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Dunbar Brander's letters in the Field of 9th June, 14th 

 July, and 6th October, it would appear that eleven — one of 

 which was shot for identification — arrived here about 18th 

 May. In the course of a week or so, fifteen or sixteen more 

 arrived in two coveys, making, in all, twenty-five or twenty- 

 six on the ground. Shortly alter arrival they broke up into 

 pairs, but after remaining thus for about a week or ten days, 

 they, with the exception of three or four pairs, assembled 

 again in one flock. Two eggs, supposed to be those of Sand- 

 grouse, were found, but Professor Newton, to whom they 

 were sent for examination, expressed the opinion that they 

 were water-hen's. The birds were still on this ground up 

 to 1st October. 



Eeference may here be made to an article in the Elgin 

 Courant of 8th June, in which the writer speaks of " strong 

 coveys," or " packs," having been seen in the lower districts 

 of Morayshire, and mentions that several had been shot. 

 He had dissected two males and two females, which w^ere 

 likely to find their way to the Elgin Museum. 



29. Coast near mouth of the Findhorn. — On or about 

 23d May a number settled among the sand-hills between 

 Burghead and Findhorn, and were still there ten days 

 later — Mr li. H. Mackessack, Scotsman, 5th June. Mr 

 Harvie-Brown informs me that on the extensive Culbin 

 Sands, to the west of the Findhorn, they " literally 

 swarmed " during the summer. Several hundreds were 

 seen, and he believes one pair at least hatched out young. 



30. Nairn. — A covey of four or five seen on or about 

 18th May "flying inland over the golf-course, which runs 

 alongside the beach" — Mr AV. C. Newbiggiug, Field, 2d 

 June. 



31. Fort George. — One picked up inside the fort, 7th 

 June. It had killed itself against the telegraph wire — 

 Lieut. H. G. Lang, Field, 16th June. 



32. Betw^een Loch Euthven and Farr, Inverness-shire. — 

 One seen, 13th June, in a field by the road-side — Mr W. 

 D. Mackenzie, Field, 23d June. The locality is some 10 to 

 15 miles south of Inverness. 



33. Bunchrew, a few miles west of Inverness. — Three 



