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and were very destructive, taking the hen Grouse at the water- 

 side when they left their nests for their evening drink. The 

 bright hot weather caused them to hide themselves in the 

 day-time, instead of being, as they are in dull weather, very 

 conspicuous objects on the hill-side ; but the keeper killed 

 several, certainly four or five, and I think Mr. Mackenzie has 

 two of them stuffed. 



Peregrine Falcon (p. 88), — Nests are taken in most years 

 by the keepers on the cliffs on the north-east coast. 



Gannet (p. 94). — Invariably seen travelling, singly or in 

 small companies, along the coast, which runs about south-west 

 and north-east, in a north-easterly direction. At all hours of the 

 day, from 9 or 10 a.m. till late in the afternoon, I have seen this 

 movement, and conclude that, as they are said to frequent Rona, 

 which lies about forty miles to the north-west of the Butt, they 

 go out to sea in a south-westerly direction in the morning, and 

 strike the coast on the return journey. 



Bean Goose (p. 99). — I remember identifying a bird of this 

 species, shot by our party, but not knowing of the uncertainty as 

 regards its occurrence, I made no note of particulars. 



White-fronted Goose (p. 99). — Often seen, and one or two 

 shot, but not so common as the Greylag. I should say regular 

 in its occurrence. 



Mallard (p. 102). — Certainly common in autumn, but, with 

 all the other wildfowl, very uncertain in its appearance in winter, 

 and driven away by very hard or very stormy weather. 



Teal (p. 103). — Common, and more frequently shot than any 

 other wildfowl ; the game-book shows a total for the six seasons 

 of 342 wildfowl, of which 174 were Teal. I have no doubt as to 

 their breeding there, but, not knowing that there was any question 

 about it, did not collect any evidence on this point. 



Pintail (p. 104). — I shot one out of a flock of four on 

 October 1st, 1894. 



Scaup (pp. 105 and 249). — One, out of four, was shot on 

 October 18th, 1895. Never seen before by the keeper, who has 

 been twenty-seven years on the place. 



Golden Eye (p. 106). — A few generally seen in the late 

 autumn. One killed on October 22nd, 1892; two on October 

 6th, 1893; these had evidently only just arrived, and were so 

 tired that we had to fire at them to drive them, off a loch on 



