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migration and shooting of the birds in certain districts in the 

 south of Scotland and north of Enghand, from persons who have 

 witnessed the flight and participated in the slaughter, but I 

 have already exceeded the space originally intended. I will 

 not, therefore, trespass further on your time, except to say 

 that my friend. Captain Feilden, has written an account of our 

 search for Mr H. E. Dresser's "Birds of Europe," which will, 

 doubtless, appear in due time. To those who are sufficiently 

 interested in the subject of these remarks, I may recommend, 

 also, a perusal of the account, written in 1835 by Mr Heysham, 

 and published in the "Magazine of Natural History" (Vol. ii., 

 page 295), of the habits of this species, as observed by him 

 amongst the Cumberland hills ; or of Macgillivray's " British 

 Birds" (Vol. iv., page 108, et seq.), where the same account is 

 partially reproduced. 



On the table were placed fine specimens of the male and 

 female Dotterell; the former exhibited by Dr Dewar, and the 

 latter by Mr James Thomson of the Kelvingrove Museum. 

 These gentlemen having made a few remarks, Mr Eobert Gray 

 said the Society was much indebted to Mr Harvie-Brown for 

 bringing this valuable communication before them, instead of 

 taking it elsewhere ; and, on the motion of the chairman, it was 

 unanimously resolved to record a vote of thanks to Mr Harvie- 

 Brown for his interesting paper. 



KELVINGROVE PARK MUSEUM. 



December 23d, 1873. 

 Dr Dewar in the chair. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



Mr John A. Harvie-Brown, corresponding member, exhibited a 

 specimen of the Little Bustard (Otis tetrax), obtained near Old 

 Meldrum, Aberdeenshire, on the 13th November last. Mr Harvie- 

 Brown stated that he was indebted to Mr George Sim, naturalist, 

 Aberdeen, for being able to exhibit this fine specimen of the 

 Little Bustard, which proved on dissection to be a female. Mr 



