8o Crais'inillay and its Environs. 



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Having already given a description of the mammal- 

 ian fauna, this work would be incomplete without a 

 reference to the aquatic fowl and game birds of the 

 district, and to those beautiful and inimitable songsters 

 that enliven our woods and afford interest to our walks, 

 shutting out solitude by the sweetness of their song. 

 Notwithstanding its proximity to a large city, few. 

 districts have a richer variety of bird life than the 

 environs of Craigmillar ; and as a list of these birds 

 may not be uninteresting, we here submit the follow- 

 ing to our readers, commenting on each in turn. 



The Mallard Duck is very plentiful. Being 

 nocturnal in its habits, it is seldom seen in so thickly 

 populated a district during the day, but at night large 



