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in years past ; but so far as my knowledge goes, no 

 Snowy Owl now builds upon that sea-wall. 



91. Marsh Harrier. This bird is said to have been got ; but 



personally I have no authentic knowledge of it. 



92. Montague's Harrier. On ioth May, 1885, a fine male 



bird was shot near Mayfield ; and on 30th November 

 following a female was procured at Seaton Den. Both 

 these birds are in my collection. 



93. Hen Harrier. A casual visitor, so far as I can learn. 



94. Common Buzzard. One was trapped a few years ago at 



Seaton House ; but it is a rare bird in this neighbourhood. 



95. Rough-legged Buzzard. Said to be occasionally found 



of late years, but from my investigations this appears 

 doubtful. 



96. Golden Eagle. Shot occasionally to the north. One at 



present in the Arbroath Museum I saw repeatedly while 

 alive, it having been confined for some years in a cage. 



97. Goshawk. I learn that ten or fifteen years ago every 



winter yielded a couple or two to the naturalist's gun ; 

 now it is conspicuous by its absence. 



98. Sparrow Hawk. Fairly abundant, and breeds in certain 



localities within my radius. 



99. Kite. Has been several times handed in for preservation 



to the local taxidermist. 



100. Honey Buzzard. My information with regard to its 



occurrence near Arbroath is not worthy of being recorded. 

 Personally I have not met it. 



101. Peregrine Falcon. A pair breed annually on that pre- 



cipitous promontory, the Redhead. On 1 6th July, 1886, 

 I saw one of the young birds shot. Every year I 

 observe the parent birds hovering around their eyrie. 



102. Hobby. A very rare bird here. One or two have been 



set up here, but whence they came no one can now say. 



103. Merlin. Fairly distributed; it breeds on the Coast Cliffs, 



as well as inland. A female in my possession was 

 caught in the intricacies of a salmon-net which had 

 been hung up to dry. It had chased a small bird ; but 

 the latter escaped and the would-be slayer was caught. 



104. Common Kestrel. This is the most plentiful of the 



Falconidce within my limited area. 

 (To be continued.) 



