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Chelidon urbica {L.) House Martin. 
The house-martin breeds about Mr. Flower's farm-steadmg up the 
Cassley Strath, and has done so at least since 1885. 
Fringilla montifringilla, i. Brambling, 
In October or November 1876, large flocks of bramblings were 
seen in the birch trees at Assynt (Lord Clifton in lit. to J. A. 
Harvie-Brown, 30th December 1884). This appears to us as an 
unusual deviation from ordinary migrational routes. 
Linota flavirostris (X.). Twite. 
In the beginning of May 1887 several twites were seen about 
Badenloch by Buckley, and on the 17th of that month a nest 
with five eggs were taken by him out of a spruce tree, and the 
birds thoroughly identified by watching : this is the first time 
these birds have been known to breed in this district. 
Sturnus vulgaris, L. Starling. 
Starlings bred for the first time at Glenrossal in 1886, showing 
that this species is still extending its range. 
Mr. L. Dunbar informs us that, although now so numerous, this 
bird was quite scarce about thirty years ago. 
Pastor roseus {L.). Rosey Pastor. 
In a letter to Harvie-Brown, Dr. Joass of Golspie informs us that 
about the same time that the Carral specimen mentioned in the 
body of this work was obtained, another was captured at the 
Meikle Ferry, but the bird having lost its tail during capture, 
he did not ask it for the Museum. 
Pica rustica {Scopoli). Magpie. 
■ Not uncommon along' the Kyle of Sutherland; several are generally 
to be seen about the roadside between Invershin and Rosehall. 
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