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305. Machetes pugnax {L.). Ruff. 
Dunbar, in his MS. List of 1844 sent to Dr. Gordon, includes 
one killed at Scourie in May 1844. 
Ohs. — There are specimens of ruffs {Machetes fugnax) in 
full breeding plumage in the Dunrobin Museum, but there 
is not sufficient evidence of their having been obtained in 
the county to include them in our list; they are not 
recorded by Sheriff Mackenzie from the Dornoch Firth. 
A ruff in Dunrobin Museum came there from the old 
collection at the kennels, but this is all the information 
regarding it. 
Not recorded by the earlier authorities for Caithness. 
Mr, L. Dunbar has the record of one shot, 16th Septem- 
ber 1884, at Achavarasdale by Sir R Gr, Sinclair, Bart. — an 
adult female — now at Achavarasdale Lodge. Mr. William 
Eeid records an edrlier one shot near Wick, and which was 
preserved by Sergeant Sandison of that town, on 20th May 
1870, apparently the earliest county record. There are two, 
male and female, in the Industrial Museum at Edinburgh 
from Caithness {and. J. Gibson, Curator, in lit.). 
306. Calidris arenaria {L.). Sanderling. 
Autumn visitant, and scarce. The only place in which we 
have observed them has been the sandy beach between 
Brora and Kintradwell. 
Eecorded as " rare " in Dr. Sinclair's List. A specimen is 
included in the list of the collection at Welbeck Abbey, 
our only other authority for Caithness. 
307. Tringites rufescens {Vieill). Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 
[On Dr. Sinclair's List,] 
