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CE. PERSPICILLATA (Surf-Scoter). At Stromness, i4th to 2ist 

 December, an ad. <J ("Annals," 1906, p. 117). 



MERGUS MERGANSER (Goosander). At Kirk o' Muir, Carronside, 

 in February, an ad. (<j) ("Annals," 1906, p. 117). One (<$) 

 off Barra on 22nd May, "a rare occurrence in the Outer 

 Hebrides " (p. 83). One on the loch at Spiggie on 7th October. 



M. SERRATOR (Red-breasted Merganser). About thirty at Swordale 

 on 6th February. One at Balcomie (Crail) on 24th April. 

 On 25th May, at Luss (Loch Lomond), with young on the water 

 and nest with nine fresh eggs. On nth July, at Swordale, one 

 ( 5 ) with twenty-six young in her company. Two on the Eden 

 (Fife) on loth August. 



M. ALBELLUS (Smew). One, shot at Kirkconnel, reached Mr. Service 

 on 2nd January, 1907 (p. 113). Seen several times in the 

 Sound of Harris in February, but no males (p. 114). 



COLUMBA PALUMBUS (Ring-Dove). One found dead at the Flannans 

 on 1 4th May. On 8th June one shot at Grogary, "only a 

 few occur in the Uists and Barra" (p. 83). 



C. CENAS (Stock-Dove). Three nests with eggs on i5th April in 

 Bute, one set hard incubated, and on i4th July, in same locality, 

 two nests with fresh eggs. Four Stock-doves observed in Cleg- 

 horn Woods, Lanark, on ist May. 



C. LIVIA (Rock-Dove). On i5th April in Bute two nests with 

 young, one lot fourteen days old. 



TURTUR COMMUNIS (Turtle-Dove). An immature bird on 25th 

 September at the Fair Isle (p. 79). 



SYRRHAPTES PARADOXUS (Pallas's Sand-Grouse). A flock of six seen 

 on some "well-known links" in East Lothian (The Field, 2nd 

 June, 1906, p. 901). [A very doubtful record. EDS.] 



TETRAOUROGALLUs(Capercaillie). Hen shot atTorphins (Aberdeen) 

 (p. 117). August-November, two at Bavelaw, Midlothian (pp. 

 51-52). On the Binn Hill, near Elgin, in October, two 6* and 

 one $ ; at Gordon Castle Woods about thirty, and at Pluscarden 

 towards the end of the year one ( o* ) killed, " and there are two 

 more ( $ and $ ) left " (p. 5 2). 



T. TETRIX (Black Grouse). Hybrid with Pheasant, shot at Barcaple 

 (Kirkcudbright) January 1906 (Bull. B. O. Club, 1906, p. 54, 

 "Annals," 1906, p. 239). 



LAGOPUS SCOTICUS (Red Grouse). Young seen on iSth May at 

 Crosswood, W. Calder. Kinnear notes Barra birds very dark, 

 but found the Lews birds so light that he was much struck 

 with them (p. 83). In N. Uist, a few, decreasing (p. 114). 



