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§ 2991. One-—Foinaven, Sutherland, 7 May, 1849. 
Colourless, e corpore matris, as above. 
§ 2992. Stz—Sutherland, 1850. 
These, which are perhaps somewhat smaller than the average of 
Grouse’s eggs, I received from Mr. John MacGregor, who, in reply to 
a question of mine, wrote :—“ The Ptarmigan eggs were taken by 
Donald Ross, Shepherd, Stronchubie, and I make no doubt but they 
are Ptarmigan’s, as he is a very honest man.” 
§ 2993. Mine.—Ben Clibrick, 1850. From Mr. W. Dunbar. 
Mr. Dunbar wrote: “Some of these I got myself in the hill of 
Chibrick, but the others were brought to me by a shepherd who herds 
the same hill. The man had no occasion to deceive me with them, as 
he got no payment further than one glass of whiskey.” 
§ 2994. One.—Cairn-gorm, 1850. From Mr. Lewis Dunbar. 
Mr. Dunbar informed me that he took this egg himself. 
§ 2995. Hight—Pallas-tunturi, 22 June, 1853. “J. W.” 
These were on Hima-riki*, the extreme top of Pallas-tunturi. 
The bird left them when I was afew paces off, with all the fluttering 
common to most that breed upon the ground, and settled again soon 
upon her breast. I shot her to identify the species. The nest was 
upon a little vegetation, or rather in a hole scraped in such a place, 
made of half a handful of fine bits of grass with lichen, mixed with 
a few white feathers and down. 
* On the next mountain, Orotama-vaara, between Pallas-tunturi. and Sieppi, I 
saw several Dotterels, as upon other mountains, and I had the good fortune to find 
a pair of Shore-Larks, Alauda alpestris, which apparently had a nest. I had not 
much time to look for it, as my companion, Herr Salomon, was extremely hungry, 
and had been almost Jost in the course of the day. I shot the birds, the only two 
I had seen. [Mr. Wolley told me that on this occasion his companion was so nearly 
famished that he ate the two Larks raw. | 
