282 The Birds of Ballinluig, &c. [Sess. 
being about eight miles from Kinross. The ancient castles of 
Aldie and Tullibole deserve a visit. Mercer, the laird of Aldie, 
joined Prince Charlie at the rebellion of ’45, and was slain at 
the battle of Culloden. Aldie is now the property of Lord 
Lansdowne. 
The Devon is a pretty river, the water being very clear, 
and trout are plentiful, but are not easily caught. Burns 
visited this locality, and composed the well-known song, 
“How pleasant the banks of the clear winding Devon.” 
Rumbling Bridge and the Falls of the Devon are familiar 
tourist haunts. 
I was informed that there were capercailzie in the large 
fir wood near the village, but I was not successful in seeing 
any. The list of birds comprises 57 species. It is some- 
what short, but July is the worst month for making observa- 
tions about bird life, and last J ay was ‘80 ‘very Wain that a 
little walking “went a long way.” My notes were made 
chiefly within a mile or two around F ossoway. The following 
are the birds observed :— 
Missel thrush. Meadow pipit. Kingfisher. 
Song " Spotted flycatcher. Cuckoo. 
Blackbird. Swallow. Tawny owl, 
Whinchat, House-martin. Common heron, 
Redbreast. Sand-martin. Mallard. 
Whitethroat. Greenfinch. Wood-pigeon. 
Golden-crested wren. House-sparrow. Pheasant. 
Willow wren. Chaffinch, Partridge. 
Wood " Linnet. Moor-hen. 
Hedge-sparrow. Lesser redpoll. Lapwing. 
Dipper. Corn bunting. Oyster-catcher. 
Long-tailed tit. Yellow Woodcock. 
Great " Reed 11 Sandpiper. 
Cole " Starling. Redshank, 
Blue " Jackdaw. Curlew. 
Wren. Carrion crow. Tern. 
Tree-creeper. Rook. Black-headed gull. 
Pied wagtail. Skylark. Common " 
Grey " Swift. Herring " 
[In illustration of the above paper, a large number of slides 
of birds’ nests, from photographs taken by Mr Bruce Campbell, 
were shown on the screen. Four of these photographs are 
here reproduced. | 
