306 APPENDIX B. 
Corvus monedula, L. Jackdaw. 
A colony of jackdaws have established themselves under the rail- 
way bridge that crosses the Kyle of Sutherland at Invershin. 
Caprimulgus europaeus, L. Nightjar. 
A specimen was shot at Ribigill, near Tongue, in August 1878, 
and was sent in to Inverness for preservation. 
Mr. Macleay, Inverness, informs us that he received a nightjar 
from Berriedale in 1880. 
Picus major, L. Greater Spotted Woodpecker. 
On the 12th of November 1886, Buckley saw a greater spotted 
woodpecker at Glenrossal. 
Mr. Macleay received a bird of this species, shot at Berriedale in 
February 1887. 
Coracias garruius, L. Roller. 
According to the Zoologist, the Dornoch specimen we have already 
mentioned appears to have been shot in the autumn of 1868. 
Upupa epops, L. Hoopoe. 
"A Hoopoe was shot at Durness about a fortnight ago and sent 
to Mr. Macleay, Inverness, for preservation," vide Norihern 
Chronicle, 26th May 1886. This bird was seen by Buckley just 
after it had been set up. 
Strix flammea, L. Barn Owl. 
A barn owl was shot in the Eeay forest in April 1879, and was 
considered very rare at that time. 
Otus brachyotus, L. Short-eared Owl. 
In a letter dated November 4th, 1886, Mr. H. Grifl&th, writing from 
Montpellier Lodge, Brighton, says : — " I had intended to men- 
