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date, and probably a few of these were breeding there, as the 
country afforded so many suitable spots. 
Montagu's Harrier {Circus cineraceus). No examples are 
recorded from the immediate neighbourhood, but near Alnwick 
and Beal in Northumberland single specimens were obtained be- 
tween 1847 and 1850. 
Common Buzzard {Buteo vulgaris). No doubt at one time 
the Buzzard may have bred in the Cheviot region, where many 
parts of the country are extremely well suited to its requirements ; 
but for many years it has only been known as an occasional visitant 
— generally from autumn to spring — to different places in the 
neighbourhood. Sir Walter Elliot says that it used to be common 
in the Wolfelee district, and in September, 1874, and the spring 
of 1876, it occurred at Kelso, Duns, and in Lauderdale (where it 
had been seen before), not to mention innumerable instances in 
which the record is merely that of a " Buzzard " and the species is 
doubtful. In 1879 an example was killed on September 17th near 
Stobo in Peeblesshire. 
Rough-Legged Buzzard {Archibuteo lagopus). This species 
is certainly less common than the last hereabouts, though in cer- 
tain years it occurs in great numbers. Such were 1875 and 1876, 
especially the latter, when examples were obtained at Selkirk, 
Kelso, Lauder, Stow, Peebles, and other places in the vicinity, while 
the immigration extended throughout Berwickshire and Northum- 
berland as well. The times of capture^ varied from February 13th to 
November 28th ; all I have noticed, however, being in February, 
April, October^ or November, so that in the case of both this bird 
and the Common Buzzard the migration takes place in spring as well 
as autumn. A pair [(? 9] were noticed on April 28th, 1877, 
Innerleithen, of which one was not shot till May ist, but no signs 
of a nest were apparent, nor is it likely that they would have re- 
mained to breed. Others were reported to have been seen in 
Peeblesshire up to the second week in May. In 1879 examples 
were again observed in Peeblesshire. 
Golden Eagle {Aquila ckrysaetus). It has always been be- 
lieved, and probably rightly, that this bird used to breed in small 
numbers in the wilder parts of the Borderland. According to Sir 
Walter Elliot {Hist. Ber. Nat. Club, vi., p. 318) in a valuable 
paper on " Raptorial Birds," Sir W. Jardine, writing in 1838, says 
that it has not done so for twenty years ; while Walhs, as quoted 
