240 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Old Stat. Acct. of Scotland as being obtained in the parish of 

 Lonmay.* 



Obs. White-winged Crossbill. — Loxia leucoptera, Gmelin. Mr. 

 Thomas Edward has recorded that a large flock of this bird ap- 

 peared near the town of Banff in 1859.t 



Bunting — Ember iza miliaria, Lin. To be seen in large flocks 

 in severe winters. 



Yellow Hammer. — Emberiza citrinella, Lin. Very common. 

 Like the common Bunting, the Yellow Hammer is frequently seen 

 in large flocks during winter, and is often accompanied by some 

 Bramblings and Snow Buntings. 



Black-headed Bunting. — Emberiza melanocephala, Scopoli. 

 Rare, but has been killed several times at Brucklay Castle, Kin- 

 mundy, and in the neighbourhood of Strathbeg. 



Snow Bunting. — Plectrophanes nivalis (Lin.). Pretty common 

 along the coast and on the higher grounds during the winter 

 months, sometimes appearing in large flocks. 



Starling. — Sturnus vulgaris, Lin. There is nothing more re- 

 markable in the ornithology of this district than the immense in- 

 crease of this species within the last few years. But a few years 

 ago it was scarcely to be seen, and now it is in countless flocks 

 everywhere. | 



Obs. Rose-coloured Pastor. — Pastor roseus (Lin.). Mr. Angus 

 was informed by Mr. John Wilson of Methlick that there was a 

 nest of this species in a burrow in a sandbank near Methlick in 

 the summer of 1840. The birds removed to another place about a 

 mile off, but Mr. Wilson did not think they succeeded in rearing a 

 brood. § 



Obs. Nutcracker. — Nucifraga caryocatactes (Lin.). There is a 

 specimen of this bird in the museum of Mr. Arbuthnot at Peter- 

 head, but whether it was shot in the district or not I cannot say.|| 



Magpie. — Pica rustica (Scopoli). Rare. 



Jackdaw. — Corvus monedula, Lin. Formerly an uncommon 

 bird, but is increasing every year. 



Rook. — Corvus frugilegus, Lin. Not very numerous. The 



* New Stat. Acct., vol. xii., p. 351; Old Stat. Acct., vol. xvi. 



| Gray's " Birds of West of Scotland," p. 156. 



X New Stat, xicct., vol. xii., p. 706. 



§ Gray's " Birds of West of Scotland," p. 161. 



j| Yarrell, vol. ii., p. 132. 



