The Birds of Dumfriesshire." 



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The following papers by the late Robert Service should be 

 added, as containing useful information regarding local birds : — 

 "Bird Notes," Trans. D. and G. Nat. Hist. Soc, March 20th, 



1908. 

 " The British Skuas, with special reference to their local occur- 

 rence," Trans. D. and G. Nat. Hist. Soc, November 6th, 

 1908. 

 "Notes on the British Starling," Trans. D. and G. Nat. Hist. 



Soc, January 28th, 1910. 

 "Rare Birds of recent occurrence," Trans. D. and G. Nat. 

 Hist. Soc, February 19th, 1909. 

 Robert Service's paper on "The Waders of Sol way " 

 appeared in the Tra7ts. Nat. Hist. Soc, Glasg., 1905-06, "Vol. 

 VIII., pp. 46-60; and not in the Trans. D. and G. Nat. Hist. 

 Soc, (p. Ixi.). 



As regards the 



PHYSICAL FEATURES AND CLIMATE 



I am able to add the meteorological observations taken at 

 Cargen, Kirkcudbrightshire, for the year 1910. 



The rainfall of the year exceeded the mean of the preceding 

 fifty years by upwards of twelve inches and by over twenty-seven 

 per cent. In nine months the average rainfall was exceeded, 

 and it was the wettest August ever recorded at this station. 

 Fortunately, September and October were exceptionally dry, and 

 fine harvest weather was followed by a splendid seed time. 



