72 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



PASTOR ROSEUS, Rose-coloured Pastor. One specimen shot at 

 Inverbroom, i6th August 1897. The only other record a male 

 from the head of Loch Torridon some years previous to 1892. 



PICA RUSTICA, Magpie. Corrie, Loch Torridon, winter of 

 1893-94. Rare, only two previous records, from Inveran and 

 Strathcarron. 



CORVUS FRUGILEGUS, Rook. Rookeries at Ullapool, Inverlael, 

 Braemore, and Kinlochewe. 



Asio OTUS, Long-eared Owl. In Braemore collection. " The 

 Brown and Tawny Owls left the district during the vole plague in 

 South Scotland." New record. 



CIRCUS CYANEUS, Hen Harrier. Braemore, 1875, "now very 

 rare." Very rare in all districts. 



PANDION HALI^TUS, Osprey. " Seen hovering over Loch 

 Carron at Attadale " (Prof. Newton in lit.} ; "seldom seen," Loch- 

 broom. 



FALCO SUBBUTEO, Hobby. Braemore 1875. New record. 



MERGUS ALBELLUS, Smew. ? in Braemore collection. " Occurs 

 occasionally in Lochbroom." One previous record only, from 

 Torridon. 



COLUMBA CENAS, Stock Dove. Local specimen in Braemore 

 collection. Only previous record from Dorusduan, Kintail, August- 

 September 1877, by Rev. E. S. Marshall, "Annals," 1894, p. 115. 



TURTUR COMMUNIS, Turtle Dove. "Seen at Braemore, June 

 1896." Two specimens recorded from Inverewe, Loch Maree, 

 October 1895, J une 1896, by Mr. Osgood H. Mackenzie, "Annals." 



LAGOPUS SCOTICUS, Red Grouse. " Very scarce now in Loch- 

 broom," 1897. General consensus of opinion as to the decrease of 

 Grouse in most districts. Reasons given disease, wet seasons, 

 and destruction of eggs by rooks. 



RALLUS AQUATICUS, Water Rail. Local specimen in Braemore 

 collection. " Have noticed several." New record. 



FULICA ATRA, Coot. In Braemore collection. " Common in 

 Coigach." 



GALLINAGO CCELESTIS, Common Snipe. " Rare except during 

 hard frosts, and for about a week in October on migration." 



TRINGA ALPINA, Dunlin. Breeds in Inverlael Forest, 1901. 

 Rare and very local as a breeding species. Common in autumn 

 and winter on the shores. 



NUMENIUS ARQUATA, Common Curlew. "Common in Loch- 

 broom and breeding in considerable quantities." Very local and not 

 common as a breeding species in other districts. 



