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county, notably about Loch Brora and Loch Naver, more 
sparingly in other places. Observed at the head of Loch 
Shin in the summer of 188.3, but it is open to doubt if it is 
found anywhere in the west, or between the mountains 
and the sea. It is found between Tongue and Loch Eriboll 
in the north, and thence eastwards. Bred abundantly in 
1849 in the centre and east of the county, but Wolley 
could hear of none in Assynt. Eggs were taken on May 
23d near Altnaharrow. 
A common species in Caithness in the interior of the county, 
but Mr. Osborne does not record it as breeding there 
(0. MSS., 1868). 
Mr. L. Dunbar, however, does include it as breeding 
when speaking of a specimen sent to him to be preserved, 
and we have little doubt it does so more numerously than 
is generally supposed. 
226. Fuligula ferina (i^.). Pochard. 
Mr. Crawford tells us he is convinced this duck breeds at 
several localities in the Tongue district, and he instanced 
one loch where they are seen all summer. In the east it 
is a winter visitant only, not uncommon in the Dornoch 
Firth (Jennins). 
A regular winter visitant, frequenting inland waters ; almost 
unknown on the coast (0. MSS., 1868). 
227. Fuligula rufina (Pall.). Red-crested Pochard. 
228. Fuligula marila (L.). Scaup. 
Mr. Selby records a single female shot by Sir W. Jardine in 
1834, which was attended by a young bird which escaped. 
Sir W. Jardine, in a subsequent communication to us, seemed 
however to have some doubts if this was a young scaup ; 
but we cannot think there was reasonable cause to suppose 
