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north went the round of the northern papers. These were pro 

 bably Brent Geese, which have been unusually plentiful in our 

 seas and firths this winter: — 



" Alness. — Slaughter of Wild Geese. — The Invergordon 

 Times says that in the shop of Mr. Hugh Munro, merchant, 

 Alness, there were, on Monday last, no less than 300 Wild Geese, 

 the bulk of which were shot by Captain Spicer. It is added that 

 Captain Spicer has been successful in taking down fifty-six geese 

 with one shot." 



For three weeks in April Wild Geese frequented the upland 

 farms in Berwickshire, and as late as 28th April. 



PINK-FOOTED GOOSE. 

 Anser brachyrhynchus, Baillon. 



One was shot at Callander this winter by Mr. MacDougall. 

 They were reported as unusually plentiful and tame. This is 

 almost undoubtedly the common wild Grey Goose of our East 

 Coast, the Bean being really the rarer species of the two. Their 

 condition was reported as bad. Mr. R. Gray says some he examined 

 " were in a state of great emaciation " [Proc. Benv. Nat. Club, 

 1878-79, p. 500]. 



BARNACLE GOOSE. 



Bernicla leucopsis (Bechst.J. 



Reported as unusually abundant this year on the Island of 

 Colonsay, Argyllshire ; and also at other stations along our west 

 coast, as in the Solway Firth [R. Service]. They fed inland during 

 the day along the banks of the Nith. One gamekeeper near Dum- 

 fries shot 15 in one day [auct. cit.~\. A Barnacle Goose lingered in 

 the Sound of Harris till an unusually late date this summer, and 

 was seen there by Mr. John MacDonald on the 17th June. 

 Barnacle Geese leave North Uist en masse usually about the middle 

 of May. 



WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. 



Anser albifrons (Gmel.J. 



Recorded as unusually abundant, and visiting localities on our 

 east coast not generally frequented by them, as at Kincardine on 

 Forth [v. also R. Gray, Proc. Berw. Nat. Club, 1878-79, p. 500]. 



