LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 
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Nithsdale from Glenhead. (From a photograph by Mr. D. 
Legard) Frontispiece 
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View above Langhobn from Warblaw Hill. (From a photo- 
graph by Mr. D. Legard) 
The River Esk at Gihiockie Bridge. (From a photograph 
by Mr. D. Legard) 
Nest and Eggs of the Ring-Ouzel {Turdus torquatus). (From 
a photograph by the Author) . . . . • • • • ^ 
The Haunt of the Dipper {Cinclus c. hritannicus) on Capel 
Burn. (From a photograph by Mr. D. Legard) . . 
Nest and Eggs of the Grey Wagtail {Motacilla melanope). 
(From a photograph by the Author) . . . . • • 49 
Pied Flycatcher {Muscicapa atricapilla) at the Nest. (From 
a photograph by Mr. D. Legard) 
The Two-barred Crossbills {Loxia hifasciata) shot at Dardar- 
roch (Glencairn), March 1st, 1890. (From a photograph 
by Mr. D. Legard) 100 
Nightjar {Gaprimulgus europoeus) on the Nest. (From a 
photograph by Mr. D. Legard) . . . . . . . . 154 
British Great Spotted Woodpecker {Dendrocopus major 
anglicus) at the Nest. (From a photograph by Mr. D. 
Legard) • • 1^1 
Egg of the Cuckoo {Cuculua canorus) in a Nest of the Meadow- 
Pipit {Anthus pratensis). (From a photograph by the 
Author) 169 
Short-eared Owl {Asio accipitrinus) on the Nest. (From a 
photograph by Mr. F. Barber-Star key) 181 
Loch Skene. (From a photograph by Mr. D. Legard) . . 202 
The Night-Heron {Nycticorax griseus), shot on Cluden Water 
in 1825. (By permission of the Royal Scottish Museum, 
Edinburgh) 232 
The Solway Firth at Sarkfoot. (From a photograph by Mr. 
D. Legard) 250 
