The Scottish Naturalist. 
behind us the lonely loch and breezy moor with its background 
of grey hills. 
' Missel Thrush, Turdus viscivorus. There is generally a pair 
nesting in the fork of a rowan or birch tree, by the side of the 
burn which issues from the loch. 
Song Thrush, Turdus musicus. Nests in the wood. 
Blackbird, Turdus merula. Nests in the wood. 
Wheatear, Saxicola cenanthe. Two or three pairs haunt old 
dykes on the edge of the moor, where they breed. 
Whinchat, Pratincola ruhetra. Have seen one nest within 
the limit, in grass, well concealed under a rose bush. 
Redbreast, Erithacus ruhecula. Nests in the wood. 
..Golden-crested Wren, Regulus cristatus. Nests in the 
" Willow Wren, Phylloscopus trochilus. Nests in the wood. 
Sedge W^arbler, Acrocephalus phragmitis. In reeds by loch 
side. 
Dipper, Cinclus aquaticus. Nests in the bank of the burn. 
Great Titmouse, Parus major. 
Coal Titmouse, P. hritannicus. 
Blue Titmouse, P. coeruleus. 
■ W^ren, Troglodytes parvulus. 
Pied Wagtail, Motacilla luguhris. Near the burn. 
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis. Very common. 
Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis. Common in plantations below 
the fir woods, but have seen a nest within the limit. 
Swallow, Hirundo rustica. Nests in the boat-house, and at 
farm buildings near the loch. 
Martin, Chelidon urhica. At farm buildings. 
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus. At farm buildings, 
where it is doing its best to banish the Martin. 
^ Twite, Linota fl.avirostris. Fairly common, breeding in the 
heather. 
OhafiB.nch, Fringilla coelebs. Nests in the wood, and in 
bushes by the burn side. 
Yellow Bunting, Emheriza citrinella. 
Reed Bunting, Emheriza schceniclus. Very common. 
Nests in the wood. 
