Mr Harvie-Brovm on the Squirrel in Gh^eat Britain. 137 



It was reported then that their headquarters was at Plean 

 Bank. At that time the gamekeeper had orders not to kill 

 them. Later, when the Plean woods increased in size, they 

 became more plentiful, coming from Auchenbowie woods, 

 adjoining." 



In 1842, we find them plentiful in Polmont parish in the 

 east.* Thence through Gargunnock,i- St Ninians,J Logie,§ 

 and Fintry. || 



Thus it appears that one branch — or the left Stirlingshire 

 wing of the army — pushed north-westwards via Campsie, and 

 rounded the western end of the central range of Stirlingshire 

 hills, reaching Killearn in 1830, and even Luss in Dumbarton 

 at the same time, and also Buchanan in Stirlingshire ; and 

 the right wing took a more due northerly course at first, 

 towards Stirling, and rounded the eastern end of the same 

 central range of hills, joining forces again probably about 

 Buchanan. 



Diimhartonshire. 



An isolated part of Dumbartonshire lies to the south of 

 Stirlingshire, and between it and Lanarkshire, squirrels pass- 

 ing from Lanark to Stirlingshire would therefore find their 

 most direct route through it. 



No mention is made of the species in a very full and able 

 list of the Mammals and Birds of the Parish of Luss, in 

 the " Old Stat. Account " (1796).1T 



From the account under Stirlingshire it will be seen that 

 squirrels were far from uncommon in this isolated part of 

 Dumbartonshire as early as 1809 to 1815. The " New Stat. 

 Account" also speaks of them as common in 1841. Thus 

 they abounded in 1841 in Kirkintilloch** parish, and they 

 were also found in Cumbernauld f-f and Castlecary|| [but 

 read also under Stirlingshire]. 



