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two half-grown young ones (there were doubtless more) were driven 

 out and swam to join their parents. Apparently this is the fourth 

 and most northern record of the nesting of this species in Scotland. 

 (The previous records are once in Tweed area in 1906, and twice 

 in Forth area in 1909-1910.) It is of course a first record for 

 Sutherland area. Annie C. Jackson, Swordale. 



Common Redshank in unusual plumage. An interesting 

 female Common Redshank was obtained at Skinburness on 1st 

 December last. In this bird there is hardly any trace of the ashy- 

 grey colouring characteristic of normal specimens in winter plumage. 

 It is much browner all over than the average Redshank in summer, 

 and at first sight it gives one the impression of having retained its 

 summer plumage; but this is not the case, as there are evident 

 traces of its having moulted. I have handled many Redshanks, but 

 have never seen one so uniformly brown or so densely spotted and 

 barred as this bird. The upper parts are sandy brown in colour 

 mixed with olive, the wing - coverts slightly paler, the whole very 

 closely marked with spots and bars of blackish-brown. The throat 

 is white and thickly spotted with ashy grey ; the breast pale buff, 

 darker on the sides, and profusely streaked and spotted with dusky 

 brown ; the under parts are white, closely barred and flecked with 

 greyish-brown ; the head and neck dark brown with sandy coloured 

 edges to the feathers ; the tail feathers are tinged with buff, the 

 central pair darker, and narrowly barred with brownish-black. Bill, 

 legs, and toes coloured as in ordinary specimens in winter. From 

 the condition of the ovary I am inclined to think this bird is a very 

 old female. Hugh Mackav, Edinburgh. 



Cis festivus, Panz., Lathrobium multipunctum, Grav., 

 and L. punctatum, Zett., in the Forth Area. From a fungus 

 (Stereum rugosuni) growing on a dead Beech near Kipps, Linlithgow- 

 shire, I took on 4th January 1913 eight specimens of Cis festivus, 

 Panz., which seems to be an addition to the list of Forth beetles. 

 Another good addition is Lathrobium multipunctum, Grav., of 

 which I have taken four examples on the Isle of May two in July, 

 one in August, and one in September 19 10. W. E. Sharp's note 

 (Ent. Rec, 1912, p. 259)011 certain British species of this genus has 

 caused me to re-examine some I obtained a number of years ago 

 in flood refuse at Threipmuir and Harperrig Reservoirs, Pentland 

 Hills, and I find that besides Z. terminatum, var. atripalpe, which 

 was common, I have several examples of the true Z. punctatum, 

 Zett.; they were taken at Threipmuir on 12th February and 10th 

 April 1903. On the latter date, Prof. Hudson Beare was with me, 



