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in 1885, first nest seen 1883) ; Cleish Hills lochs (1885) [Mr. J. J. 

 Dalgleish's date (1879) as nrst record here comes in] ; Loch Fitty, 

 Fife (breeding abundantly by 1885); Otterstone Loch, Fife (three 

 broods, 1890); and Burntisland Waterworks (a reservoir about two 

 miles north of Aberdour, Fife), where he observed at least eight or 

 nine pairs on gth April 1893, and "had little doubt a few of them 

 breed on its margins." Also at Raith Lake, near Kirkcaldy, " whilst 

 collecting mollnsca" Mr. Evans " observed nine or ten Tufted Ducks 

 on it on 23rd August 1890, some of them apparently young birds 

 not yet fully grown." On 6th March 1887 he " saw thirty-five to 

 forty on Camilla Loch, also in Fife." 



There are doubtless other sheets of water, large or small, fre- 

 quented by the birds in winter and summer, but the above are 

 sufficient to quote for our present uses. They are not considered 

 as yet to visit the ponds about Tulliallan by Mr. J. J. Dalgleish, but 

 we have ourselves repeatedly shot birds on the adjoining tidal water 

 of the River Forth (see under Stirlingshire). 



It appears, therefore, that Perthshire and Fife still own the 

 earliest definite records of the nesting of the Tufted Duck in Scot- 

 land, and those in the valley of the Tay and north coast of Fife 

 (Loch Lindores) and Loch Leven, so far as we are able to know. 



FORFAR AND STRATHMORE. 



In Forfarshire and Strathmore we are informed by Mr. P. 

 Henderson of Dundee (/// lit. 27th August 1895), tnat f r many 

 years it was only a winter visitor, but " I have had it frequently 

 brought for stuffing in the summer time during the last eight years, 

 mostly from the Forfar 1 district. The estate of Inshewan " (with 

 which we were also acquainted during August of 1886 H. B.), 

 " which has several small lochs, is a favourite place, but there are 

 many more small lochs frequented by it." Mr. Wm. Evans has 

 observed it also " on several occasions within the last eight or nine 

 years on Rescobie Loch, near Forfar, in the months of May and 

 June." 



KINCARDINE. 



Mr. Sim of Aberdeen, who has traversed a considerable portion 

 of this county, had, up to the date of August 1895, "not seen nor 

 heard anything of the Tufted Duck," and adds, " this may be ac- 

 counted for by the want of proper breeding-ground " (in lit. 1 7th 

 August 1895). 



DEE. 



This now brings us to " Dee," and our friend Mr. George Sim 

 supplies the following short abstract of his observations during most 



1 I.e. the district around the town of Forfar. H. B. 



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