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Eoman Easter at lona, but induced the church of Glasgow, that 

 of Cumbria, to adopt it, with all that it implied. The tender 

 reverence with which Bede speaks of the fathers of his own 

 Church, the lona saints, shows that there is nothing really 

 surprising in the dedications to Maelruba; but they indicate 

 what certainly is not generally supposed, that some sort of 

 communication had been kept up with the West Highlands. 

 Kilrubie shows one form of the name ; and Macmerry, the name 

 of a small town on the borders of Mid and East Lothian, must 

 be Mo-Murray, or My Maelruba. The Gaelic Mo has been 

 changed into saint at a farm in Ayrshire called St. Murray's. 

 There is a Merryhatton, Merry Ha' Town, near Haddiugton. 

 Mac Murray is not a very uncommon surname. 



Movements of Birds on Migration, as observed at 

 Ghirnside durin<j year 1892. By Charles Stuart, 

 M.D., Ghirnside. 



TuBDUS Musicus. — The Song Thrush, in fresh weather, remains all 

 the winter, but about the occurrence of the first hard frost, there is 

 a sensible diminution in their numbers till spring weather. 



TuBDUS iLiAcus. — The Redwing arrives in the end of October, and 

 remains in hard winters till May. 30th October. 



TuRDUS PILARIS. — The Fieldfare arrives and departs with the 

 Redwings. 30th October. 



Saxicola (Enanthe. — (Wheatear) 11th April ; leaves in September 

 or earlier. 



Pratincola rubetra. — The Whinchat, 5th May ; departs after the 

 young birds can fly. 



Pratincola rubecdla. — The Stonechat, comparatively rare in the 

 lower districts of Berwickshire ; seen here in winter. 



Rutacilla phosnicurus. — The Redstart is very plentiful in this 

 district from the end of April till after the young are matured. It 

 is never seen here after August. The plumage, after the breeding 

 season is past, is never so bright. The male bird is singularly 

 handsome early in the season. 



Ebithacus rubecula. — (Redbreast) is more seen here in autumn and 

 winter than through the summer. 



Sylvia rufa. — The Whitethroat is very plentiful from the 12th 

 May till after harvest. 



Sylvia curruca. — Lesser Whitethroat. Although not seen every day, 

 is from June, in scattered numbers all over the district. It is a 



