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to Dr. Ramsay H. Traquair for the Edinburgh Museum the same 

 day. J. A. HARVIE-BROWN. 



Common Gull breeding" at High Levels. This Gull (Larits 

 camis) nests at considerable elevations within and near the upper 

 " Dee " area. Near the entrance to the large west Corrie of 

 Lochnagar Coirie Lochan an Eoin lies the Sandy Loch (alt. 

 about 2600 ft.), misnamed Lochan an Eoin in the Ordnance Survey 

 map (see A. I. M'Connochie's "Lochnagar," 1891, pp. 137-139, 

 for notes on the lochs of this Corrie and their bird associations). 

 On yth July 1903 there were about six pairs of Common Gulls 

 frequenting this loch. Two young birds were on the water, unable 

 to fly : pointing to retarded nesting as compared with lower situa- 

 tions. On nth July Loch nan Eun, near the head of Glen Ey, 

 was visited, where, as is well known, there is a breeding colony 

 of Gulls. The species is L. canus, and about 150 birds were 

 present. The young, very few of which were seen, were full 

 grown. The loch has two grassy islets, good nesting sites ; and, 

 by pocket aneroid, its elevation is about 2550 feet. It is on the 

 "Tay" side of the watershed. On i3th of the same month I also 

 saw a. pair of Common Gulls, with young, on the lochans at the 

 south end of Loch Builg (alt. 1586 ft.). I was informed that this 

 was the first time they had nested there. Other birds joined 

 company with them every night. In connection with these observa- 

 tions it may be recalled that all that Wm. Macgillivray knew of the 

 occurrence of this species in Braemar was a report of it having been 

 seen at Crathie (see "Nat. Hist, of Deeside and Braemar," 1855, 

 p. 409). A considerable number frequented the Dee at Braemar 

 this summer. HUGH BOYD WATT, Glasgow. 



Great Northern Diver and Kingfisher at Coll in July. I 



received from Island of Coll a very fine male Great Northern Diver 

 (Colymbus gladalis) on 2nd July, found dead on the shore. This is 

 about the latest date I have heard of them about here. I received 

 a Kingfisher (Alcedo ispida) from Island of Coll on 24th July. 

 This is the first time I have heard of the bird having occurred 

 there. CECIL H. BISSHOPP, Oban. 



Swordfish in Loch Fyne. A large Swordfish was found on the 

 1 7th of August on the beach at Dunderave Castle, near Inverary. 

 The sword measured 34 inches in length. DAILY PRESS. 



Vertigo pygmsea, etc., in Mid-Perth. On 2oth April I found 

 a specimen of this shell near the Falls of Turret, Crieff, which I 

 have forwarded to Mr. Taylor, Leeds, for " authentication " under 

 the vice-county. Other interesting shells taken on the same day 

 were Helix lamellata and Helix pulchella ; of the latter, eight were 

 found on the hillside. I took two specimens of Helix aculeata in 

 Ochtertyre grounds on i8th April. I may also mention here that I 



