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37. Yellow Wagtail. Plentiful on the Brothock and other 



streams. In summer often seen in town on the banks 

 of the former stream. 



38. Meadow Pipit. Resident, but not widely distributed. 



39. Tree Pipit. Far from common, although breeding in the 



locality. 



40. Rock Pipit. Breeds on cliffs to the east of the town; 



but is sparingly distributed. 



41. Great Grey Shrike. On November 30th, 1887, one was 



shot north of Carnoustie. 



42. Waxwing. Occasionally found here in winter. One was 



shot some years ago on the road leading to Auchmithie, 

 and since then I have observed one personally. 



43. Spotted Flycatcher. Breeds, but is far from plentiful. 



44. Pied Flycatcher. Rather rare, and of local distribution. 



45. Swallow. Arrives usually at the end of April ; but often 



May is well advanced before the first arrivals take place; 

 goes south in September. I consider that the swallows 

 are late when October is reached before their departure, 

 although once I observed fully a dozen flying seawards 

 at midday on 7th October ; that year the general body 

 had left in the third week of September. In 1885 one 

 hunted the hill facing the sea here as late as 5th Nov. 



46. Martin. Leaves earlier than the swallow. Large colonies 



may be seen on the sea-cliffs. 



47. Sand-Martin. Is compelled to be local in its habits. 



The march of commerce has robbed it of many a site. 

 Where a suitable sandbank exists, there the Sand-Martin 

 labours. 



48. Goldfinch. Although I understand that this bird was for- 



merly abundant in our shire, to-day none breed here. 

 The decline in the cultivation of flax may partly account 

 for its present rarity. I caught one at Kelly Den ; and 

 on 15th December, 1886, I observed one on the coast. 



49: Siskin. Sometimes caught in winter. Said to breed within 

 a mile of the cliffs. One autumn some years ago, fully 

 a dozen entered my study, where I had a caged siskin. 

 They had gained an entrance at the window which I had 

 drawn down before leaving the room. 



50. Greenfinch. Resident and plentiful. In autumn almost 



