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nested there next year (Rev. J. D. W. Gibson). In "many" parts of 

 Lanark in "considerable" numbers in breeding season (Gray, Birds 

 West of Scot., p. 153). May nest in small numbers at present in Arran, 

 Argyli, and L. Lomond. A Parrot-Crossbill, "one of a flock," killed at 

 Wemyss B. 1862 (Gray). 



Emberiza miliaria, Linnaeus. Corn -Bunting. Not infreq. in inland 

 localities. C. in sandy fields on the shores of the Firth. 



E. citrinella, Linnaeus. Yellow Bunting. C. 



E. schoeniclus, Linnaeus. Reed-Bunting. Freq. 



Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus). Snow-Bunting. Winter visitor ; has 

 been seen on Corscrine bet. Ayr and Kirkcudbright summer (Robt. 

 Service) ; caught in rabbit-trap on Tinto, 16/9/97 (Rev. J. D.W. Gibson). 



Fam. Sturninae. 



Sturnus vulgaris, Linnaeus. Starling. Rare as a breeding species in the 

 beginning of the nineteenth century, but now abundant almost every- 

 where and at all seasons. 



Pastor roseus (Linnaeus). Rose-coloured Starling. Two shot nr. Glasgow, 

 1853 (Gray), one in Cumbrae, 5th Aug. 1854 (Zoologist), one nr. Glasgow, 

 7th Aug. 1868 (Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc. Glasgow, i., p. 229). 



Fam. Corvidae. 



Pyrrhocorax graculus (Linnaeus). Chough. Formerly nesting inland and 

 sea-cliff's, now never inland, but freq. obtained during past decade in 

 S. Ayrshire nr. the sea. A skin of an adult Alpine Chough (P. alpinus, 

 Koch.) shot at Ballanhoe [Ballantrae ?], Scotland, in the Bree coll. in 

 possession of Yorkshire Phil. Soc. 



Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus). Jay. Formerly not r. in parts of Ayr, 

 Renfrew, and Lanark. Probably a pair or two survive in Ayr.; quite 

 extinct I believe in Renfrew and Lanark. Still well known about 

 L. Lomond and Benmore, Holy L. 



Pica rustica (Scopoli). Magpie. Freq. throughout Ayr., less so in Renfrew, 

 c. nr. Glasgow. Formerly c. in Bute (Colquhoun), now unknown. 

 Seldom in L. Lomond district (Lumsden). 



Corvus monedula, Linnaeus. Jackdaw. C. 



C. corax, Linnaeus. Raven. Freq. in mountainous districts and precipitous 

 cliffs by the sea. 



C. corone, Linnaeus. Carrion-Crow. Fairly c. except Renfrewand nr. Glasgow. 



C. cornix, Linnaeus. Hooded Crow. Has nested recently in extreme S. of 

 Ayr. (Rev. J. D. W. Gibson), Darvel (Robt. Wilson) and probably in 

 Clyde Isles where it is not r. R. in Renfrew and Lanark. Well known 

 in L. Lomond district. 



C. frugilegus, Linnaeus. Rook. Abund. most cultivated and some pastoral 

 districts. 



Fam. Alaudidae. 



Alauda arvensis, Linnaeus. Sky-lark. C. Abuud. in fields nr. Glasgow. 

 [A. arborea, Linnaeus. Wood-lark. Almost certainly the records of this 



species in Statistical Account of Scotland, etc., refer to Tree Pipit, which 



is known as "Wood-Lark" in many places.] 



ORDER PICARIAE. 



Fam. Cypselidae. 



Cypselus apus (Linnaeus). Swift. C. in summer, arriving about 1st May. 



C. melba (Linnaeus). Alpine Swift. One caught 25/8/1892 at Muirkirk, 

 Ayr. (Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 1897, p. 152). Rev. J. D. W. Gibson has no 

 doubt as to his identification of one he saw bet. Cronberry and Muir- 

 kirk, 28/7/1900. 



