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PKEFACE. 



diiced of the Loch Ordie Osprey's nest and the Museum 

 Buildings in Tay Street. 



The old Statistical Accoimt is unusually meagre in 

 records. I am indebted to it, however, for the Gaelic 

 names of species, so far as given, which are on the authority 

 of the Rev. Patrick Stewart, of Luss, whose abilities, both 

 as a naturalist and an accurate Gaelic scholar, have always 

 been recognised. 



An examination of the volume of the New Statistical 

 Accoimt for Forfar and Kincardine shires (not for the first 

 time) shows rather fuller notices of the natural history of 

 these counties than are given in the old Statistical Account. 

 The principal lists are from the pens of the following 

 gentlemen : — 



The Rev. Thomas Easton, on the authority of John 

 Kinloch, Esq. of Kilry, Kirriemuir, Forfar (p. 166). He 

 refers to a collection at that time lodged in the Museum at 

 St. Andrews, formed by him up to date of 1833. This is 

 quite a good list ; but the subsequent history of the items 

 since placement at St. Andrews seems difficult of access. 



The Rev. James Brewster, whose practical knowledge 

 may be compared with that of the celebrated Don in 

 Botany," on the authority of Mr. Thomas Mollison. 



The ornithological notes by Don are mostly quoted from 

 the Agricultural Survey of the county, by Headrick, on 

 Don's authority.-^ 



^ Should any one desire to ascertain the valuations of the abilities of the innumer- 

 able reverend writers of the old Statistical Account, they cannot do better than 

 consult Scott's Fasti Ecclesiai Scotican<x, usually to be found in the larger libraries. 



