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bird, which was fully feathered, was in quite good condition, despite 

 the fact that its feeding, one would think, must now necessarily be 

 attended with some difficulty. ANNIE C. JACKSON, Swordale. 



An unclaimed Marked Starling. A starling bearing a foot- 

 ring inscribed "U. S. Edinbg. 102 " was got near Viborg, Denmark, 

 about the beginning of April 1910, and was brought to Mr. Chr. 

 C. Mortensen. The details of the marking of this bird are still 

 unknown, although Edinburgh seems to be indicated in the ring's 

 inscription. Letters in " The Scotsman " and numerous private 

 inquiries, first by Mr. Mortensen, and later by myself at his request, 

 have been entirely without result, and it has even been suggested to 

 me that the marking of the bird was in the nature of a hoax ! 

 A. LANDSBOROUGH THOMSON, Aberdeen University Bird-Migration 

 Inquiry. 



Nightjar in Argyll. Mr. J. K. Tasker, solicitor here, has 

 shown me a specimen of the egg of the Nightjar (Caprimulgus 

 europaus, Linn.) which he found on 6th August last on the slope of 

 Torrmore near Tayvallich, Knapdale, Argyllshire. The egg is of 

 the beautiful pale marbled variety. The nest contained two eggs, 

 and was placed on a piece of rough ground. The eggs were freshly 

 laid. HENRY H. BROWN, Cupar-Fife. 



Forfeited Eggs of the Golden Eagle. It may interest some of 

 our readers to learn that six Scottish eggs of the Golden Eagle were 

 found on sale, by an officer of the Royal Society for the Protection 

 of Birds, in the shop of an Inverness gunmaker, and were duly 

 forfeited to the Crown. By the instructions of the Secretary for 

 Scotland, these eggs were sent to me, as Keeper of the Natural 

 History Department of the Royal Scottish Museum, and three of 

 them were retained for the National Collections, the others being 

 returned to the Procurator Fiscal at Inverness for the Museum of 

 that town. WM. EAGLE CLARKE, Edinburgh. 



Capereaillies in Moray. Capercaillies are stated by Mr. 

 Donald Guthrie, late keeper in S. Uist, 1 to be becoming plentiful 

 at the above locality ; but, so far, I have not ascertained when 

 they were first observed, nor do I possess other particulars con- 

 cerning their advent so far up Strathspey, or so far up the western 

 slopes of Argyll. J. A. HARVIE-BROWN. 



Wrynecks in Tweed. Mr. N. Wells -Mabon, of Jedburgh, 

 writing to my friend Mr. J. Pedder, presently staying here 

 Dunipace House in reply to inquiry, says : " About the Wryneck 

 I saw our local bird-stuffer. The bird was shot in the gardens 

 behind the High Street by a man who thought he was aiming 

 at ' some sort of hawk,' and it was brought to the bird-stuffer on a 

 Saturday night. It was badly smashed about head and neck. It 



1 Vide "Annals S.N.H.," April 1903. 



