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81. Red-shouldered Starling. — A female of this species was shot 

 in Rannoch, Perthshire, 10th May, 1886, and was forwarded to me in the 

 flesh by Sir Robert Menzies, Bart.— (Scot. Nat., July 1886, p. 307.) This is, 

 however, not the first notice of this bird in Scotland, as two other instances 

 are recorded — a young. male shot near Banff in 1886, and one seen in Hadding- 

 ton in 1871. — (Gray, Bds. of W. Scot., p. 156). 



82. Rose-coloured Starling". — A. pair attempted breeding in a bur- 

 row in a sandbank near Methlick in Aberdeen, but the nest was destroyed by 

 boys. This bird has been several times got near Montrose ; and also in Perth- 

 shire, where three were shot at various times at Megginch, in the Carse of 

 Gowrie. One of these is now in the P.S.N. S. Museum. 



83. Nutcracker. — Mr. Gray mentions an example of this bird, recorded 

 in the Statistical Account of the Parish of Peterhead, killed near that town in 

 1833, as being in the collection of Mr. Arbuthnot of that place. — (Bds. W. 

 Scot., p. 188.) 



84. Jay. — Is rapidly becoming more scarce from incessant persecution, 

 and will soon be exterminated. 



93. Great Spotted "Woodpecker. —Vaguely reported to have bred 

 in 1880 at Kildrummy on the Don, in Aberdeen, by Mr. Robb, gamekeeper 

 {comm. J. A. H. B.), and is believed to have been formerly resident in 

 Rannoch. 



94. Lesser Spotted "Woodpecker. — Reported by Dr. Howden to 

 have been more than once seen near Montrose, and has been got at Craigo. 



