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crust of bread, half-an-inch of a tallow-dip, or a dead 

 kitten, being each and all received with thanks. 



They may also be noticed at this season following 

 the plough, eagerly snatching up the worms and grubs 

 as they are exposed to view. 



The specimens in the case were shot at sea, off 

 Brighton, during the winter of 1870. 



OSPREY. 



Case 240. 



In several of the Northern counties of Scotland 



the Osprey may still be met with daring the 



Summer months. 



At the present time by far the greater number 

 of nests are to be found on trees, while, if we are 

 to believe old reports, the majority were placed on 

 isolated crags of rock in fresh water lochs, and in 

 a few instances ou rained castles. 



The specimens were obtained in the Northern 

 Highlands, in 1877. 



KITE. 



Case 241. 



Though formerly of common occurrence all over 



the country, there arc now but few counties in 



which the Kite can be reckoned as a resident. 



I have noticed that the young birds of this 

 species are usually supplied with a great variety 

 of food ; in nests I have examined there have 

 been at different times several young rabbits and 

 hares, a few squirrels and rats, numbers of grouse 

 and peewits, and on two or three occasions the 

 young of curlew, duck, and pigeons. 



The specimens were obtained in the Northern 

 Highlands, in 1877. 



