_Skervuile._--John Ewing sends two well-filled schedules from 7th February to 26th December 1886. Under 25th March he says; "There has been an abundance of Gulls and Boatswains' birds up to _October_." On April 15th Solans are noted as seen night and morning during July, August, and September. Rush is also distinctly participated in on 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th. (See under species for details.) _Rhinns of Islay._--Peter Anderson and Mr Ducat.--Besides sending five regular schedules, fully filled up, Mr Anderson has also, in a very neat and efficient way, kept a still more minute day-to-day record on his own plan. We now have these for the month of February. When we have a schedule of this description for every month in the year, we think it may prove desirable to publish the series _seriatim et literatim_. The statistics could not fail to be serviceable. Thousands of Larks seen passing south for days during the October rush. They write; "We think if you had been here on the night of 5th and morning of the 6th October, you would have seen migration to your heart's content. I have never seen anything like it before. About 7 P.M. they commenced, and increased until 10, when it was something grand to see, and continued up to 2 A.M. of the 6th, making a perfect concert of sounds--even the drums were not awanting--as the small birds striking the lantern and dome answered for the small drum, and the larger ones at odd times for the big drum. I will here mention a list of as many of the birds as I could distinguish, but I will make no attempt at numbers, as they were simply innumerable:--Redwings, Lapwings, Larks (these three the most numerous), Thrush, Missel-Thrush, Moorhen, Robins, Goldcrests, one Blackbird, one Teal Duck (both latter caught), Blackbirds, Water-rail, Terns, Starlings, and numerous other kinds I did not know. Weather thick, with haze and rain: wind S.E. to E. The birds seemed all to be flying against the wind. One Woodcock seen. Last night, 7th October, we had scarcely a bird, although it was a night of rain; but the wind was from the north." [This account of the great rush is most interesting and valuable.--J. A. H.-B.] "The rush continued till 2 A.M. of the 6th, but then eased a good deal, but numbers kept flying on till daylight. There were numerous Moths about the lantern on the nights of the 5th, 6th, and 7th." [Schedules give more interesting items.--J. A. H.-B.] Mr Anderson adds the note: "I forgot to mention that the weather has for the past few days been very close and warm. On the morning of the 5th, at 2 A.M., the glass stood outside at 62½°, and has been about 60° for several days, with very heavy rain." On the 18th December occurs the following note: "On the 18th I was inland for a mile or so, and saw two flocks of Larks (about 1000 each), and a flock of Starlings of from 1200 to 1400. I never saw so many Snipe on this island before. By the 22d thaw had set in, and they were all gone." [_Note._--When we were