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near the island of Vallay, North Uist. On looking at them on 

 several days with a powerful glass, I made them out, with no 

 hesitation, to be Smews." Mr. Herbert Langton saw a female Smew 

 near Little Bernera of The Lews in May 1899.] 



WOOD PIGEON ( Columba palumbus), p. 112. On April 23, 1900, 

 Mr. M'Elfrish shot a Wood Pigeon "below my garden at Loch- 

 maddy. This one I had stuffed and sent to the collection at 

 Kilmory. On June 4, when cycling up the north side of Blashval, 

 I flushed another. It got up quite close to me, and only flew a 

 short distance into the moor, where it pitched. These are all I 

 have seen in the Long Island." 



TURTLE DOVE (Columba turtur), p. 114. This species has now 

 been added to the Fauna of the group by " our indefatigable corre- 

 spondent," so often mentioned before as' resident observer in Barra 

 for many years Dr. M'Rury. The date was September 27, 1895 

 ("Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist." 1896, p. 23), and it is believed to have 

 been reared in the Outer Hebrides as it was not considered strong 

 enough for a long flight. 



Another one, a young bird, in North Uist in August 1896, is 

 in the collection of Sir Arthur Orde, Kilmory ("Ann. Scot. Nat. 

 Hist." 1896, p. 255). 



Yet another is reported from the Flannan Isles, October 28, 

 1900 ("Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist." 1901, p. 140). 



Mr. W. L. MacGillivray writes me that a young male Turtle 

 Dove appeared at Eoligary on August 18, 1901, "and was caught 

 by one of our servants on September 29." Mr. MacGillivray has 

 had it in a cage since then, and he says " it makes a very interesting 

 pet ; is perfectly tame now." He goes on to say, " Another older 

 Turtle Dove appeared here on September 25, and remained with 

 the young bird only for two days, whereafter it took its departure. 

 I have another Turtle Dove, a male, in my collection," continues 

 Mr. MacGillivray, "which I shot in May 1897, ar >d a female 

 appeared same month, but a week later, which left in a few days." 



PHEASANT (Phasiamts colchicus), p. 116. Mr. M'Elfrish informs 

 me that "a few pairs have just been introduced to North Uist by 

 Sir Arthur Campbell Orde at Newton, 1901." 



PALLAS SAND GROUSE (Syrrhaptes paradoxus], p. 254. In con- 

 tinuation of our remarks in the Appendix to the " Fauna of the Outer 

 Hebrides," Mr. Radclyffe Waters is able to record that two or three 

 out of that flock were shot by the keeper. One set up by him is 

 now in the lodge. 



PARTRIDGE (Perdix cinerea), p. 117. Previous introductions, as 

 we have seen (" Fauna of the Outer Hebrides" p. 117) have not proved 

 successful. Subsequent attempts, as yet, have met with not much 

 better results, as will be gathered from the following notes by Mr. 



