NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 67 



Tay. Mr. Booth obtained some specimens on the north side of 

 Glen Lyon.* 



Ringed Plover. — AEgialitis hiaticula (Linnaeus). Rare. Has 

 been seen by Col. Drummond Hay in the Athole district. 



Oyster Catcher. — Haematopus ostralegus, Linnaeus. On every 

 channel island on the Tay and its tributaries several pairs of this 

 bird are to be seen during the breeding season. In one or two 

 places they breed in large numbers, as at Dalguise, between Dun- 

 keld and Balinluig. Their eggs are greedily gathered for sale as 

 Plover's eggs. 



Water Rail. — Rallus aquaticus, Linnaeus. Rare. Has been 

 shot near Aberfeldy, at Killiechassie, and on Loch Tay, at Finlarig. 



Com Crake. — Crex pratensis, Bechstein. In the neighbourhood 

 of Aberfeldy I have not heard or seen a Corn Crake for two years, 

 whereas, in the Athole district, Col. Drummond Hay says it is much 

 more abundant than it used to be. 



Moor-hen. — Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus). Very common. 



Coot. — Fulica atra, Linnaeus. Not so common as the last- 

 mentioned species. 



NATATORES. 



Arctic Tern. — Sterna macrura, Naumann. Rare. 



Kittiwake. — Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus). Has been shot on Loch 

 Tay by Mr. Dewar. 



Black-headed Gull. — Chro'icocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus). 

 Common. 



Great Black-backed Gull. — Larus marinus, Linnaeus. Rare. 

 Has been obtained by Mr. Dewar on Loch Tay. 



Lesser Black-backed 67W/.— Larus fuscus, Linnaeus. Tolerably 

 common, and generally seen in company with the Black-headed 

 Gull. 



Common Gull. — Larus canus, Linnaeus. Not so common as 

 either the Black-headed or Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Breeds on 

 an island in Loch Tay. 



Razor-bill. — Alca torda, Linnaeus. Shot by Mr. Dewar on 

 Loch Tay, who tells me that he sees several every year. 



Common Guillemot. — Alca troile (Linnaeus). Has been obtained 

 on Loch Tay by Mr. John Tarret. who has the skin in his pos- 

 session. 



* Cat. Birds in Dyke Road Museum, p. 146. 



