The Scottish Naturalist. 



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BIRDS OF PASSAGE, WINTER. 



30. Redwing. 



31. Fieldfare. 



32. Snow Bunting. 

 ^. Bramble Finch. 



34. Mountain Linnet. 



35. God wit. 



36. Knot. 



37. Jack Snipe. 



38. Wild Goose. 



39. Bean Goose. 



40. Pink-footed Goose. 



41. White-breasted Goose. 



42. Brent Goose. 



43. Widgeon. 



44. Scaup Duck. 



45. Common Scoter. 



46. Velvet Scoter. 



47. Golden Eye. 



48. Long-tailed Duck. 



49. Goosander. 



50. Red-breasted Merganser. 



51. Great Northern Diver. 



52. Red-throated Diver. 



1 I am glad to be able to state that since the commencement of this paper 

 the Cuckoo, as well as the Owl, have been included in the Wild Birds Pro- 

 tection Amended Act, passed this last session — 1880 — making it illegal to 

 kill them between the 15th of March and 1st of August. At the same time 

 it cannot but be regretted, when altering the law, that the interests of the 

 Woodcock should have been so entirely overlooked, and that instead of the 

 shooting of these birds terminating on the 1st of February, as it ought to do, 

 it is now extended to the 15th of March, when they are known to be breed- 

 ing (see Article, No. 104). It can only be hoped that though the public 

 may not do so, the true sportsmen will refrain from destroying them at such 

 a season. 



