ADDITIONS SINCE 1899. 281 



shire. — A young bird caught August 22nd, 1903 (H. D. Simpson,. 

 t.c, 1903, p. 245). Selkirkshire. — Breeding in June, 1901 (C. 

 Campbell, t.c, 1901, p. 235). Berwickshire. — Bred at Duns 

 Castle, 1900 [I.e., 1901, p. 136). East Lothian. — Apparently 

 breeding, 1901 (A. Buchan-Hepburn, t.c, 1901, p. 181) ; 

 breeding in 1902 and 1903 (H. N. Bonar, t.c, 1903, pp. 49 

 and 245). Midlothian. — Young bird captured June 24th 

 near Penicuik (W. Evans and R. Godfrey, t.c, 1901, p. 235), and 

 said to breed annually in Wells and Minto woods (Z.c, c./. 

 also 1902, p. 130). Linlithgow. — Seen at Dalmeny, June 

 19th, 1901 {t.c, 1902, p. 130). Stirlingshire.— ''Two pairs 

 observed in one locality " (J. A. Har vie- Brown, t.c, 1907, 

 p. 182). Perthshire. — Bird seen in spring, 1907, near Dui^pHn 

 {id.. I.e.). Nesting at Crieff and Drumtochty, May, 1907 

 (M. Bedford, t.c, 1907, p. 247), and near Callander, June, 

 1907 (J. B. BailHe-Hamilton, I.e.). Kincardine. — One at 

 Auchinblae, June 16th, 1904 {t.c, 1905, p. 209). Aberdeen. 

 —A pair nesting, 1903 {t.c, 1904, p. 210). Argyllshire.— 

 One shot at Taynuilt, January 17th, 1902 (C. H. Bisshopp, 

 t.c, 1902, p. 119) ; apparent breeding in Loch Awe 

 district. 1906 and 1907 (C. H. Alston, t.c, 1907, p. 182). 

 Outer Hebrides. — A bird of this species was shot in the 

 "autumn " of 1903 on Lewis (D. Mackenzie, t.c, 1904, p. 188). 



A considerable immigration chiefly of young birds occurred 

 along the whole of the eastern side of Scotland in October 

 and November, 1898, and spread apparently in small numbers 

 to Ross-shire and Kircudbright {Ann. S.N.H., 1899 pp 

 47, 48, 60, 110). 



Wales. — Fairly common in wooded jDarts of Carnarvon, 

 Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, and Montgomery, but not known 

 in Anglesey (H. E. Forrest, Vert. Fauna N. Wales, p. 196). 



LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopus minor 

 (L.). S. page 277. 



Wales. — Not uncommon in eastern half of North Wales, 

 and some evidence that it is gradually spreading westwards 

 (H. E. Forrest, Vert. Fauna N. Wales, p. 197). 



ROLLER Coracias garrulus L. S. page 281. 



Hampshire. — One seen near Ringwood in the summer of 

 1904 (G. B. Corbin, Zool., 1904, p. 458). 



Sussex. — An adult male shot at Ninfield, June 2nd 1901 

 (T. Parkin, t.c, 1901, p. 316). 



Suffolk. — One shot at Rushford, September 9th, 1902 

 (E. Bidwell, Bull. B.O.C., XIII., p. 39). 



Norfolk. — One picked up near Yelverton, May 28th,. 



