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Eider Duck. — Somateria mollissimu (Lin.). — One nest found 

 on Eilean Tigh. Probably dispersed over the islands in some 

 numbers, as they were seen in the water at various places. 



Cormorant. — Phalacrocorax carbo (Lin.). — The only ones seen 

 were high up on the pinnacles of Bronn na cleit, whence about 

 three or four pairs flew off at the report of the gun. 



Shag. — Phalacrocorax cristatus (Faber). — Common in all the 

 suitable places. 



IV. — Ornithological Jottings from the neighbourhood of Loch 

 Lomond, for 1881. By Mr. James Lumsden, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 



The year 1881 has been one of considerable ornithological 

 interest in the Loch Lomond district. Although an arctic winter 

 and a wintry summer deprived us of many of the more delicate 

 species, we have, perhaps owing to the same causes, had more than 

 the usual number of rare visitors. 



Sclavonian Grebe. — Podiceps auritus (Lin.). — As already 

 reported at a former meeting, a Sclavonian Grebe was shot on 

 the Loch, near Luss, by Colonel Colquhoun. 



Glaucous Gull. — Larus glaucus, Mull. — An immature Glaucous 

 Gull was obtained at the head of Glen Luss early last spring. It 

 was in the company of some other gulls when killed, but the 

 gamekeeper who shot it thinks they were not of the same species. 

 In my List of the Birds of Loch Lomond, published in the 

 Proceedings of this Society, I stated that this species had been 

 once obtained in the district, but qualified the statement by giving 

 my authority for it — viz., Rev. F. 0. Morris, in his "History of 

 British Birds." With the exception of this doubtful specimen 

 recorded by Mr. Morris, and by him alone, the bird has never 

 before been met with in the Loch Lomond district. Although not 

 uncommon nearly every winter on the East coast, this species is 

 not often seen in the West, and still more rarely in any of the 

 inland districts. It is a northern species, "and breeds chiefly within 

 the Arctic circle. 



Tawny Owl. — Syrnium aluco (Lin.). — On the 22nd of April, 

 I found a nest of the Tawny Owl on the ground at the foot of a 

 large larch tree on the banks of the river Fruin. The nest, which 

 was only a hollow between two of the roots of the tree, contained 

 three eggs. From two the young birds were almost out, and the 



