16 NOTES ON THE BirDS OF DUMFRIESSHIRE. 
he had sold previously to the Edinburgh Museum, comprised 
four hundred and thirty-two specimens. (p. xxxiii.) 
Rev. Wiiui1aM LirTLe was a native of Jedburgh. He assisted 
J. F. Stephens, the author of Illustrations of Entomology 
(1828-32), and in 1838 published ‘‘ Localities of Scottish 
Coleoptera ’’ in The Magazine of Zoology and Botany. 
His collection, ‘‘ perhaps the finest local entomological 
collection ever made,’’ was sold in London, after his death, 
fom 420), (a, sS0%,)) 
There must here be added :— 
Martin, Dr JAMES WILLIAMSON, b. 3rd September 1863, 
third son of William Martin of Dardarroch (Glencairn). 
Educated at Edinburgh and after graduating as M.B. went 
to West Africa, where, after two years’ residence, the 
climate seriously affected his health. He then travelled ex- 
tensively and visited Canada more than once before return- 
ing home where he took up a practice at Leith. He was 
there but a short time and about 1897 he came to Holy- 
wood where he remained for the greater part of his life. 
He was a keen supporter of our local Natural History and 
Antiquarian Society, of which he was an Hon. Vice- 
President for many years. For a time he served on both 
the local School Board and the Parish Council and during 
the Great War he was, for a time, attached to the R.A.M.C. 
at Rhyl. He died 17th December, 1919. His “‘ List of the 
Birds of Glencairn ’’ published in the Transactions of the 
Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Anti- 
quarian Society, 13th December, 1901, p. 140-156, entitles 
him to being mentioned here. 
There may also be added :— 
MaxwELL, WILLIAM JAMES, b. 29th December, 1849, a mem- 
ber of a very old Roman Catholic family in the Stewartry ; 
educated at Dumfries Academy, went to Liverpool to learn 
business but in 1875 succeeded his brother Mr Robert Max- 
well of Breoch (who had succeeded his father Mr Thomas 
Maxwell) as factor on the Estates of Terregles and Caer- 
laverovk and held this position for some forty-five years, 
