BIRDS. 



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the young having for the most part departed previously. It is 

 more restricted in its range than our other breeding Thrushes, 

 i.e. more confined to the above-mentioned districts and altitudes. 

 Not truly gregarious. 



In 1886 it was believed to be occasionally resident in winter in 

 Tay by Col. Drunmiond Hay (v. Repmt on OrnitJiology of East of 

 Scotland^ 1886), one in the Perth Museum being dated as early as 

 February 5, 1882, which was shot on the Ochil Hills by Mr. James 

 Dow, Balmano (j Forth). 



Mr. Godfrey notes that it arrived on the 21st April at Dunan 

 (1892), and became fairly abundant on the stony hillsides and 

 around Loch Eigheach. 



In Fife it nests at Priorsmuir, Dunino, and as far east as 

 Kinaldy (?) — says Mr. George Bruce {op. cif., p. 275) — and some three 

 or four miles from St. Andrews, and Mr. Berwick notes it as "rare : 

 occasionally seen during spring and autumn migration." 



Common in the upper portions of Glen Ogle, and generally in all 

 suitable places throughout the area. 



Mr. J. Davidson once saw a single bird at Ruthven — i.e. on the 

 borders of Perth and Forfar — in October 1904. We have few other 

 accounts of it even so low down as this. 



Mr. W. Evans found a nest "surrounded ^vith Akhemilh alpina, 

 and a quantity of Saxifraga aizokles was growing near it, and it was 

 ^vithin a couple of yards of a Common Gull's nest." This was upon 

 Meall Gruidh ; and in August 1905 he found one on the very summit 

 of Craig Cailleach, where doubtless it had been feasting upon some 

 early ripened hill-berries. 



Millais adds the note of local interest : " Sparsely distributed 

 throughout the hills, usually frequenting the edges of the gorse, 

 bracken, or juniper." 



There seemed to be a consensus of opinion in 1905 that these 

 birds were scarcer during that spring. 



Mr. Charles Macpherson,^ Inver, Dunkeld, speaks of it being always 

 to be found at several places throughout Strathbraan, e.g. Glen Gar, 

 Craig na Huagh (Dalguise), above the Glac sawmill, at Amulree, 

 and doubtless some other parts. 



Family CINCLIDiE. 

 Cinclus aquaticus, Bechst. Common Dipper. 



Resident. Common both on lowland and mountain streams, and may 

 even be seen, but more rarely, along the shores of fresh-water lochs ; 

 ^ See p. 74, footnote. 



