.
Cuculidæ.—Records of arrivals of Cuckoos in spring are as follows:—
| Mull of Galloway | April | 30th. | Variable, light airs. |
| Loch Ryan | May | 5th. | Strong N.W. |
| Corsewall | " | 5th. | Strong N.W. |
| Skervuile | " | 19th. | Light E., clear. |
| MacArthur's Head | " | 10th. | Light E. airs. |
| Lismore | " | 15th. | Light E. airs. |
| Kyleakin | " | 3rd. | ? ? |
Land Notes.—
| Kinharvie, near Dumfries | May 3rd | (auct. J. J. Armistead, Esq.). |
| Douglas Hall | May 4th | ? ? |
If a series of records could be obtained like the above from the E. coast stations, a comparison might be useful.
Strigidæ.—One record of Owl only. One "Owl" at Mull of Galloway; strong E. breeze.
Falconidæ.—No actual migration of Hawks discernible from the records. Visit Dhuheartach daily through the season, and seen at other stations occasionally. One Falcon at Kyleakin seen flying S.; light E., rain and sleet. Land Notes.—On Sept. 27th a Buzzard seen at Douglas Hall (probably a migrant); and on Nov. 1st a pair of Buzzards seen (J. J. Armistead, Esq.)
Pelecanidæ.—Movements of Gannets are noted at Lismore; two seen on May 24th, and at Mull of Galloway on 21st—large flock flying west, light E. breeze; and on 22nd about eighty also flying W., with strong S. wind, clear. In July, great flights flying S. all day at Loch Ryan, on the 8th, and two seen at Skervuile. Great flights in August at Loch Ryan, flying N., wind N.N.W., strong; Sept. 29th and 30th, at Skervuile, flying S. At Butt of Lewis, daily, from March 15th till Sept. 15th. "Daily, all the year round," at Kyleakin. Solan Geese had all disappeared from the vicinity of Dhuheartach by Nov. 14th, and they reappeared there again on Jan. 25th (1883), and other records are up to Feb. 6th (1883.)