Noves ON THE Birps oF DUMFRIESSHIRE. 85 
species in Egypt, and who at once informed me of the 
occurrence. 
The Ibis is but an irregular visitor north of the Alpine 
range of Central Europe, and only some twenty-six records of 
its occurrence in Scotland have been recorded. 
[The SPOONBILLE (p. 239). Mr John Harkness has 
informed me that about 1865 a bird believed to have been a 
Spoonbill, since it was identified as such by Irving Murray 
who had become familiar with the species while employed in 
the Eastern Mediterranean, was shot at Priestside (Cummer- 
trees). Recent reports which I have received as to the local 
occurrence of the ‘‘ Spoonbill ’’ have, on investigation, proved 
to have referred to the Shoveler. | 
The GREY LAG-GOOSE (p. 239). In 1907 I was sent 
some eggs from the Outer Hebrides, of which three hatched 
out: one of the birds lived till 1917 and the other two are 
still alive. 
Grey Lags are the most numerous of the Grey Geese 
which now visit Glencaple (Caerlaverock) and eighteen have 
been killed by three guns in a single night.447 In the winter 
of 1920-21 Grey Lag-Geese were more than usually numerous 
near Glencaple, but seemed to be particularly wary : on 22nd 
January, 1921, I counted one lot of 410 and was told this did 
not represent one half of the ‘‘ stock.’’ I am led to believe 
that the winter of 1920-21 was one of the most productive 
ever experienced by the Solway wildfowlers, and though 
Geese and Wildfowl were more than usually abundant in the 
winter of 1921-22 the weather was not propitious for making 
large bags. 
A flock of 33 Grey Lags passed over Capenoch Kennels 
within gun-shot on 22nd April, 1920, which is about the 
average date for their emigration. In 19i1 Grey Geese were 
seen so late in the Soiway (on the Cumberland side) as 3rd 
and 25th July, but ‘‘ pricked ’’ or wounded Geese some- 
times remain all the summer and thus lead to extraordinary 
137 Dumfries and Galloway Standard, 4th February, 1920. 
138 Zoologist, 1912, p. 182. 
