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C. BEWICKI (Bewick's Swan). On 7th February, at North Uist (3); 

 ist March (4) (" Annals," 1906, p. 1 14). The following record 

 referring to Bishop Loch (Lanark) is supplied by Mr. Alex. 

 Ross. On 5th January (2); yth (4 ad. 3 jitv.} ; i4th (8 ad. 

 3/z>.) ; 1 8th February, still there ; 25th, "gone." Reappeared 

 4th November (i) ; 24th (3); gth December, thirteen, which 

 had been frozen out and driven off when the Loch revisited 

 ist January 1907. On 3ist December, Mr. Ross and the 

 writer saw thirteen flying and calling in a snowfall, proceed- 

 ing W. to E. along the Forth and Clyde Canal at Glasgow. 

 An hour later Mr. M'Keith, Caldwell, 12 miles S. of 

 Glasgow, saw thirteen flying S.W. into Ayrshire. On same 

 date Mr. John Robertson saw four in Bute. 



TADORNA CORNUTA (Common Sheld-Duck). Common and increas- 

 ing in N. Uist in February (p. 1 14). Becoming more numerous 

 at Fairlie (Ayr) 24th February. At Bishop Loch, east of 

 Glasgow, on 2gth April, four, migrating of course. In Fife, 

 young hatched out by iSth June. In October, three at Sule 

 Skerry on i2th, five flying S.E. at the Pentland Skerries on 

 24th, and at the Fair Isle a few on several occasions this month, 

 once as many as eight (p. 78). 



ANAS BOSCAS (Mallard). "Nothing like so numerous as usual" at 

 North Uist in February (p. 114). In Bute, on 151!! April, a 

 nest with ten eggs. 



A. STREPERA (Gadwall). Brood reared near Broughton, Peebles 

 (The Field, 28th July 1906, p. 196). One shot early in August 

 in " Tay " out of what appeared a family party (" Annals," 

 1906, p. 238). 



SPATULA CLYPEATA (Shoveller). On 25th March, at Gad Loch, 

 Lenzie (3); 2 ist April, Harelaw Dam (i); 6th May, Fossil 

 Marsh, a pair; 2oth, Hogganfield, a pair; 9th June, Fossil 

 Marsh (again), a pair all near Glasgow. The Shoveller is 

 " a late nester." It would be interesting to have some data for 

 Scotland on this point. In the autumn, two at Kilconquhar 

 on 8th August, four at Hogganfield on 6th September, and 

 eleven at Bishop Loch on 4th November. 



DAFILA ACUTA (Pintail). Early in August a bird of the year shot 

 out of what appeared a family party ("Annals," 1906, p. 238). 

 On the Eden, i2th September (i). On 22nd December, im- 

 mature (J shot at Stumpig Moss (Stirling) (p. 115). 



NETTION CRECCA (Teal). Nothing like so numerous as usual in 

 North Uist in February (p. 114). " Now breeds plentifully " 

 in the Uists and Benbecula (p. 82). 



