198 Ornithological Notes. By Kobert Gray. 



tunity of seeing recorded from either county, as it is not unlikely 

 some of them may prove to be a nearly allied species — PaUas' 

 Shrike {Lanius major) which has several times occurred in Scot- 

 land. A description of this species by Mr H. Seebohm has been 

 given in the " Proceedings of the Eoyal Physical Society" for 

 Session 1882-83. 



Grasshopper Warbler {Salicaria locmtella). — A few pairs of 

 this bird breed near the shore at Longniddry, Haddingtonshire, 

 every year. The species has also been observed nesting for 

 several seasons past on the estate of Morton hall near Edinburgh, 

 by Mr William Evans, a Fellow of the Eoyal Physical Society, 

 who has paid much attention to the Ornithology of the Lothians. 



Goldfinch {Carduelis elegans). — Although the Goldfinch has 

 during the last thirty years become very scarce in the counties 

 of Edinburgh and Haddington, I am glad to be able to report 

 that small flocks still make their appearance in the neighbour- 

 hood of Edinburgh. Their best known haunt is on the slopes of 

 Arthur's Seat facing Duddingston. I watched a flock on 26th 

 October last feeding on the seeds of Senecio viscosus, large quanti- 

 ties of which grow on the slopes. 



Turnstone {Strepsilas interpres). — Two specimens were shot at 

 Aberlady, Haddingtonshire, early in September 1882, and were 

 sent to Mr Hope, taxidermist, Edinburgh, for preservation. 

 They were in full summer plumage and beautifully marked. 



Egyptian Goose {Anser Egyptiacus). — A specimen, remarkable 

 for its small size, was shot at Elie in Fifeshire in March 1881, 

 and forwarded to Mr Small in whose hands I saw it. 



Bewick's Swan {Gygnus Bewichii). — Two swans of this species 

 — a male and a female — were shot on Shaws Loch near Selkirk 

 by Dr. Anderson of Shaws on or about the 1st December, 1882. 

 The birds were sent to Mr Small who sexed them, and who in- 

 forms me that Dr. Anderson wrote to him to say there were five 

 altogether in the flock but three of the birds escaped. 



Shoveller {Anas clypeata). — This beautiful duck continues, up 

 to the present time, to breed in considerable numbers in Fifeshire 

 where it was discovered nesting three years ago by Mr A. 0. 

 Stark, a Fellow of the Eoyal Physical Society and an excellent 

 observer. 



Pintail {Anas acuta). — A female Pintail was shot at Yester, 

 Haddingtonshire, on 21st December, 1882, and was sent to Mr 

 Small who informs me that about the same time he got another 



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