Record of Migration, &c., of Birds, by James Hardy. 407 



White Spaeeow {Passer domesticus). — "Nov. 4th, 1880, during 

 stormy weather, I observed, while at breakfast, a perfectly 

 snow-white Sparrow sitting on the hedge at the foot of my gar- 

 den. On going out, I saw it feeding with a flock of other spar- 

 rows and greenfinches. It remained in the neighbourhood several 

 days, but has, I am afraid, been shot. It was seen at East 

 Blanerne and other places, but its companions did not seem to 

 relish its company, as its colour attracted more attention than was 

 desirable." — Br Charles Stuart. About the date Dr Stuart assigns 

 I was informed that a white Sparrow was shot within Berwick 

 Bounds. During the winter, Mr Loney observed a white Spar- 

 row in company with others of the usual hue at Marchmont. The 

 boys had got their eyes on it, but it was still present on March 

 1st, 1881. 



Little Geebe (Fodiceps minor). — Nov. 5th, several Little Grebes 

 on the river Aln, and by the edge of the withered sedges, and 

 near to them, a female Golden Eye {FuUgula clangula) made its 

 appearance.— jT. S. G. In Dec, 1879, after the ice broke up, a 

 Little Grebe, dead, was found at the edge of the Whitadder near 

 the rifle range at Blanerne. In the same month, Mr Eoss Hume, 

 of Nine^fells, shot two Goosandees {Mergus Merganser) on the 

 river there. — Br. Stuart. 



Siskin ( Carduelis Spinus). — Nov. 5th, numerous among trees in 

 Gordon Moss. — Rev. William Sfohhs. Nov. 10th, large flocks of 

 Siskins were seen feeding on the alders on the banks of the Aln. 

 —T. E. G. 



Geeat Noetheen DrvEE ( Colymbus glacialis). — In the afternoon 

 of Nov. 7th, a Great Northern Diver was captured in Buccleuch 

 Square, Newcastleton, by Michael Dagg, carter. The bird was 

 apparently exhausted for want of food. It measured across the 

 wings from tip to tip 6 feet 1 inch. — {Kelso Chron., Nov. 12th). 



Golden Ceested Ween {Begulus cristatusv. auroeapillus). — Aln- 

 wick, Nov. 12th. Every winter we are visited by several com- 

 panies of this beautiful little warbler. At the above date, when 

 it was very cold and snow lay on the ground, I observed three of 

 these tiny birds threading their way through a hedge in the teeth 

 of the storm, whilst the hardy animals of the field were huddled 

 under the covert of the most sheltered places. — T. R. Gihh. Its 

 absence has been noticed in the West of England during the 

 winter. On March 27th, 1881, I noticed one in a hedge near 

 Cockburnspath Tower, which probably had wintered in the ad- 

 jacent dean. 



