n G Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society. 



females received from this locality by Mr Snowie, Inverness, 

 between 12th and 16th June — Field, 23d June. 



It may here be mentioned that, in the same paper, Mr 

 Snowie, under date 12th June, writes that "the first birds were 

 noticed [in the Inverness district, which would doubtless 

 include the shores of the Moray Firth, etc.] about three 

 weeks ago, and since then reports of others have come in 

 daily. Fifteen have been sent to MacLeay for identification, 

 and I have heard of many more." Mr W. Eeid, in a letter 

 to the Scots7nan of 4th June, states that he had just visited 

 the places of business of three birdstuffers in Inverness, and 

 found that each of them had received, and were receiving, 

 numbers of Sand-grouse. He saw upwards of a dozen. 

 They had been sent from Inverness-shire, Eoss, Sutherland, 

 and Caithness. 



34. The Black Isle, north of Inverness.- — Two females 

 received by Mr Snowie between 12th and 16th June — 

 Field, 23d June. 



35. Delny, near Invergordon, on the Cromarty Firth. — 

 One shot by a gamekeeper, out of a flock of twelve, early in 

 June — Northern Chronicle, 6th June. 



36. Thurso. — One, which had dashed itself against a 

 telegraph wire, picked up on or about 17th May — Orkney 

 Herald, 23d May. 



37. Sandside near Eeay, Caithness. — A female killed by 

 coming in contact witli the telegraph wires, 21st May; sent 

 to Mr Lewis Dunbar, Thurso — Mr W. Eeid, Scotsman, 

 4th June. I learn from Mr Harvie-Brown tliat Sand-orouse 

 were abundant along the east and north coasts of Caithness 

 in the latter part of May and during June, and, as already 

 mentioned (No. 33), examples from that county were pre- 

 served by Mr MacLeay, Inverness. 



I may here state that Mr Eagle Clarke informs me, a bird, 

 said to be from tlie north of Scotland, was exposed for sale 

 in the Leeds Market in December. 



38. Dalvine Lodge, Strath Naver, Sutherland. — Flock of 

 twenty to twenty-five "passed over, . . . and pitched 

 on the moor opposite," 11th June — Mr H. Griflitli, Field, 

 23d June. 



