G.12 FOTTKTH REPORT — 1834. 



Fam. ScoLopAciD/E. 



57. Scolopax Gallinago. Abundant. Scolopax Gallinula is also said 



to breed near Tongue, but we did not meet with it. 



58. Totanus Calidris. 



59. Tot. Glottis. Breeds in Sutherlandshire. Breeding-station pre- 



viously not known. Young procured. 



60. Tringa variabilis. Abundant. 



61. Numenius arquatus. Ditto in particular districts. 



62. Num. Phceojius. Rare. 



Fam. Rallid^. 



63. Fulica atra. Rare. 



Ordo Natatores. 



Fam. ANATiDiE. 



64. Anser Segetum. Discovered breeding on many of the lochs, viz. 



Lochs Shin, Laighal, Barncuh Naver, &c. Young in the downy 

 state procured. 



65. Anas Boschas. 



66. Mareca Penelope, On inany lochs. Breeding. Nest and eggs 



found for the first time in Britain. 



67. Fuligida marila. Found breeding for the first time near to En- 



boll, in a small freshwater loch. 



68. Mergus Serrator. Common upon all the lochs. 



69. Merg. Merganser. Rare. 



Fam. ColymbidjE. 



70. Colymbus glacialis. Pair in summer plumage : seen in Balna. 



chiel Bay. 

 71- Col. arcticus. This beautiful species was discovered for the first 

 time in Britain. Breeding in most of the freshwater lochs. 

 The eggs and young were procured and two old birds killed. 

 Plumage of both sexes alike. Eggs deep oil green with darker 

 blotches. 



72. Col. septentrionalis. Seen in different lochs, but no nest found. 



73. Podiceps minor. Rare. 



Fam. ALCADiE. 



74. Uria Troile. 1 tt .u ..i 



•jK Tj p 1] ) Llpon the southern coast. 



Fam. PelecanidjE. 



76. Phalacrocorax Carbo. 



77. Phal. crisfatus. 



78. Sula Bassanu. Northern coast. 



Fam. Laridje. 

 79. Lams marivus. 



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