ADDITIONS SINCE 1899. 127 



1906. — A flock of six or seven was seen (in May) on some 

 " well-known links " in East Lothian (C. E. S. Chambers, 

 Field, 2, vi., 06, p. 901). A flock of about twenty was 

 seen by Mr. R. Vincent on June 11th, in Norfolk, and ten were 

 seen by Mr. D. Annison at Somerton on June 17th, while 

 some were reported in Yorkshire in July (J. H. Gurney, Zool., 

 1907, p. 130). 



CAPERCAILLIE Tetrao urogallus L. S. page 491. 



Scotland. — Midlothian. — Two were seen in the autumn 

 of 1906 at Bavelaw (H. N. Bonar, Ann. JS.N.H., 1907, p. 52). 

 Mr. W. Evans has six records, including one shot in Bavelaw 

 fir- wood nearly " twenty years ago " (I.e.). Dumfriesshire. — 

 Three were seen in November, 1905, in the- N.N.W. of the 

 county (H. S. Gladstone, I.e.). Wigtownshire. — Two were 

 shot about 1874 (H. Maxwefl, t.c, 1907, p. 116). Ayrshire.— 

 A female was killed on December 14th, 1905, near Tarbolton 

 Moss (H. S. Gladstone, t.c, 1906, p. 116). Aberdeenshire. — 

 A female in full male plumage was shot in January, 1906, 

 in the north of the county (E. T. Clarke, t.c, 1907, p. 117). 



Hybrid. — A hybrid between this species and the 

 Pheasant was obtained at Stronchullin, Blairmore, Argyllshire, 

 in September, 1897. This bird and the three previously 

 known specimens of such a hybrid are fully described (W. E. 

 Clarke, t.c, 1898, pp. 17-21). 



BLACK GROUSE Tetrao tetrix L. S. page 493. 



Cornwall. — Now almost extinct (J. Clark, Vict. Hist.. 

 Cornwall, vol. 1). 



Ireland. — Bones discovered in the Ballynamintra Cave, 

 (50. Waterford, prove the former existence of this species in 

 Ireland (G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, Irish Nat., 1899, pp. 

 17 and 37). 



Hybrids.— Willow Grouse (^ x Greyhen {P.Z.S., 1904, 

 Vol. L, p. 411, figure). Black Game x Pheasant — Fifty- 

 five specimens in Great Britain recorded (F. C. R. Jourdain, 

 Zool, 1906, pp. 321-330 and 433; Ann. S.N.H., 1906, p. 

 238 ; cf. also Bull. B.O.C., XVI., pp. 54 and 55). " Since 

 these papers were written I have received notes of several 

 other occurrences" (F. C. R. J. in litt.). 



Introduction. — Surrey. — Those introduced in 1875 on 

 Witley Common, and which did good for some time in helping 

 to keep the old stock going, are believed now (1900) to be 

 practically extinct (J. A. Bucknifl, Zool., 1901, p. 253). 

 According to Mr. G. W. Swanton, t^^o pairs bred in 1905 in 



