ORNITHOLOGY OF AEBROATH- 

 By A. Nicol Simpson. 



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107. Cormorant. Breeds annually at Redhead. Now and 



again one falls to the gun on this side of Lunan Bay. 



108. Shag. I have seen only one specimen from this locality ; 



but it is supposed to frequent the rocks to the east of 

 Auchmithie village. 



109. Gannet. Does not breed here ; but is often shot on the 



coast between the Harbour and the Bellrock lighthouse ; 

 large numbers are occasionally caught in stake nets. 



110. Common Heron. Its breeding haunts are outside my 



locality, but its visits here are by no means uncommon. 

 I have seen several by the shores of the Gighty,and the 

 Lunan streams, also on the coast and to the east of the 

 town. In the gloomy depths of the Guynd woods the 

 tall bird has got up under my feet as I penetrated the 

 dense shrubbery. 



111. White Stork. Col. H. M. Drummond Hay mentions 



this bird as occurring at Ethie near Arbroath about 

 1836 (Col. Hay's Report to E. S. Union of Naturalists' 

 Societies.) 



112. Egyptian Goose. It is doubtful whether specimens 



got here were wild birds or semi-domesticated. It is 

 impossible to decide the question. 



113. Grey-lag Goose. Can find a place in my list only on the 



ground that it passes over this district late in the year. 



114. Bean Goose. I have never found this bird ; but some 



authorities assert that it has been seen here. 



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