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16. Sedge Beedling. CalamoJierpe Phragmitis. 



M. Arrives in the beginning of May. Rare. Dudding- 

 ston Locli. 



W. Very seldom seen, but commonly heard about Bath- 

 gate in the middle and end of May, sometimes singing 

 during the whole night. 



E. First seen on 4th May 1839. Extremely rare. 



17. Marsh Eeedling. Calamohevpe arundlnacea. 



W. Very rarely occurs in the neighbourhood of Bathgate. 

 I have only known of one nest, which had five eggs, and 

 was built among willows and some tall aquatic plants, 

 on the margin of Boarbaughlaw water, about the begin- 

 ning of June. 



18. Grasshopper Chirper. Sihilatrix Locustella. 



M. Arrives in the beginning of May. Extremely rare. 



W. Seldom seen or heard in the neighbourhood of Bath- 

 gate. In a large and well-sheltered plantation on the 

 banks of the Avon, belonging to W. D. Gillon, Esq. of 

 Wallhouse, one or two, if the weather is very warm, may 

 be heard in the evening, about the middle and end of 

 May. 



19. Banh Swallow. Hirundo riparia. 



M. Arrives from the 20th to the end of April. Not un- 

 common about sandpits, quarries, and high banks. De- 

 parts in the end of September. 



W. On the 10th of April 1889, a Sand Martin was seen 

 during the whole day flying around and over Bathgate 

 Mill-dam. On the 24th a pair visited Balbardie quarry, 

 and on the 1st of May ten or twelve pairs were seen at 

 the same place. 



E. Arrived on 30th April 1839. Departed on 4th Sep- 

 tember 1838. Rather common. 



20. Chimney or Red-fronted Swallow. Hirundo rustica. 



M. Arrives from the 20th to the end of April. Abundant. 



W. Generally appear about Bathgate in the end of April. 

 In 1839 they first appeared on the 24th. 



E. Arrived on l7th April 1839. Departed on 23d Sep- 

 tember 1838. Plentiful. 



