DESCRIPTIVE CHAPTERS. 



but this was not accomplished. However, as that part is for the 

 most of its area above the wooded zone, and in that of the heather 

 zone and higher, the omission does not affect the usefulness of the 

 earlier lists. 



In these four days he traversed the glen up one side and down 

 the other from Inver, his residence, at the foot of the Braan, to 

 Amulree — covering some twenty-six miles in all of walking and 

 observing. 



From the analysis it appears that the species seen were as 

 follows in the order of their abundance : — 



Whitethroats, 21. 



Greenfinches, 4. 

 Common Wrens, 4. 

 Missel-Thrushes, 2. 

 Sedge-Warbler, 1. 

 Eedstarfc, 0. 

 Wood- Warblers, 8. 

 Pied Wagtails, 15. 

 Grey Wagtail, 1. 



Willow- Warblers, 136. 



Lapwings, 103. Song-Thrushes, 1 



Chaffinches, 99. Curlews, 17. 



Blackbirds, 68. Eedshanks, 16. 



Cuckoos, 43. Tree-Pipits, 8. 



Yellowhammers, 30. Whinchats, 7. 



Meadow Pipits, 30. Wheatears, 5. 



Larks, 22. Corncrakes, 4. 

 Common Sandpipers, 22. 



It will be observed how scarce some species proved to be even 

 in this sheltered valley of Strathbraan. Mr. Mackintosh noted a 

 few more birds: Wild Duck (1), Moorhen (1), Snipe (1), Sand- 

 Martins (two colonies), Martins (numerous), Swallows (numerous), 

 but no Swifts, which is curious, seeing how abundant they appeared 

 to be in other parts this year. He did not count Sparrows, and they 

 were seen at all villages and farms. Starlings were all over the 

 glen. He adds: "The Wood- Warbler and the Tree-Pipit may be 

 about Kinloch House, that being the only likely place in the upper 

 part of the glen." Of Dippers he saw two young ones only. 



Meikleour. 



As a further illustration of the wealth of some of the more favoured 

 localities in Perthshire, I give here a list of species seen by Her 

 Grace the Duchess of Bedford at Meikleour, during a few hours' 

 watching on the 25th April 1905. Though there is nothing un- 

 common, the variety is considerable. These are as follows : — 



