1891.
Sept. 9.  
Edingburgh, Scotland.  

Cloudy and rather warm.
  At 1 P.M. drive to University club to meet and lunch with
J.A. Harvie-Brown. Evidently a frank, whole souled gentleman.
he told me that Wild Cats and Pine Martins are still common in
Scotland north of Caledonian Canal. The Martins occur sporadic-
cally south of this but the Cats not. Ospreys are nearly ex-
tinct. he knows of only three nests inhabited this year. There 
was possibly a fourth but certainly no more in all Britain.
Kites are almost as scarce but there there nests (carefully pre-
served of course) on one estate in Scotland. Of Sea Eagles, he
knows of six nests occupied this season.
  After lunch we were joined by a Mr Forester a cousin of
Mr. Harvie-Brown and later by Mr. Clark the Director of the
Edinburgh Museum.  He, - Mr. Clark - was much excited about a Sibe-
rian Crane  taken on the Hebrides and now in a taxerdermist's
hands. It is new to the British Fauna.
  After an hour's talk Mr. Harvie-Brown excused himself first
having invited me to visit him at Duniface House on Friday.
  In the P.M. drove to Fairhaven, a fishing village inhabited
by Danes, the women all in short skirts.