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fed amicably together [John Maclennan, Inverness Courier, 24th 

 April, 1879]. This instances how completely some districts were 

 denuded of bird-life. 



Large flocks were seen on Lamberton Farm, in Berwickshire, 

 in January, 1879, near the sea-side, as recorded by Mr. Geo. 

 Muirhead. There the land was nearly clear of snow. 



An increase in their numbers during the breeding season of 1879 

 was observed in S.W. Scotland, where of late years they have been 

 on the decrease [R. Service, loc. cit.~\ 



WOODPECKER. 



Picus major, Lin. 



A Great Spotted Woodpecker (an adult female) was shot near 

 Callander on the 24th April, 1879. [A "Black and White" 

 Woodpecker was seen on the Ross of Mull. I mention it as tend- 

 ing to show that this early migration — in October — was probably 

 of Scandinavian origin. I believe that more careful observation 

 at certain localities upon our west coast will result in some 

 curious discoveries in the facts connected with the autumnal 

 migration of birds.] Mr. Maloch, of Perth, saw two (a pair) of 

 these birds near Kinross. A female was shot at Quixwood, 

 Berwickshire, about the beginning of February, 1879 [Mr. George 

 Muirhead], and another was received by Mr. Hastings, naturalist, 

 Dumfries, for preservation. 



STOCK DOVE. 



COLUMBA OEN'AS, Lin. 



A Stock Dove was shot at Haggerstone, south of Berwick. It 

 was in the company of Wood Pigeons [James Hardy, in lit., 5th 

 February, 1879]. Mr. Robert Gray also records one shot on the 

 11th March, 1879, in the woods of Dunse Castle, Berwickshire, 

 "out of a flock of more than a dozen;" and of late years several 

 others have been recorded as breeding or having been shot in 

 Scotland, indicating a northward extension in Great Britain of its 

 breeding range. 



WOOD PIGEON. 



COLUMBA PALUMBUS, Lin. 



Had left Sutherland — Tongue district — entirely, shortly before 

 the 13th January [J. C, in ttt., 13th January, 1879]. Half a 



