II. 



SOME TAYSIDE WINTER 

 VISITORS 



WINTER winds and winter storms alter the 

 whole aspect of Tayside, and the bird- 

 population likewise undergoes a change. 

 It is long since the summer birds flew 

 southwards, and now 



The north wind doth blow, 

 And we shall have snow. 



The entire face of the country-side is 

 altered, and the conditions of life are there- 

 fore different ; the birds band together 

 more, and search over a much larger area 

 in quest of food. During a severe and 

 prolonged frost wild-fowl are forced to leave 

 their inland retreats and to congregate at 

 the mouths of rivers and on the estuaries. 

 The birds usually found on the high ground 

 descend to the lower, and there is a general 

 shifting of quarters. 



The first real winter visitors to arrive are 

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