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mention of its hav ing nested anywhere within the area. This was in 

 1880 ; but, as will be shown, there is abundant proof that the Wigeon 

 had bred in Perthshire for a long time prior to that date. 



Now, in 1874, I was well aware of numbers nesting and rearing 

 their young around the weedy shores of Loch Eigheach on the Moor 

 of Eannoch, and I applied for permission to go there the following 

 summer and help myself to one "clutch"; but the English tenant, 

 who succeeded to those with whom I had shot over the Moor of Rannoch 

 the previous season, refused— or at least would only permit me to 

 receive a "clutch" through the keeper, which was not what I 



LOCH GLENSAUGH— WIGEON, CANADA GEESE, AND WILD-DUCKS' NESTING-PLACE. 



desiderated at all. Since then I have had evidence in abundance of 

 their nesting in many other parts, making it almost unnecessary to 

 particularise the distribution. 



Now Col. Drummoiid Hay, whilst apparently unaware of their 

 nesting anywhere in Perthshire at the date of 1880, gave their nesting 

 distribution, amongst other haunts, as including the Outer Hebrides 

 and the Orkney Islands. But there is 7io good evidence that they 

 bred in these parts at all at the time he wrote. He is correct^ 



