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The Squirrel {Sciurus vulgaris, L.) in Wigtonshire. — The 



Squirrel is the latest spontaneous addition to the fauna of Wigton- 

 shire. I heard of one or two being seen in the woods at Monreith 

 about ten years ago ; but it was not till 1889 that I saw one myself. 

 They are now becoming pretty abundant. — Herbert Maxwell, 

 Monreith, Wigtonshire. 



Occurrence of the Chiff-Chaff (Phylloscopus rufus, Bechst.) in 

 Banffshire. — On the 8th of October last, I heard the unmistakeable 

 note of the Chiff-chaff, and followed the bird for some time in the 

 birchwoods of Dell, Strathavon, about eight miles below Ballindalloch. 

 The strong southerly winds prevailing at the time — that of the 

 autumnal migration — probably account for the presence of this 

 bird in a part of Scotland where I believe it has rarely been 

 observed. — Lionel W. Hinxman, Edinburgh. 



Dipper (Cinclus aquations, Bechst.) in North Uist. — Sheriff 

 Webster informs me that he has seen a Dipper or Water Crow in 

 North Uist, but adds that the bird is not common. This is the 

 first time I have been able to record the Dipper in any of the 

 islands of the Outer Hebrides, south of Harris. — J. A. Harvie- 

 Brown. 



Great Grey Shrike (La?iius exatbitor, L.) in Solway District. — 



A specimen of this bird, shot on 25th February at Drumclyre, 

 Kirkcudbrightshire, by Mr. Smith, gamekeeper there, has been 

 presented to me. This is the only bird of the species I have heard 

 of this winter. — Robert Service, Maxwelltown. 



Red -backed Shrike {Laiiius collurio, L.) at the Pentland 

 Skerries. — I saw two Red-backed Shrikes here on the 4th of 

 September 1891, and captured one of them, a female, so that there 

 is no mistake about the bird. I have since got it stuffed. This is 

 only the second time I have seen this bird here for the last ten 

 years. — J. Gilmour, Pentland Skerries. 



Waxwing (Ampelis garrulus, L.) in Berwickshire. — A fine 

 adult female Waxwing was found dead on nth December 1S91, 

 at Mordington, near Berwick-on-Tweed, and being in a perfectly 

 fresh condition, was forwarded to me for preservation. — Robert 

 Small, Edinburgh. 



Waxwing {Ampelis garrultts, L.) in Caithness. — A female of 

 this very rare bird in Caithness was shot at Shurrery, on the estate 

 of Thomas Pilkington, Esq., Sandside, on the 3d of November 1S91. 

 — Lewis Dunbar, Thurso. 



Rook (Corvus frugileguS) L.) singing. — This morning (25th 

 February [892) as I was walking through the grounds of Loretto, 

 Musselburgh, my attention was attracted by a bird-note that v 



