Lxvin BIRDS OF DUMFRIESSHIRE 
being augmented by Shinnel Water, aU of which flow into 
^irtheAln flow Kinnel Watered ^y^^^^^'^^^ 
V and the Waters of Evan, and of Milk. Ihe ^s^' J^'^'?^" 
;?Cmed by the Black and White Esk, xs swelled by the 
sandlnLndciboniferousro^^^^^^^^^^ 
river -J r by ^ ^..^rn 
SL^'The S is, in its lower part, full of 
c7av sand gravel and shingle, brought down by the great 
''7''I merent .ve the heavy clay soUs 
''¥?:\?rTthe* Solway Firth are of extraordinary 
^^1884 tbe NHh tmpletely altered its direction in a 
27th 1884, the y ^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^tl^^r, 
^Lt^introSoneTat^ad not been used forjo^^^^^^^ 
Such changes have consequently altered the feeding 
certam species and the .^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ 
Dumfriesshire may be saia ro m , ^yle 
. X t .r, riwtriots namely, lacustrine, httorai, araoie, 
rd%IXair;W,%he^U^^^ district in places being 
hUoTat ^r'^ritHoStf'sand, shingle, and 
est^ari^iflats, affording ideal haunts for geese and 
♦ G. F. Scott-ElUot, in Utt., April 2nd. 1909. 
