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the commonest of the Falconidre in the parish ; Sparrow-hawk ( Accipitur 

 nisus), sadly persecuted, and almost extinct ; Kite or Gled ( 'Milvus vulgaris) , 

 very scarce, being ruthlessly destroyed by the gamekeepers whenever met with ; 

 Barn Owl ( Strix Jlam?nea), and Tawny Owl ( Syrnium stridula), both not 

 unfrequent. Before the present Lagopomania set in several others of this tribe, 

 including the Swallow-tailed Kite, were denizens of the parish. Great Grey Shrike* 

 (Lanivs excubitorj, a rare visitor ; Spotted Fly-catcher ( ' Muscicapa grisola), 

 a regular summer resident; Water Ouzel ( Cinclus aquaticus), pretty common; 

 Missel Thrush (Tardus viscivorus), not uncommon ; Fieldfare* ( T. pilaris), a 

 winter visitant; Mavis ( T. muscicus), common ; Redwing*/'/', iliacus), a winter 

 visitor; Blackbird (T. merula), not very common ; Ring-ouzel (T. torquatus), 

 frequent on the hillsides during summer, nesting high up ; Hedge-sparrow {Accen- 

 tor modularis), common ; Redbreast {Erythaca rubecula), common ; Redstart 

 (Phcrn icura ruticilla), a regular summer visitant ; Whinchat [Saxicola rubetra), 

 not uncommon during summer ; Wheatear {S. <znanthe), also a comjnon summer 

 resident ; (the Stonechat, the name by which the Wheatear often goes, does not 

 visit the district.) Sedge Warbler (Salicaria phragmitis), not common, but fre- 

 quently heard during the summer nights; Blackcap* {Curruca atricapilla),&y&\x 

 male and female — observed in the summer of 1869 ; Garden Warbler (C. hor- 

 tensis), scarce ; Wood Wren {Sylvia sylvicola), not common ; Willow Wren {S. 

 trochilus), common ; Gold-crested Wren {Regulus cristatus), not scarce ; Great 

 Titmouse (Par us major), not uncommon ; Blue Titmouse (P. caruleus), frequent; 

 Cole Titmouse (P. ater), the least common of the Tits ; Long-tailed Titmouse {P. 

 caudatus), not scarce ; Pied Wagtail {Motacilla Yarellii), common ; Grey 

 Wagtail {M. boarula), a regular summer resident, not common ; Tree Pipit 

 {Anthvs arboreus), a summer visitor, not common ; Meadow Pipit {A. praten- 

 sis), very common. The Sky-lark does not appear to pass the mountain bar- 

 riers at Callander and Comrie. The Wood-lark ought perhaps to be included 

 in this list. Snow Bunting* {Plectrophanes nivalis), a winter visitor, on the 

 hill tops till May ; Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza schamiclus), a regular 

 summer resident, not common ; Yellow Hammer {E. citronella) l very common. 

 Chaffinch {Fringilla ccelebs), common ; House Sparrow {Passer domesticus), 

 common; Greenfinch {Coccothraustes chloris), frequent; Siskin (Carduelis 

 spinus), resides throughout the year, not common ; Lesser Redpole (Linota 

 linaria), rather scarce ; Mountain Linnet (L. monlium), common ; Bullfinch 

 (Pyrrhula vulgaris), not unfrequent ; Crossbill*' (Loxia curvirostm), frequents 

 the firs in autumn, very regularly of recent years ; Common Starling {Sturnus 

 vulgaris), very common ; Raven (Corvus corax), a victim of the gameherds, 

 and therefore scarce ; Hooded Crow (C. comix), ditto, ditto ; Rook {C. frugi- 

 legus), not too common ; Jackdaw (C. monedula), abundant ; Magpie {Pica 

 caudata), nearly exterminated ; Jay {Garrulus glajidarius), in the Strathyre 

 woods only — elsewhere extirpated; Great Spotted Wood-pecker* (Picus major), 

 a single bird seen in 1869 ; Creeper (Certhia familiaris), common ; Common 

 Wren {Troglodites vulgaris), frequent ; Cuckoo {C it cuius canorvs), a regular 

 visitor; Common Swallow {Hirundo rustiea), common; House Martin {H. 

 urbica), abundant ; Sand Martin {H. riparia), common ; Swift* (Cypselus 

 apui), an occasional caller, is said to build at Callander ; Night-jar (Caprimul- 

 gus europceus), a summer visitant, and probably breeds. Ring-dove {Columba 

 palumbus), common ; Pheasant {Phasiamus colchicus), protected ; Capercaillie* 

 {Tetrao urogallus), an occasional visitor of late years; Black Grouse (T. 

 tttrix), not scarce ; Red Grouse (Lagopus scoticus), abundant ; Ptarmigan (L. 



