1 8 The Scottish Naturalist. 



Space between spines of lateral line, ... ... | 



Eyes equal. Diameter of eye-ball, ... ... ... \ 



,, ofpupil, | 



Depth of lower jaw, ... ... ... ... ... -J 



Mouth when open, ... ... ... ... ... 1^ by i 



The above description is accurate as far as this specimen goes ; but some- 

 allowance must be made for a certain amount of mutilation. There was no 

 trace of the elongated anterior spine of the dorsal fin, described by Yarrell,. 

 Giinther, Nilsson, and others. The caudal fin presented only seven rays ; and 

 there was no trace of ventral fins. The wart observed at the root of the tail 

 had some rough projections on it, which were probably broken spine rays of 

 what may be considered the analogue of the anal fin. There was no trace of 

 the black spots on the sides of the body, noticed by Yarrell, and others. 



The fish is evidently different from the one described by Dr. Fleming ; for,, 

 in his specimen, the vent was immediately under the pectoral fin, whereas in 

 this it was behind the middle of the body. The pectoral fins, which consisted 

 of five rays, measured ij inches in length, but they all had the appearance of 

 having been broken. 



Though this specimen was comparatively perfect, it was extremely fragile ;, 

 and in handling it with the greatest care it was impossible to avoid injuring 

 some parts of the fins. 



REPORT ON THE ORNITHOLOGY OF THE EAST OF SCOTLAND- 



Additional Remarks by the Writer. 



Rock Dove No 181 "is confined to the Rocky Coasts." Since 

 the above was written, I have had the pleasure of a letter from 

 Mr. William Wilson, junr, of Hillock, Terpersie, Alford, acquainting 

 me that the Rock Dove {Columba livia) is permanently resident in 

 Central Aberdeenshire, nesting on rocks along the sides of the 

 rivulets on the Coreen hills, that they are very shy, and that he 

 has always considered their appearance there as one of the most 

 interesting features in the Ornithology of the district. I can only 

 express the hope that other members of the union will follow Mr. 

 Wilson's example in forwarding any local information that may oc- 

 cur ; this being the only way to gain a thorough knowledge of the 

 distribution of the birds of the entire district. 



Another correspondent directs attention in the report to the 

 Reed Warbler obs. Forfar No. 24 The note on it, I find, as it 

 stands at present, applies only to Perth there should have been 

 the addition, "noticed in Forfarshire " (fide Mr. Patrick Henderson. 



