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APPENDIX B. 



a bone or ball hung at the end of a string, and it used to romp and 

 play often in its bath. A second young Otter I got was put in beside 

 it, but being of different ages they could not agree, nor would they 

 agree to differ. Alas ! one morning the new arrival, and younger one, 

 was found dead from the ill-treatment of its older relation. 



Otters track over considerable stretches of country. My old keeper, 

 Finlayson — an expert trapper — and I once followed the track for two 

 miles across country, between the Bonny water — across the Carron — and 

 on to the Pow Burn in Torwood. This was in snow, and no doubt 

 the Otter had gone prospecting for sea-trout or rather bull-trout 

 {S. ei^iox)^ which ascend the Pow Burn in October and later. "We lost 

 the track at the bank of the Pow Burn. We had no dogs, and doubt- 

 less the animal had descended the burn to search for his prey lower 

 down, where the burn runs deeper through the carse-lands. 



We have never had any of the Otter-hound packs here, though I 

 believe still — i.e. at the present day — a very sure find would result at 

 more than one place, and sport be obtained — i.e. if the huntsmen and 

 hounds don't mind "stirring up the mud a little." 



Great Grey Shrike. 



A specimen of this species is included in a return of vermin killed on 

 Drumtochty for the year 1903. Supplied to Mr. J. Milne by the keeper, 

 Mr. Jas. Wyllie. 



I am assured by Mr. Eagle Clarke, as late as August 1906, that there is 

 only one specimen of Pallas's Grey Shrike in the Eoyal Scottish Museum. 



Ruff, $ immature: Meikleour, 11th September 1905. 



It is not often that specimens are obtained at inland localities in this 

 country. At least their occurrence at inland localities is not con- 

 spicuous as regards numbers or regularity. 



Widgeon. 



Since going to press with this volume I have been informed by Mr. J. 

 Milne, Auchenblae, that Widgeons are increasing upon Loch Glensaugh 

 near Drumtochty, Kincardineshire (1906). Also that an easterly ex- 

 tension — or at least an added locality for theii' nesting — is near Murthly 

 on the Tay, as I am informed by Mr. J. W. Dobbie {in lit., 9th May 

 1906). We have seen, of course, that they have long inhabited the 

 lochs near the sources of Tummel and the Moor of Eannoch. 



Stock-Dove. 



I have just heard of the first appearance — or earliest account of the 

 appearance — of the Stx)ck-Dove at Guthrie from the Rev. William 



