ZOOLOGICAL NOTES 119 



Gadwall in the West of Scotland. A male shot at Dougalston, 

 by Mr. Riply Kerr, in December 1907. Mr. Kerr had not met 

 with it on his property previously. One shot on the Dee, near 

 Castle-Douglas, on 6th January, is reported by Mr. Hugh S. Glad- 

 stone. 



Pintails in Argyllshire. Four or five Pintails (Dafila acuta) 

 were seen on Loch Tulla on 4th June, 1907, by General Stewart, 

 who is well acquainted with the species. CHAS. H. ALSTON, 

 Letterawe. 



[It would be interesting to know if the birds were breeding, or 

 if a small party on passage northwards. EDS.] 



Smew in Dumfriesshire. On 6th January two immature birds 

 occurred inland at Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire ; more than ten miles 

 from the sea. Hard frost prevailed at the time, and they rose from 

 a ditch, and one, a young male, was shot. HUGH S. GLADSTONE, 

 Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. 



The Eider Duck in Solway Waters. For many years past the 

 Eider (Somateria mollissima) has been coming into the restricted 

 waters of the Solway with slowly increasing frequency during the 

 non-breeding season. It is only seldom that an odd straggler 

 is noticed in summer. This past breeding season, however, two 

 pairs remained close in to the rocky shores of Colvend from April 

 till end of August, and I have a long series of notes of observations 

 detailing their movements during that period. One of the two 

 females was often absent, for a few days, but if on domestic duties, 

 no results were seen. I fully anticipate ere long to hear of success- 

 ful nesting of Eiders on our shores, more particularly from some of 

 the quiet nooks of the Wigtownshire coast. ROBERT SERVICE, 

 Maxwelltown. 



Siberian Chiff-Chaff and Wood Warbler in the Orkneys.- 



Information regarding the occurrence of these birds in the Orkney 

 Islands will be found on pages 79 and 80 of this number of the 

 "Annals." WM. EAGLE CLARKE. 



Glossy Ibis in Ayrshire. An immature female example of the 

 Glossy Ibis (Plegadis faltinellus) was shot near Irvine towards the 

 middle of September 1907, and forwarded to M'Culloch and Sons, 

 Glasgow, who sent it for exhibition to the October and November 

 meetings of the Glasgow Natural History and Andersonian Naturalists' 

 Societies. The bird subsequently passed into the possession of the 

 Marquis of Bute at Rothesay. There is no record of the Glossy 

 Ibis having been obtained before in the "Clyde" area. JOHN 

 ROBERTSON, Glasgow. 



Bittern in East Lothian. On 8th January last, a male Bittern 

 (Botaurus stellaris) was captured alive by a shepherd near Whittinge- 



