2.8 - Addenda and Corrigenda. 



breed locally in trees in disused nests of other species has 

 already been recorded, (pp. 216, 217.) 



THE COMMON HERON. There was a heronry at Jardine 

 Hall (Applegarth) in 1870, but not a large one. (p. 228.) 



The number of nests at Dalswinton (Kirkmahoe) was only 

 three in 1910 and in 1911. 



THE GEOSSY IBIS, Plegadis falcinellus (Linna;us). On July 

 26th, 1911, a man employed to scare Rooks at Crurie (Eskdale- 

 muir) shot an Ibis from a flock of four. It was seen in the flesh 

 by Mr. A. Hay Borthwick, who had Often seen the species in 

 Egypt, and who at once informed me of the occurrence. 



The Ibis is but an irregular visitor north of the Alpine 

 range of Central Europe, and only some sixteen records of its 

 visiting Scotland have hitherto been recorded. 



[THE SPOONBILL. Mr. John Harkness has informed me that 

 about 1865 a bird believed to have been a Spoonbill, and 

 identified as such bv Irving Murray who had become familiar 

 with the species while employed in the Eastern Mediterranean, 

 was shot at Priestside (Cummertrees).] 



THE BARNACLE-GOOSE. One was shot on January 1st, 

 1895, near Shieldhill (Tinwald), some twelve miles from the 

 sea. 



THE BRENT GOOSE. One was seen on the river Scaur, near 

 Capenoch (Keir), some eighteen miles from the sea, on 

 October 5th, 1910. 



THE WHOOPER SWAN. A flock of twenty-three Swans, be- 

 lieved by my informant Mr A. Goldie-Scot, to have been of this 

 species, were seen on Loch Urr (Glencairn) on November 9th, 

 1911. 



The ominous appearance of " The White Swan ' ' on the 

 loch at Closeburn, within twenty-four hours of which it is 

 alleged that the heir of Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick (second 

 Baronet of Closeburn) died, may be hazarded as 1686. 

 (p. 258.) 



