140 Mr. A. G. More on the Distribution of Birds 



Subprovinces 1-35. 



Lat. 50°-59°. " British " type, or general. 



Throughout the mainland; and breeds also in Mull and 

 lona {Mr. H. D. Graham) ; but does not build in Orkney, or 

 Shetland, or the Outer Hebrides. 



Caprimulgus europ^us {Linn.). Nightjar. 

 Provinces I.-XVII. 

 Subprovinces 1-34, 35. 

 Lat. 50°-59°. " British " type, or general. 



Less numerous in the north of Scotland, breeding occasion- 

 ally only in Caithness {Mr. Shearer). 



Mr. H. D. Graham reports the Nightjar as breeding regu- 

 larly in Mull. 



CoLUMBA PALUMBUS {Linn.). Wood-Pigeon. 

 Provinces I.-XVIL 

 Subprovinces 1-35. 

 Lat. 50°-59°. " British " type, or general. 



A common species in nearly all parts of Britain, and, though 

 Mr. H. D. Graham does not include the Wood-Pigeon in his list 

 of the birds of lona, Mr. J. K. Wilson describes it as breeding 

 annually in the island of Mull. 



The Wood-Pigeon extends to the extreme north of the main- 

 land, but does not reach the Scottish isles. Its rapid increase 

 of late years in the Lothians has been frequently commented 

 upon, 



CoLUMBA CENAS {GmeL). Stock-Dove. 

 Provinces II. III. IV. V. VIII. IX. X. 

 Subprovinces 4-13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. 

 Lat. 50°-54°. " Germanic " (or " English " ) type. Not in 

 Ireland. 



There is a peculiarity in the distribution of this bird, since it 

 seems to be absent during the breeding-season from several of 

 the south-western counties, in which, and even in Dorsetshire, 

 it appears chiefly as a winter visitor. Still there is good autho- 

 rity for its breeding in Gloucester {Rev. F. J. Scott), Hereford, 



