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various birds come to breed in spring, among the species 

 being the following : 



Eedshank {Totanus calidris). 



Widgeon (Mareca penelope). 



Black-Headed Gull {Larus ridihundus). 



Common Gull {Larus canus). 



In the marsh around Urquhart Bay a number of rare birds 

 arrive during winter, but those are only occasional visitants, 

 the ordinary species found at some period of the year 

 being — 



Water Hen {Gallimda chlorojpus). 



Coot {Fulica atra). 



Mallard {Anas hoschas). 



Teal (Anas crecca). 



Tufted Duck {Fuligula cristata). 

 A specimen of this bird was shot at Loch Latt in Abriachan. 



Kinged Dotterel {Charadrius hiaticida). 



G. Muirhead, Esq., Paxton, took a nest of this species in 

 1867 on the margin of Urquhart Bay. 



A number of other birds not contained in this list have 

 occurred from time to time in Glenurquhart, some of which 

 only arrive at long intervals, others more frequently, their 

 appearance greatly depending on the state of the weather — 

 a severe storm at sea sometimes having the effect of driving 

 in species which are rarely found so far inland. Among 

 them might be mentioned different kinds of geese and ducks, 

 gulls and divers ; but to attempt a full catalogue, with the 

 small amount of information that I possess, would be pre- 

 mature. I shall therefore take leave of the subject for the 

 present, trusting to form a supplementary list at some future 

 time of those birds that have been omitted from the present 

 paper. 



