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Corvus comix. — Breeds always here. (One pair.) 

 Scolopax rusticola. — Often seen in the winter. 

 Grex pratensis. — Breeds here, — eggs and young being found. 

 Cuculus canonis. — Often seen in the summer. 

 Merula vulgaris. — Always breeds here. 

 Merula musica. — Always breeds here. 



Emheriza citrinella. — Breeds here, but never seen during the winter. 

 JPlectrophanes nivalis. — Seen in winter. 

 Alauda arvensie. — Only seen in winter. 

 Anilius aquaticus. — Breeds here. 

 Saxicola cenanthe. — Seen in summer. 

 Motacilla Yarrellii. — Seen in summer and winter. 

 Motacilla hoarula. — Seen in summer. 

 Erythaca ruhecula. — Breeds here. 

 Troglodytes Europoeus. — Breeds and sings here. 

 Carduelis elegnns. — Seen only in winter. 



The prevalence of an easterly wind occasionally prevents the Birds from 

 arriving at the dates specified, but they may be taken as a fair average. 



Mill of Boindee, Banff, April, 1834. 



A LIST OF THE RAYED EOHINODERMATA OF BANFFSHIRE. 



BY MR. THOMAS KDWARD. 



In offering the following list of the Star-Fishes of the Banffshire coast to 

 the readers of "The Naturalist," the winter would beg leave to say that it is 

 not to show his acquirements as an observer of Nature, or his talents as a 

 collector of natural objects, that he has done so; but rather to give, as far 

 as in him lies, all publicity to those animals which are, as far as he knows, 

 to be found in his neighbourhood, and places adjoining. 



If this were done generally throughout the country, we might then, ere 

 long, be able to form something like an adequate notion of what we really 

 do possess; but until such be the case, we cannot even expect to arrive at 

 anything like a perfect idea of what animals there are, or where such are to 

 be found. Ijct naturalists, then, and observers of these things look to and 

 note this, that all who can may reap the benefit. 



It will be seen that the term 'Common,' applied to several of the species 

 about to be I'cferred to, is not used here. The reason for this is, that it 

 appears to the writer to be a term quite misapplied, and tending to lead, 

 especially the young and inquiring naturalist, astray rather than otherwise, as 

 it is given to species which are in some places rather scarce, if found at allj 

 whilst others, not so denominated, are very numerous and plentiful. 



Although certain species may be quite 'common,' and perhaps abundant 



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