BIRDS OF ARDNAMURCHAN, ARGYLLSHIRE. 347 
- Notes on a “List of the Birds which have been observed 
in the district of Ardnamurchan, Argyllshire,” 
with additions thereto. 
By Joun J. Datexeisx, F.S.A.Scot., M.B.0.U. 
[Read 25th February, 1896. ] 
In 1877 I contributed to the Proceedings of the Society* a list 
of the birds which I had observed in Ardnamurchan during a 
period of twenty-one years preceding. Since that time I have | 
continued to note, from time to time, such changes and additions 
as have occurred, and which I now offer as a supplement to the 
previous paper. 
No change has ies place in the physical features of the 
district, with the exception of the growth of the fir woods on the 
shores of Loch Sunart. This has not, however, affected the local 
distribution to any appreciable extent. In the notes on the 
original list which follow, the numbers are the same as those 
_ therein— 
1. Haliattus albicilla (Linn.), White-tailed Eagle. A pair 
which had bred for some years on the cliffs near the 
lighthouse, and was well known to passengers by the 
Skye steamers, has disappeared. One was supposed 
to have been trapped in Mull, and the other seems 
: to have failed in finding another mate, and after a 
lapse of two years it also was missed. 
2. Buteo vulgaris, Leach, Common Buzzard. Still a 
resident, breeding sparingly. 
4, Falco esalon, Tunstall, the Merlin, is now only a straggler. 
8. Strix stridula, Linn., Tawny Owl. 
9. Aluco flammeus (Linn.), Barn-owl. Several nests of both 
of these species have been observed since 1877, one 
of those of the former being placed under a large rock. 
* Proceedings, Vol. III., p. 259. 
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