Mr HctTvie-Broiun on the Squirrel in Great Britain. 157 



I believe that as yet the two armies have not quite suc- 

 ceeded in again joining forces in the extreme west, although 

 squirrels are now pretty continuous along all the west shore 

 of Loch Awe. This winter they appeared within six miles of 

 Oban, and — as I am informed by Mr Carmichael, Duncreagan, 

 Oban — some have been seen in Baggcaldine woods within the 

 last few years, while I also hear of two having been killed at 

 Dunolly, and more having been seen. These are doubtless 

 extensions from the Brander Pass army. Squirrels also occur 

 at Dunach,and at Glen Feochan, which theyreached about 1878 

 or 1879, but they do not occur yet — 1879 — at Gallanach, 

 which is over the hill from Dunach and nearer to Oban. It 

 is difficult to say whence these Glen Teochan and Dunach 

 squirrels came, but I think probably via Taynuilt and Glen 

 Lonnan. We may, I think, safely accept the almost straight 

 line of the footpath over the moor, between Taycreggan 

 and the head of Glen Feochan, as the probable limit of both 

 armies before they again coalesce.* 



Their advance in a southward direction from Minard has 

 been comparatively slow, as Sir John Campbell Orde, Bart., 

 tells me that in 1877-78 one or two only are seen at Kilmory 

 in the season. 



Their present distribution in the Cowal country is confined 

 to the east shore of Loch Fyne from Ardkinglas to the woods 

 of Ballemore, south of Otter. The principal intervening 

 stations between these points are Strachur woods and the 

 woods around Castle Lachlan in Strathlachlan. 



KESUSCITATION IN INVERNESS-SHIRE — ROTHIEMURCHUS. 



Inverness. 



Captain Dunbar-Brander is of the opinion that Eoss-shire 

 obtained its squirrels from Beaufort Castle restoration, but 

 Inverness and Speyside {i.e., the lower reaches of Speyside, 

 as well as Strathspey and Badenoch) received them from 

 Perthshire. I have, however, I think, shown with sufficient 

 clearness in a former part of this paper,-f that no extension 



* Vide Black's " Large Map of Scotland." 



+ It may be well here to read this consecutively with the last part under 

 Inverness-shire (Part II., antea, p. 58). 



