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On the other hand, 7 species found in the Stewartry have not 

 been authenticated from any of the three adjoining areas, viz. : 



Test ace I la Italia tidea. 

 Li max jlavus. 

 Limnaa auricularia. 

 Planorbis carinatus. 



Acroloxus lacustris. 

 Valvata cristata. 

 Anodonta cygnea. 



There is sufficient work for anyone desirous of working 

 up further distribution, particularly up the valleys ; but the 

 principal desideratum is the record of the slugs, to which 

 only the slightest attention has been paid. These I should 

 be glad to see, living, in air-tight tins for which my address 

 is 259 Hyde Park Road, Leeds. 



Siberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita tristis) at 

 Little Ross Lighthouse, Kirkcudbrightshire. On the 



morning of 3rd December 1916, with a light breeze from the 

 N.E., a drizzle of rain, and haze, there were numerous birds at 

 the lantern at Little Ross. Curlews, Lapwings, Redwings, Field- 

 fares, Thrushes, Larks, Knots, Golden Plover, and Snipe were 

 plentiful, also various other Waders. I was out capturing a Curlew, 

 when I saw a tiny Warbler fluttering against the lantern. On 

 examination, I saw.it was something uncommon, as the lateness 

 of the season led me to expect. I therefore sent it to Miss Rintoul 

 and Miss Baxter, who inform me that it is a Siberian Chiffchaff. 

 William Begg, Little Ross Lighthouse. 



[This is a very interesting and important record, being the first 

 tin., this little visitor from the East has been recorded from south- 

 western Scotland. It has been known to occur on the Orkney 

 and Shetland Islands and the Isle of May, but with the exception 

 of Sule Skerry, there is no record from the West, nor has it hitherto 

 been noted as far south in Scotland as Kirkcudbrightshire. Eds.] 



Early Appearance of Swift. In connection with Mr Serle's 

 note in the September number (p. 240), it may be of interest to 

 state that I saw a Swift near Giffnock on 23rd April this year (1916). 

 On the same day of the month in 1902, Mr John Craig, Beith, 

 observed it at Kilbirnie Loch, near Beith. These, so far as I know, 

 are the earliest dates for the " Clyde " area. In nine out of the 

 twenty-four years, 1893 to 19 16, the Swift has first been noted in 

 "Clyde" in April. John Robertson, Glasgow. 



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