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western part. There are, however, about 600 acres of fir woods, 

 lying along the shores of Loch Sunart, between Salen and Glen- 

 borrodale, chiefly of larch of different ages, being all, however, 

 wdth the exception of a few acres along the roadside north of 

 Salen, planted during the last twenty years. These have all 

 replaced natural coppice woods, and this change may yet, as the 

 trees grow up, exercise a considerable influence on the distribution 

 of the local fauna. There are still a few patches of greater or less 

 extent of coppice woods — of oak, alder, birch, ash, and hazel — at 

 other points, although mostly confined, as above mentioned, to 

 the eastern and more sheltered end of the district. 



List. 



1. Halia'eius cdbicilla (L.) White-tailed Eagle. A regular visitant 



to the district ; probably from the adjacent island of Rum, 

 where it breeds. 



2. Buteo vulgaris, Leach. Common Buzzard. Formerly common, 



and breeding in the district, but now rarely met with. 

 Last nest found in 1868. 



3. Falco peregrimis, Tunstall. Peregrine Falcon. Two or three 



pairs frequent the district, and often succeed in rearing 

 their young. 



4. Falco aesalon, Tunstall. Merlin. Becoming very scarce, 



although one or two pairs are to be found. 



5. Falco tinnunculiLS, L. Kestrel. Common. 



6. Accqoiter nisus (L.) Sparrow Hawk. By no means rare, but 



not so common as the preceding. 



7. Circus cyaneus (L.) Hen Harrier. Like the Buzzard, was 



formerly common, but is now nearly extinct ; no nests have 

 been seen for eight or nine years. Still breeds in Morven. 



8. Strix stridula, L. Tawny Owl. Appears to be common, if 



one can judge by the ear, its hooting being often heard in 

 the night. 



9. Aluco flammeus ih.) Barn Owl. A pair occasionally frequent 



the ruins of Mingary Castle, and from information which 

 I have received, 1 have no doubt that it also haunts certain 

 rocky places. 

 10. Cajmmulgus europaeiis, L. Nightjar. Plentiful in the 

 summer, when it is interesting to watch them hawking for 

 moths, among the haycocks, on a fine evening. 



