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The following contractions are made use of in the subjoined list : — 



R. — Denotes residents, or birds living in a locality more or less during the 

 whole year. 



S. — Summer migrants that breed in the locality. 



W. — Winter migrants, arriving in autumn and leaving in spring. 



Sp. A. — Birds that occur only during the spring or autumn migration, or 

 both, but that do not stay in the locality. 



Oc. — Occasional or periodical, but not quite regular visitants. 



Ab. — Abnormal or irregular visitants, occurring only at long intervals. 



Obs. — Doubtful visitants, insufficiently identified. 



c, —common ; n, — not common ; r, — rare ; 1, — local. 



a. — Denotes those species that have only been noticed in those parts of the 

 counties not included within the Don, Dee, and Tay basins. 



b. — See note below. 



2. Song 1 Thrush remains the winter in Aberdeen {fide Mr. G. Sim and 

 Rev. T. Bell, Alford), and in Kincardine {fide. A. H. Simpson, Esq.) Mr. 

 Simpson and Mr. Henderson say that it remains the whole winter on the 

 Forfarshire coast ; but in Perth, as far as I can ascertain, it leaves in October, 

 and returns in February, except in very mild winters ; this certainly is the case 

 in the Carse of Gowrie. 



3. Redwing" in very severe winters is driven further south than Perth. 



6. Ring" Ouzel. — In the eastern and lowland districts of Forfarshire is 

 seen only on its passage south, late in autumn, often in the beginning of 

 November. In Perth it is common among the mountains. Mr. Malloch says 

 that it sometimes remains all the year in some of its habitats. 



10. Stonechat remains in Forfar, Perth, and Fife, if the winter is not 

 very severe. 



11. Redstart. — Not uncommon in various parts of the Perth Highlands ; 

 breeds freely near Rannoch Lodge. 



