8 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Perthshire. — This county still holds a prominent place in 

 Scotland, notwithstanding the extent to which game-preserving 

 is carried, as sheltering many of our rarer and most interesting 

 animals, and the information obtainable is considerable as regards 

 the Badger, amongst others. In the north of the county they 

 were very abundant about 1842, and for a few years afterwards 

 along Loch Erroch side, and also in Rannoch, but they are rare 

 or almost extinct there now — some correspondents say " extinct." 

 In the Upper Tay district and Breadalbane, however, they are 

 still not uncommon, having been seen at Killiechassie and on 

 the Cluny Rocks as late as 1880, and one having been killed in 

 1874. It is believed that they are still common in this locality, 

 which is well adapted to their habits. In Remony and Breadal- 

 bane, further west, however, they appear to be scarce, and in one 

 part of the district Mr. Dewar claims to have killed the last one 

 seen, in 1844, a little west from Kinmore on the south side of 

 Loch Tay ; but on Mornish Hill, and above Finlarig, Mr. Dewar 

 killed eight during the last ten years. In 1871 he got the 

 mother and two cubs. At Chesthill, Glenlyon, two were killed 

 during seven years since 1872, and they are not yet extinct there ; 

 while, about Glenhochy and Killin, four were killed in 1879. At 

 Glen Queich, south of Loch Tay, near Easter Shian, it is 

 probably extinct, and the last killed was about 1860, on the 

 borders of Amulree and Easter Shian Moors. In the east of the 

 county, between 1870 and 1880, five were obtained, but Mr. 

 Pater son, of Dalnaglar, thinks they must have come long dis- 

 tances, and were not really daily inhabitants of the glen. A 

 few still exist about Dunkeld, but it is thought will soon be 

 extinct unless preserved. In the Carse of Gowrie and the Sidlaw 

 Hills, Colonel Drummond Hay remembers them as very abundant 

 about 182J3 — 24, but they have been extinct now for many years. 

 At Dupplin several have been killed of late years. From all the 

 Valleys of the Earn and Allan west of this, I can hear of none 

 obtained in late years. In the west of the county Mr. Mac- 

 pherson killed one on Ben More, and they are still not extinct on 

 the Braes of Balwhidder, where one was got in 1879, and 

 another the same year at Glenbucket. Nor are they extinct 

 around Callendar. One was killed at Blairgany three years ago 

 (1877), and now, if any remain, they are preserved. They were 

 once abundant at the head of Ediucliip Glen amongst the great 



