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Rh (Fulica atra).—One seen on Nov. 2nd, and one on Dec. 24th last; both on Cliff Loch. A third was caught on Whalsey Island on Dec. 3rd.

(Asio otus).—I have only seen one this winter; it was a male, brought to me alive from Burrafirth on Nov. 3rd. I set it at liberty.

(Mergus serrator).—A good many have been seen round the coast.

(Fuligula marila).—Two were shot on the west side of this island on Nov. 18th.

(Mareca penelope).—Have been fairly plentiful.

(Scolopax rusticula).—Three seen—two on Dec. 18th, 1901—at Haroldswick, and one on Jan. 8th at Burrafirth.

(Nyctea scandiaca).—One reported from Yell on Jan. 24th. This bird is becoming exceedingly rare. During all my wandering during the past four years I have only been fortunate enough to come across one, and have heard of no others, nor have any traces been seen.

(Larus leucopterus).—Two were seen on Jan. 27th at Baltasound.

(Ampelis garrulus).—A specimen—a female in fair condition—was shown to me by a young lad, Robert Moust; he caught the bird alive at Baltasound on Dec. 25th, and tried ineffectually to keep it alive.

(Podicipes griseigena).—One was shot at Baltasound on Dec. 30th.

The experiment has again been tried of introducing Grouse into Shetland, some six hundred birds having been let loose on the Mainland last September. They have not yet strayed so far north as this island, and I question very much if they will increase to any extent; want of cover, damp, Ravens, and human enemies will not give them much chance.— (Baltasound, Shetland).

Sand-Lizards at St. Leonards-on-Sea.—In the spring and early summer of 1892 I captured several Lizards of both species, i.e. Lacerta vivipara and L. agilis, on some brickfields close to West St. Leonards Railway Station, and kept them alive for some weeks, though I did not know until the summer of 1901 that there was any interest attached to the Sand-Lizard in this district. I am perfectly convinced of their identity by their much larger size and green sides, and, on looking at Zool. 4th ser. vol. VI., March, 1902.