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The specimens in the case were obtained on 

 the river Lyon in Perthshire in November, 1865. 



COMMON SANDPIPER (SUMMER). 

 Case 121. 



This bird is only a summer visitor to the 

 British Islands, arriving in April and leaving after 

 rearing its young, in the autumn. The nest is 

 usually placed among the stunted vegetation on the 

 banks of some of our northern streams and rivers. 



The Sandpiper is able to swim and dive with 

 the greatest facility. While fishing on the river 

 Lyon in Perthshire one of these birds pursued by a 

 Merlin dashed into the water within a few feet 

 of where I was standing and immediately dived 

 beneath the surface, probably reappearing under 

 the cover of some overhanging bushes as I did not 

 catch sight of it again. 



The specimens in the case were obtained on 

 the river Lyon in Perthshire in June, 1866. 

 See " Rough Notes," Vol. II., Plate 17. 



CRESTED TIT. 

 Case 122. 



Seldom straying far from its native haunts on 

 the wild fir-covered hills that are situated in the 

 central and eastern parts of the Highlands, the 

 Crested Tit is generally supposed to be a scarcer 

 bird than it really is. 



While watching the brood that are shown in 

 the case I observed that the female procured the 

 whole of the insect food with which she supplied 

 the young from among the stems of the juniper 

 bushes. The male appeared to interest himself but 

 little in the domestic duties. 



The specimens were obtained near Inverness 

 in June, 1876. 



See " Rough Notes," Vol. I., Plate 22. 



