ZOOLOGICAL NOTES 43 



Wryneck in Orkney. A Wryneck (lynx torquilla) was shot on 

 the Island of Shapinshay on the i4th September last and forwarded 

 to me for identification. I bought it, and it proved to be an adult 

 female. THOMAS M'CuiE, Kirkwall. 



Hoopoe in Stirlingshire. We have received for preservation a 

 Hoopoe ( Upnpa epops) from Mr. Aitken Couper, Stirling, which was 

 caught by his son on Menstrie Hill on the :6th of November last 

 D. CROCKART & Co., Stirling. 



Roller in East Lothian. An adult female Roller (Coracias 

 garruhis) was shot at Tyningham, Prestonkirk, on the 28th of Sep- 

 tember last, and is the second example that to my knowledge has 

 occurred here. HADDINGTON, Tyningham. 



Snowy Owl in Sutherland. An almost pure white Snowy Owl 

 (Nyctea scandiacd) a male, judging from its size was obtained by 

 Mr. D. Barclay, gamekeeper, at Forsinard, Sutherland, on or about 

 the 1 2th of December 1896. T. E. BUCKLEY, Inverness. 



Greenland Falcon in Skye. A Greenland Falcon (Falco candi- 

 cans) was sent in to Inverness for preservation, which was shot 

 near Portree, Skye, in December 1896. It was eating a Grouse 

 whose head had been knocked off, probably by the Falcon. T. E. 

 BUCKLEY, Inverness. 



Male Peregrine Falcon Incubating. On the 22nd of May last 

 the keeper here shot a female Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) as 

 she flew off her nest. On the 25th I went up with two men and 

 a rope for the purpose of taking the eggs. On approaching the 

 cliff where the nest was situated, the male bird flew out from the 

 nest, and on taking the eggs they proved to be quite warm and had 

 evidently been incubated by him after the death of his mate. I 

 shall be glad to know if this is usual. J. C. STEWART, Glenmoidart. 



Osprey in Inverness-shire. On the iSth of August last an 

 Osprey (Pandion halieetus) was sent in from Moy Hall, the seat of 

 The Mackintosh, to Mr. Mackay for preservation. T. E. BUCKLEY, 

 Inverness. 



Night Heron in Barra. I shot a " Night Heron " (Nycticorax 

 griseus] on the east coast of the island of Barra on i2th October, 

 after a snowstorm and gale on the nth. It rose from some sea-weed- 

 covered rocks which had just been uncovered by the tide. It was 

 submitted in the flesh to Mr. Eagle Clarke for inspection, and he 

 confirms my opinion that it is an immature bird. By dissection it 

 proved to be a male. C. V. A. PEEL, Barra. 



Shoveller in East and Mid Lothian. On zyth April 1896 I 

 observed a Shoveller (Spatula dypeata) drake on a small loch at the 

 base of the Lammermuirs. On my first visit the bird was resting on 

 a piece of open water in company with a Coot, and both birds rose 



