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The only species of the genus Sylvia we met with, was the common willow-wren, which 

 extended in considerable numbers to the extremity of the island, wherever copse or birch- 

 wood abounded. About Tongue it was very plentiful, and the same at Lairg, the margins 

 of Loch Naver, and the wooded banks of Loch Assynt. 



26. Parus cceruleus, Bluecap Titmouse. 

 Was seen at Rosehall, in the fir plantations. 



27. P. ater, Cole Titmouse. 



28. Accentor modularis, Hedge Accentor. 



Was met at all our various stations, and twice seen at a considerable elevation. 



29. Motacilla alba, Pied Wagtail. 

 Generally dispersed. 



30. Motacilla boarula, Grey Wagtail. 



Upon most of the rivers and margins of lochs. 



31. Anthus pratensis, Meadow Pipit. 



Very common throughout the county, and met with on the summits of the highest hills. 



32. Alauda arvensis, Sky-Lark. 



Very plentiful throughout the county, and was seen the previous year, within a few 

 hundred yards of Cape Wrath. 



33. Emberiza miliaria, Common Bunting. 



Very common in the lower grounds, particularly where cultivation existed, and was 

 traced to the northern coast of the county. 



34. E. citrinella, Yellow Bunting. 

 Was seen at all our various stations. 



35. E. Schceniculus, Reed Bunting. 



Common upon the margins of all the lochs, and in the swampy districts. 

 36 Passer domesticus, House Sparrow. 



Was observed in all the villages, and many nest holes apparent in the thatch of Keol- 

 dale House, &c. 



37. Fringilla cailebs, Chaffinch. 



Seen about Lairg, Tongue, and Inch-na-Damff. 



38. Linaria cannabina, Common Grey Linnet. 



Seemingly a rare species in Sutherland. A single pair was seen at Keoldale. 



39. L. montium, Mountain Linnet or Twite. 



A plentiful species and very generally distributed. It was first met with at Lairg, and 

 afterwards occurred at all the different stations we occupied. Its song is pleasing, though 

 scarcely equal in compass to that of L. cannabina. 



40. L. minor, Lesser Redpole Linnet. 



Was met with wherever birch copse occurred. Several were shot, but all appeared of 

 the common species, and none could be assigned to the larger variety or L. borealis. 



41. Sturnus vulgaris, Common Starling. 



