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Dundee). The same omission has been inadvertently made also in 

 the note to the Chiff-Chaff, No. 21, to which record should be 

 added " Forfar, fide Mr. Patrick Henderson." 



I may also state (allusion having been made to it) that though 



such species as the Reed Warbler, and Aquatic Warbler, 



are enumerated in the body of the list, the numbers prefixed were 

 merely intended as guides to the species mentioned and to 

 the notes, and not to substantiate their claim to belong to the 

 district, This is shown in the summary by their exclusion, along 

 with all other doubtful species. The mention of No 25, Aquatic 

 Warbler (a bird not yet recorded as British), was with the sole ob- 

 ject of provoking investigation, owing to the resemblance of the 

 eggs found on the banks of the Tay to those of that species. 



As to the Chiff-Chaff, a third correspondent suggests the 

 possibility of the willow-wren having been mistaken for it in the 

 instances noted in the Report ;. to this I can only say, that having 

 felt bound to mention all notices previously recorded, the identity 

 of species must rest with the authority quoted. As regards my- 

 self, I have never had the good fortune to fall in with the chiff- 

 chaff in Scotland. Though knowing the bird well in the South of 

 Europe, and having been continually on the look out for it in this 

 country, I have never seen it except in England. 



H. M. Drummond Hay. 

 November. 1886. 



A few errors have crept into the Report, which it is desirable to indicate 

 for correction. 



In the table on p. 358 the words " Perth " and " Forfar " have been trans- 

 posed, hence for Nos. 23-34, inclusive, the records under " Perth" belong to 

 Forfar, and those under ' ' Forfar " belong to Perth. 



In notes to Nos. 43, 44, 45, for Pi pet read Pipit. 



In note to 81 (Redshouldered Starling), line, 5, for 18SS read 1S56. 



In note to 157 (Ruddy Sheldrake), line, 2, for 1887 read 1881. 



207 in table, on p. 373, should have b prefixed to call attention to the note 

 on this species below. H. M. D. H. 



