ORNITHOLOGISTS 
XXVII 
Archbald died at Dumfries July 6th, 1715, and 
was buried in St. Michael's Churchyard. The 
inscription on his tombstone describes him as 
'*Mr. George Archibald, Doctor of Physick. Clarus 
in arte fuit emdica, pius, aequus, amator doctrinse 
et morum, lepidus, cunctisque benignus."* 
Bell, Richard, b. September 12th, 1833. Son of George 
Graham Bell, advocate. Educated at Dollar Academy . 
For many years tenant of the extensive sheep- 
farms of Tanlawhill (Eskdalemuir), and Billhohn 
(Westerkirk). Succeeded his nephew Graham Bell as 
proprietor of Crurie and Castle O'er (Eskdalemuir) in 
1876. He was a friend and correspondent of Frank 
Buckland. A keen naturalist, he contributed a 
paper, entitled Some Bird Notes from Eskdale, to the 
Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural 
History and Antiquarian Society, April 17th, 1901. 
During his lifetime he kept many birds and animals 
in captivity and was the first to breed Emus in 
Scotland. In 1905 he published My Strange Pets 
and other Memories of Country Life, a book frequently 
laid under contribution throughout this work. He 
died May 25th, 1909. 
Burgess, Rev. Dr. John, b. 1725. Educated at the 
University of Glasgow. Licensed by Presbytery of 
Kirkcudbright May 1st, 1754. Presented to Kirk- 
michael by Charles, Duke of Queensberry and 
Dover, January 19th, and ordained, June 26th, 1759. 
D.D. University of Edinburgh, April 11th, 1769. 
Minister of Kirkmichael till his death, September 2nd, 
1795. He compiled the account of that parish (1791) 
for the Statistical Account of Scotland (vol. i., pp. 54- 
64), and states therein (p. 60), " there is great plenty 
of the rarer species of birds. . . the pine and the 
common bulfinch, the wryneck," etc. This record 
of the occurrence locally of the Pine Grosbeak, has 
often been referred to in subsequent ornithological 
works ; but it is not known that Dr. Burgess had 
* He was distinguished in the medical profession, pious, just, a lover 
of good principles and conduct, cheery, and kind to all. 
