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of the occurrence of the Eed-legged Partridge in Berwickshire, 

 and there is no record of the Great Bustard having been found in 

 that county since the early part of the sixteenth century. 



An extremely interesting chapter is that on the Dotterel, con- 

 cerning which we find seven pages of statistics in tabular form, 

 showing the various parishes in which this bird has been met 

 with, the date of arrival and departure, and the number of indi- 

 viduals commonly observed in the flocks. 



With the exception of those birds which stay to nest, the 

 whole of the Woodcocks which are seen in the woods of Berwick- 

 shire during the shooting season leave for their breeding-quarters 

 in the northern parts of Europe in March and April ; while it 

 has been observed that those which breed in the county disappear 

 towards autumn, having probably migrated southwards. The 

 autumnal flights of Woodcock from the north generally arrive 

 in Berwickshire about October and November (p. 233). 



Although there is no record of the nest of the Dunlin having 

 been found in Berwickshire, yet the presumption is that this bird 

 has bred on the moors about Longformacus, for it has been met 

 with there high up on swampy mossy ground in the middle of 

 July. 



We have not space to follow Mr. Muirhead through his 

 enumeration of the many kinds of wildfowl and seafowl which 

 haunt the rocky coasts of his county, or come inland to the 

 mosses and tarns at different seasons of the year, some to nest 

 and rear their young, others to seek shelter and food during the 

 autumn and winter months. Enough has been said to show the 

 nature of the volume before us, and its varied contents. It is a 

 work full of curious information calculated to delight the reader, 

 whether he be naturalist or antiquary, and we heartily commend 

 it on that account. To the collector of county bird books it will 

 be especially acceptable, since it deals very completely with a 

 portion of North Britain which to most naturalists has been 

 hitherto a terra incognita. The delicacy of the numerous illus- 

 trations with which it is adorned renders it in this respect all 

 the more attractive. 



