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A downy nestling, obtained on Dunvegan Locli at the 

 beginning of August, measured 7 J inches. The upper parts 

 were chocolate, fringed on the neck with reddish; wings 

 dark brown, edged with huffish ; a white spot on the flank, 

 and another behind the thigh ; lower parts buffy- white ; bill 

 reddish-brown ; unguis and tip of lower mandible pink ; tarsi, 

 in front olive, behind blackish ; webs nearly black. In all 

 the immature birds examined by me, the tarsi have been red 

 or orange. It would appear that the change in the colour of 

 these parts from olive and black to orange takes place during 

 the first few weeks of life. 



Cohojnha palumhus. — Eesident, but not numerous. I saw 

 a pair at Uiginish last April, and five at Dunvegan last 

 December. Captain Macleod and Captain Macdonald con- 

 sider it rather scarce. Mr Dumville Lees has met 

 with it. 



Columha livia. — Eesident, though perhaps decreasing, owing 

 to cattle being fed more indoors in winter than formerly. 

 The birds of our caves breed always trice to colour. In 1882, 

 I found nestlinos in nido on June 1st, but saw fair fliers on 

 June 17th. Those I have opened were crammed with oats. 



Phasiamcs colchicus. — Resident and numerous at Lynedale, 

 as also Waternish, the birds of the latter colony having been 

 introduced from Eaasay. 



Perdrix cinerea. — Eesident, and abundant at Waternish, 

 where we found a brood hatched out in some furze on 25th 

 June 1884. On the west side of Dunvegan Loch, also present, 

 but less numerous, as also at Greshornish. 



Lagopus mutus. — Eesident in the Broadford district, and 

 the higher grounds ; absent from Duirinish. 



Lagopus scoticiis. — Eesident, and plentiful, our Duirinish 

 birds being rather dark-coloured. The Eev. J. Mackinnon, 

 minister of Strath, states : — " a grouse with white wings was 

 last season shot on the property of Mr Macalister of Strath- 

 aird" (New Stat. Acct., xiv., p. 303). 



Tetrao tetrix. — Eesident in the more wooded parts of Skye. 



Note. — Turtur communis. — An adult male visited Haraar at the end of 

 June 1886, and was shot for identification. It had previously occurred three 

 times at Waternish. 



