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Hoopoe in Aberdeenshire.—The remains of an adult 
Hoopoe in a poor state of preservation were sent to me by 
Mr Harry Robb, gamekeeper, Coynachie Lodge, Gartly. The bird 
was got early in October on the estate of Clashnadarrock, and the 
identity of the remains was confirmed by Dr Ritchie at the Royal 
Scottish Museum.—WILLIAM WILSON, Lumsden. 
Notes on the Distribution of Weevils of the Genus 
Sitona in the North of Scotland.—In the course of my study 
of the bionomics of weevils of the genus Sitona, I have made many 
observations upon the distribution of the various species in the 
North of Scotland. Some of the species met with appear to be 
unrecorded for this district. The following have been obtained so 
far :— 
S. dineata, L.—Abundant upon peas, beans, tares, and wild 
vetches, and occasionally upon clover. Swordale (near Evanton), 
Alness, Beauly. 
S. hispidula, F.—Very common upon clover at Swordale, 
Kildary, Invershin, Kingussie. Rare in fields near the sea as 
at Nigg and other localities round the Cromarty Firth. 
S. flavescens, Marsh.—Common upon clover, and generally 
distributed. Swordale, Alness, Kildary, Nigg, Garve, Beauly, 
Invershin, Wick, and Kingussie. 
S. puncticollis, Steph.—Rare in hilly districts as at Swordale, 
Kingussie, Invershin ; more common amongst clover on low ground 
or near the sea as at Beauly, Evanton, Alness, Kildary, and Nigg. 
S. sulcifrons, Thiin.—Abundant amongst clover at Swordale, 
Evanton, Kildary, Nigg, Invershin, Beauly, and Garve. 
S. crinita, Herbst.—Rare, only a single specimen swept from 
clover at Swordale on 20th September 1921. 
S. regenstetnensis, Herbst.—Fairly common upon lupins in a 
garden at Fortrose, and amongst low-growing herbage at Swordale. 
S. tibialis, Herbst.—Common upon tares, wild vetches, meadow 
vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) at Swordale, Alness, Kildary, Nigg, 
and Beauly. 
S. suturalis, Steph.—Rare ; only one specimen taken at Swordale 
on 20th September 1921 by sweeping clover.—Dorotny J. JACKSON, 
Swordale, Ross. 
