166 BIRDS. 



Mareca penelope (Linnaeus). Wigeon. Abund. autumn to spring. Observed 



in Renfrew and Lanark in midsummer, but not known to nest. 

 Fuligula ferina (Linnaeus). Pochard. Fairly c. in winter and observed in 



summer in Renfrew and Lanark, but not known to nest. 



F. cristata (Leach). Tufted Duck. C. in winter and nests in Renfrew, Lan- 

 ark, Dumbarton, and probably Ayr (at Kilbirnie). 

 F. marila (Linnaeus). Scaup Duck. Great numbers in winter in estuary 



and Firth of Clyde and freq. on lochs inland. Observed in Renfrew in 



summer but not known to nest. 

 Clangula glaucion (Linnaeus). Goldeneye. C. in winter. No occurrence in 



the height of summer is known. 

 Harelda glacialis (Linnaeus). Long-tailed Duck. In winter ; on L. Lomond 



(Lumsden), and in the Firth at Bute in small parties (Evans). 

 Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus). Common Eider Duck. Occurs in the 



Firth but only rarely as far as is known. 

 Oedemia nigra (Linnaeus).- Common Scoter. Occurs in winter in estuary 



and Firth but not c. 

 Oe. fusca (Linnaeus). Velvet Scoter. Has occurred at Ardrishaig and the 



Gareloch (Gray). 

 Mergus merganser, Linnaeus. Goosander. In small parties on inland lochs 



and in the estuary in winter. 

 M. serrator, Linnaeus. Red-breasted Merganser. R. inland except on 



L. Lomond where it breeds. C. in nesting season breeding in Bute and 



Argyll and possibly in Ayrshire. C. in estuary in winter. 

 M. albellus, Lmnaeiis.--Sio.ew. R., only positively reported from L. Lomond. 



ORDER COLUMBAE. 



Fam. Columbidae. 



Columba palumbus, Linnaeus. Ring-Dove or Wood-Pigeon. C. 



C. oenas, Linnaeus. Stock-Dove. Observed in recent years in Ayr, Bute, 



and Lanark, in all of which it probably nests. Eggs taken in Lanark. 



1901 (Robert Wilson.) 



C. livia, Omelin. Rock-Dove. On coasts of Ayr, Bute, and Argyll. 

 Turtur communis, Selby. Turtle-Dove. A few have occurred during the 



past seventy years in Ayr and Dumbarton. 



ORDER PTEROCLETES. 

 Fam. Pteroclidae. 



Syrrhaptes paradoxus (Pallas). Pallas's Sand-Grouse. This vagrant visited 

 "Clyde" 1863 (Renfrew), 1872 (Ayr), 1888 (Ayr, Bute, Argyll). 



ORDER GALLINAE. 



Fam. Tetraonidae. 



Tetrao urogallus, Linnaeus. Capercaillie. Introduced unsuccessfully in 

 Ayr and Argyll. Established in Arran. Has extended to Argyll, 

 Dumbarton, Stirling, and Lanark (Quarter). A straggler in Renfrew. 



T. tetrix, Linnaeus. Black Grouse. C. 



Lagopus scoticus, Latham. Red Grouse. C. 



L. mutus (Montin). Ptarmigan. Formerly in the south and in Arran. 

 Not unc. in Dumbarton (and Argyll ?). 



Fam. Phasianidae. 



Phasianus colchicus, Linnaeus. Pheasant. C. 

 Perdix cinerea, Latham. Partridge. C. 



Coturnix communis, Bonnaterre. Quail. Formerly not r. in Ayr. Has 

 bred in Lanark (Gray), and occurred in Argyll, Bute, and Renfrew. 



