196 BIRDS OF DUMFRIESSHIRE 
to lambs we are rather gratified than otherwise to learn 
SatThe linTor race of the monarchs of the sky is not yet 
fxtmct in the south of Scotland." The loch at Morton 
Castit aT can be seen by the map, is about a mde from 
'''\X''SZtl7Gallo.ay Conri^ of April 30th 1833^ 
it s stated on the authority of Mr. Aitchison of Men-on that 
three eagles located themselves near Loch Skene m 183L 
DurL the spring of 1833 the favourite height was Loch 
Hm Ld on? of these birds (a very fine specimen) was 
™ tnd massed into the possession of Mr. Aitchison. The 
Sourcirrr^stances of the capture of this bird have been 
elated by Mr. R- Service : " The very last of the residen 
DumStire Eagles (and it was a Jo^den f g e f orj 
have seen the specimen) was brought down by a shepherd 
in a wav which, so far as I know, is quite unique. On the 
farm oToames'hope, [which, by the way is 3-* -er our 
bZdary in Peeblesshire] near to Loch Skene one Eagle 
L nartLu ar got so bold as to lift lambs withm twenty 
.nt of the herd a man named Bauldie Hairstanes. He 
LuS not s and lil even from an Eagle, which is not to 
be wondered at. and he used to carry «ton«-n his pla^d 
when going over the hill. One day m April, 18o3, this 
herd was going his rounds, and the Eagle-probably having 
nerawasg 6 gkene— swooped at the 
To^ BaXdIetfeVa stone, which -y l^ely m.^^^^ 
good luck than good guidance, f J^e ^^^ ^^^ 
Lught it down to the ^^^^^ Se^, 
the dogs. J ,17Xr country."* This 
ever happened in this or any ^ 
suppose by far the largest ^P^--^/^ Jj^^ 'f''Z 
best informed naturalists ever looked upon^ A go 
many years have now elapsed since this bold winge 
. Tran,. D. and G. Nat. HUt. Soc, December 18th, 1903. 
