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HARELDA GLACIALIS (Long-tailed Duck). St. Andrews, igth April, 

 a few. One off the mouth of the Kenly (Fife) 29th May. 



SO.MATERIA MOLLISSIMA (Eider Duck). Very few seen with broods 

 in Fife this season. Getting common at North Berwick, gth 

 February. On the shores of Colvend, Solway, April till end 

 August two pairs (p. 119). At North Berwick young swimming 

 on 3oth June. Flock of 150 at Machrie, Islay, and August. 

 Five on 8th June off Outsta Ness where they are comparatively 

 scarce. 



(EDEMIA NIGRA (Common Scoter). Two nests found in Suther- 

 landshire ("The Field," i3thjuly, 1907, p. 53, and 31 st August 

 1907, p. 435). A pair on 2Oth and 25th June in the Outer 

 Hebrides (A.S.N.H., 1907, p. 214). Large flock, St. Andrews, 

 25th June. Single adult males in Fair Isle on 5th and gth 

 September, an addition to the fauna (p. 84). 



(E. FUSCA (Velvet Scoter). Five in the Orkneys on i2th June 

 (p. 5). One on Fair Isle, i7th September (p. 84). 



MERGUS SERRATOR (Red-breasted Merganser). On Mishinsh 

 Lochs, Mull, where a pair or two nest, one ( <$ ) seen 4th April. 

 Several in pairs Swordale, 25th April. Nest with two eggs 

 Bute, 1 7th May. 



M. ALBELLUS (Smew). Young female from Kirkconnel sent to 

 Mr. Service on 2nd January. Another in its company when 

 first seen (A.S.N.H., 1907, p. 113). Immature male, near 

 Dunbar, 8th January, (I.e. p. 183). 



COLUMBA PALUMBUS (Ring-Dove). Lays at Kirkliston, 5th April. 

 Large flocks near Boarhills (Fife) on 29th May. Large flocks 

 at Swordale, loth August. Young, last in nest, i3th October, 

 at Kirkliston. Enormous flocks at Swordale, 24th December. 



C. CENAS (Stock-Dove). Lays at Kirkliston, 26th March. One 



shot at Beith, 8th April, first for district; Bute, i2th May, 



nest with young; Lendalfoot (Ayr), i5th July one shot, first 



for district. Kirkliston, 7th October, young in nest. 

 TURTUR COMMUNIS (Turtle-Dove). A few, 9th to 25th May, at 



Fair Isle, and again mid-September (p. 84). Single birds, i ith, 



1 5th, and 29th September, at the Flannans. 

 TETRAD UROGALLUS (Capercaillie). Nine shot near Alford on the 



Don on gth September (p. 120). 

 LAGOPUS LAGOPUS (Willow Grouse). Attempt to acclimatise at 



Craigellachie, Moray, announced (A.S.N.H., 1907, p. 117). 

 L. SCOTICUS (Red Grouse). Nest with ten eggs, Caldwell (Renfrew), 



on 29th April, and one with eight eggs in Bute on i6th May. 



Eggs highly incubated and young running at Lake of Menteith, 



1 7th May. 



