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Hunterian Museum, Glasgow University, there is a specimen 

 from Loch Lomondside, dated 1869, and in Paisley Museum one 

 from Finlaystone, Langbank, the same year — 1869. Mr. J. A. 

 Harvie-Brovrn records one from the Campsie Fells (1867); two 

 from the Strathblane Hills (about 1873); one from Woodbum, 

 Campsie (1874); and one each from Aucheneck and Ballikinram, 

 Killearn (1875). More recent records are — one adult female from 

 Dolphinton (1890), noted as " the third Badger got there within 

 the last two or tlirec years" {Scottish Naturalist, V. (N.S.), 

 p. 36); two specimens in Paisley Museum from Renfrewshire 

 (1893 and 1896) ; on Poltalloch (just beyond the " Clyde " area) 

 three were killed in 1894, four in 1895, and five in 1896; one 

 shot at Gilbank, Carluke, and one female netted at Jock's Gill, 

 Lanarkshire (1896); one male at Milton Lockhart (1897); 

 one female at Murrich Glen, Dumbartonshire (1899) — this was 

 the only Badger the keeper had seen in fourteen years' experience 

 in Stirlingshire, Ayrshire, and Dumbartonshire — and another 

 female trapped alive in the same place on 18th April, 190-4 ; one 

 female, in young, near Glengarnock (April, 1901); one male at 

 Kilkerran, Ayrshire (March, 1902) — this is the only Badger 

 taken there for over 30 years; one female at Ardlamont, Argyll- 

 shire (2nd June, 1902) — the only capture of the kind remem- 

 bered; and one at Rowardennan, Loch Lomond (1903). Some 

 of the above records are not free from suspicion that the animals 

 were " escapes." On Benmore (Cowal) the Badger may be found 

 at present, and also in Glen Sannox, Arran, where it was intro- 

 duced previous to 1895. Badgers to the number of five were 

 brought from Peeblesshire and put on Ailsa Craig about 1876. 

 The introduction was so far successful that young ones were 

 subsequently seen, but none at all has been observed for several 

 years now. 



19. LuTRA VULGARIS, Erxl. — Otter. This species occurs 

 throughout the area from the tidal waters of the island of 

 Sanda and the South Ayrshire Coast to the upper reaches of 

 the Clyde at Carmichael. A young one was captured in the 

 river at Glasgow Green on 3rd September, 1899. The tale of 

 deaths accounts for a considerable number of individuals each 

 year, but the habits of the species and the sentiment of the 

 sportsman may tend to prevent any serious diminution in its 



