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and probably joined its relatives, who had followed out the family 

 instinct, when they arrived from the south later on. In the middle 

 of January 1884 I handled a fresh specimen that had been picked 

 up dead in a garden near here. So the fact seems established that 

 in at least occasional instances the Ring Ouzel may remain in winter 

 in the mild south-west of Scotland, in the same way as they have 

 been occasionally observed to do in England since the time when 

 old Gilbert White of Selborne noticed a small party of them at 

 Christmas. — Robert Service, Maxwelltown. 



Jackdaw (Corvus moneduld) Nesting in the Rigging" of a 

 Ship. — In April last a pair of Jackdaws built their nest on the chock 

 at the after part of the main-topmast head, between the tressel-trees, 

 of the training-ship " Empress," which is stationed in Gareloch, about 

 a quarter-of-a-mile from the shore, and equidistant from Row Pier 

 and Roseneath. The nest was composed of sticks, dried stems of 

 dock, and coarse grass, and was lined with feathers, wool, and bits of 

 rag, paper, and ribbon. The nest contained six eggs, and at the time I 

 received the information there was another nest building on the fore- 

 topmast head, much in the same position. For the above informa- 

 tion I am indebted to Mr. J. Nutt, one of the officers of the 

 "Empress," and to my friend Mr. F. C. Buchanan. — James 

 Lumsden, Arden. 



Note on the Sand Martin (Cottle riparid) and Carrion Crow 



{Corvus coro?ie) in Tiree. — Regarding the observations made on these 

 species in the " Fauna of Argyll and the Inner Hebrides," I beg to 

 say that there is no doubt that they nested in Tiree prior to 1887. 

 Though I did not see them nesting previously, I had seen over two 

 dozen of their holes in a sandbank, close together, and I am told 

 that the birds were seen flying in and out of them. As to the crows, 

 I did not know there was any doubt about their occurrence here occa- 

 sionally. They are, however, rare, and do not occur every year. I 

 saw three about a month ago (i.e. about mid October). They 

 appeared very tired ; and if I had had a gun I could probably have 

 shot them. — Peter Anderson, Tiree. 



Goldfinch (Carduclis elegans) near Edinburgh. — When passing 

 up the road between Craigend and Kingston Grange, early in July 

 last, I had the pleasure of seeing a goldfinch. I was attracted by 

 the bird's note, and at once detected it on the overhanging branch 

 of one of the Craigend trees, about ten yards from the point where 

 I stood. After sitting a few minutes, it Hew over the wall into 

 Kingston Grange grounds, taking a south-easterly direction. As 

 the bird is extremely rare in Mid-Lothian during summer, the 

 occurrence may be worth recording. — P. Adair, Edinburgh. 



White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) near Kelso. — On Sunday, 1 ith 

 of September, at Nenthorn Manse, I happened to be sitting at a 



