THE RARER ANIMALS OF SCOTLAND. 87 
Mount Forest, in which latter they are preserved. At the date of 
the ‘ Old Statistical Account’ they were still found in Ardchattan 
and Muckairn. In Ardnamurchan a few were killed between 1856 
and 1860, as I am informed by the proprietor, but none have 
been seen there since 1862, when the present gamekeeper first 
came there. 
Aberdeenshire.— They are becoming decidedly scarce. Sixteen 
years ago (say 1864) Mr. Mackie, whose name is already mentioned 
under Perthshire, killed a pair at Littlewood, near Alford, with 
unbaited traps. Six Martens have been killed during the last 
ten years (1870—80) in Glen Tanar, as I am informed by 
Mr. Miine, forester. They linger here owing to the shelter 
afforded by the old pine woods, and from this sanctuary the two 
killed in Forfarshire in 1860 probably wandered. From the 
district of Buchan inquiries have elicited no positive evidence. 
They linger still in the S.W. of the county, as shown above, but 
the last heard of by Mr. George Sim, which was killed to the 
north of the city, was one killed in the woods of Ellon on the 
Ist June, 1874. Scarcely a season passes, however, without one 
or two coming from the neighbourhood of Lochnagar. On the 
10th April, 1880, Mr. Sim had one from there, which had been 
killed only shortly before. ‘‘ The flesh,’ Mr. Sim adds, ‘‘ was 
quite fresh.” They are still pretty numerous in parts of Braemar. 
Two were killed in Glen Derry two winters ago (1878—79). 
Moray, Banff, Elgin, and Nairn.— Capt. Dunbar Brander, of 
Pitgaveny, informs me that a pair appeared in a wood near Burgh 
head, on the coast. They were caught and stuffed, and were for 
years ina gunmaker’s shop in Elgin. ‘This was about twelve or 
fourteen years ago (say 1866 to 1868). “‘ Not the oldest poacher 
or keeper has ever seen one here—at Pitgaveny. It was a mystery 
how they came, or from where.” 
Inwernesshire.—The Marten is still not uncommon in this 
county. It is reported as still common in Glenmore, Rothie- 
murchus, and Glenfeshie. James Grant, gamekeeper, left Glen- 
more three years ago, and killed many during his time there, 
dating from say 1877. It is still found in Badenoch, but is 
believed to be extinct in Ben Alder deer-forest, none having been 
seen for several years back. At Invereshie, during the past two 
years, four have been trapped by Mr. Sutherland (1879—80). For 
the same reasons given under Wild Cat, I do not mention here 
