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Turtle Dove {Turtur turtur). 



An immature example was shot near Fraserburgh, on or 

 about 4th October 191 3 {fide J. Mutch, in whose shop I saw 

 the specimen a few days later). 



Buffon's SKUA {Stercorarius parasiticus). 



A specimen in adult plumage was shot at the Mains of 

 Auchreddie, New Deer, on 19th May 191 3. It was sent to 

 the University by Mr Henry Cowie, M.A., and examined by 

 me on the 21st. It was afterwards dissected by Miss L. 

 Florence, B.Sc, in connection with the Food of Birds Inquiry. 

 The bird was then found to be a female with well-developed 

 but not enlarged ovary. The stomach contained, in addition 

 to stones and sand, the remains of an earthworm, of a beetle, 

 of a beetle larva, of a " leather-jacket," of a Dipteron, of an 

 earwig, and of two weevils of different species. The occur- 

 rence of an adult example in summer is remarkable ; the 

 locality, moreover, is an inland one. The specimen is now 

 in the University Museum. 



Black-throated Diver {Colymbus arcticus). 



An adult in full plumage was drowned in the salmon nets 

 at Peterhead, on 30th June or 1st July 13 13. It was sent to 

 us for examination, and preserved for the University 

 Museum. It was a female (ovary not enlarged). Here also 

 the season is a remarkable one for the occurrence of an adult 

 example. 



