60 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



breeders, they were nesting. Mr. Dewar has got them occasionally 

 on Loch Tay side. 



Bunting. — Emberiza miliaria, Linnaeus. Not common. 



Yellowhammer. — Emberiza citrinella, Linnaeus. Very common. 



Snow Bunting. — Plectrophanes nivalis (Linnaeus). Breeds on 

 most of the high mountains in this district, especially Ben Lawers 

 and Schiehallion. 



Rose-coloured Pastor. — Pastor roseus (Linnaeus). A specimen of 

 this rare species was obtained at Dunkeld on 29th September, 1831. 



Starling. — Sturnus vulgaris, Linnaeus. Very abundant, and 

 increasing in numbers every year. 



Chough. — Fregilus graculus (Linnaeus). Pennant states that he 

 found this bird "in the farthest parts of Glenlyon and Achmore," 

 but I have never heard of any being seen of late years. 



Magpie. — Pica rustica (Scopoli). This bird used to be common 

 in Strath Tay and in the neighbourhood of Pitlochry, but is now 

 seldom seen. Almost the only district where it is still seen 

 regularly is Glenqueich, near Amulree. 



Jay. — Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus). In Strath Tay, the Jay 

 is increasing rapidly in numbers, but Col. Drummond Hay says 

 that in the Athole district it is far from, being so abundant as 

 formerly. 



Jaclcdaio. — Corvus monedula, Linnaeus. Swarms in the numer- 

 ous high rocks overhanging the valley of the Tay. 



Rook. — Corvus frugilegus, Linnaeus. Very common. There 

 are several large rookeries in the valley of the Tay, notably those 

 at Castle Menzies, Ballechin, and Pitnacree. 



Raven. — Corvus corax, Linnaeus. A good many always to be 

 seen on the high grounds. 



Carrion Crow. — Corvus corone, Linnaeus. Common. 



Hooded Grow. — Corvus cornix, Linnaeus. Not common. Kept 

 down by the gamekeepers, who wage continual war against them. 



Tree Creeper. — Certhia familiaris, Linnaeus. Common in the 

 wooded glens. I have seen a great many in the wood at the Falls 

 of Moness, at Aberfeldy. Mr. E. T. Booth found a nest there.* 

 It is also found in the woods near Pitlochry. 



Obs. Nuthatch. — Sitta caesia, Wolf. The New Statistical 

 Account of Scotland, 1845, mentions this bird as a rarity in the 



* Cat. Birds in Dyke Road Museum, p. 155. 



