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sandhills. This Tiew illustrates also much more in connection with 

 Tents Muir, such as the scene of the great success in the introduction 

 of Red Grouse to the district, and many other points mentioned in 

 the text, such as the nesting holes of Stock-Doves, etc 



Many were seen moving up Stratheam and Strathtay in the 

 spring of the year 1S88, besides those obtained, as mentioned above, 

 at Loch Eannoch, and a small flock was observed on the east side of 

 the Ericht river, near the head of that loch. 



There is also one in the Museum at St. Andrews from " Tents 

 Muir, June 1888," presented by Mr. Pentland Smith.' 



One, which was referred to by Mr. W. Evans, and quoted by Col. 

 Drummond Hay, and two others which were in Mr. Small's (of 

 Edinburgh) hands, are recorded (Proc. Royal Phys. Soe. Edin., 1888-90, 

 voL X- p. 113). 



I see by the list of the contents of the collection in the Montrose 

 Museum that there are two there which bear the dates July 1863, 

 and June 13, 1888. One of these was got on Montrose Links — a 

 female — and is doubtless one of the six catalogued bv F: : = 

 Newton, as above stated. 



Mr. Horn first drew my attention to one " sent in a hamper of 

 game from Perth to a Mr. Euthven, game-dealer, Liverpool, and 

 which is now in the Derby Museum.'' Mr. Horn adds, "but it is 

 not known from what part of Perthshire it came." The date of this 

 one was 1863. 



The same — i,e, if there be any confusion — or another, was " sent in 

 a hamper to Perth, and was purchased by Mr. Littler, and presented 

 to the Perth Museum. The exact locality is not divulored (see Zod., 

 1863, p. 8659). 



Order GALLING. 

 Family PHASIANIDiE. 

 Phasianus colchicus. L. Pheasant. 



Introduction of very long standing. Swarms, but greatly as laid down 

 or artificially reared. Eesident and breeds, but in many districts 

 would gradually become extinct if not kept under artificial conditions. 

 In others, however, the Pheasant appears to thrive under natural 



1 Talking of the birds at St. Andrews, I myself saw twenty-fire skins of Pallas's Sand- 

 GrotLse in a drawer of a cabinet ; bnt these were not killed at or near St. Andrews, bat 

 were shot ont of large flocks in a ncHiheni island of the Orkneys. The*e were shot by 

 two friends of mine — both since dead. 



