58 The Scottish Naturalist. 



bution of Birds in Britain during the nesting-season, does not include it among 

 those breeding in sub-province 36 ; I was therefore much pleased at finding a 

 nest near Loch Maddy in North Uist. on May 14, 1872, The old birds were 

 hoppiug about close by and repeatedly carried food to the nest, which was 

 placed about 3 feet from the gr und, in a wall built of turfs, and contained three 

 young ones I watched the parent birds for some time, and on several oc- 

 casions, through a powerful glass, so as to make quite sure of the species. This 

 was the only nest found, but several birds were seen singly and in pairs, both at 

 Loch Maddy and at Tarbert in Harris.— H. Jenner Fust, Jun., Hill Court, 

 Falfield. 



Eagle Owl in Perthshire.— At a recent meeting of the Glasgow Natural 

 History Society, Mr. Robert Gray communicated a note from Mr. M'Leay, 

 Inverness, regarding the occurrence of an Eagle Owl (Bubo maximusj in 

 Perthshire. It was shot near Pitlochry last January. 



ON CERTAIN PROBABLE SCOTTISH TORTRICES. 



By CHARLES G. BARRETT. 



A SUGGESTION has been made to me that a notice of 

 **■ some of the species of Tortrices which might reasonably 



be expected to occur in Scotland, but which have not yet been 

 found in the British Islands, may be useful as a hint to Scottish 

 entomologists what to look for. A few remarks upon the rarer 

 northern species which have already been discovered, may also 

 be acceptable. 



Halonota sublimana H.S. A pretty species, but suffi- 

 ciently near to H. cirsiana and trigemi?iana to be readily over- 

 looked. Taken on the Continent on high mountains among 

 juniper, in July. 



, Sericoris turfosana H.S. About the size of lacunana, 

 but with narrower wings ; "silvery grey with dark fasciae. 

 Found on peat swamps, among young firs. 



Stigmonota scopariana H.S. A pretty, dark species, 

 with bright silvery streaks beyond the middle of the fore-wings, 

 about the size of Stig. internana. Found among Spartium 

 (broom), in April and May, the larva feeding in the seeds. 



Stigmonota duim.icwa X t A handsome species allied 

 to coniferana, but much irger. '• Taken in June and July, 

 especially in mountainous districts ; the larva from autumn to 

 May, in the bark of spruce fir." — Heinemann. 



