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widgeon on the Dornoch Firth, which, he informs us, is nearly a 
fortnight earlier for their appearance than usual. 
As regards this species breeding in Caithness, Mr. E. S. Cameron 
informs us he has a nestling bird stuffed, which came from that 
county. 
Fuligula ferina {L.). Pochard. 
Mr. Wallis informs us that he saw a drake of this species on Loch 
Urigill in May 1881. 
Mr. Macleay, Inverness, has stuffed two specimens from 
Sutherland. One, shot in March 1878, is in the Dunrobin 
Museum ; another was obtained at Durness in 1882. 
Fuligula cristata {Leach). Tufted Duck. 
Ohs. — In June 1887 Buckley put up one or two birds out of 
some reeds in a Caithness loch, which he thought were of this 
species ; he also found some nests (one of which contained about 
sixteen eggs) but the ducks had been frightened off their nests 
previously, and unfortunately not having brought a telescope 
with him, he was unable to identify the species, which might 
easily have been done by watching for the males. 
Columba Bonnat. Rock Dove. 
On the 29th June 1886 Buckley saw three undoubted wild 
rock doves up the Cassley Strath, on a piece of land that had 
just been prepared for turnips. 
Columba oenas {L.) Stock-Dove. 
Buckley, v^hile shooting wood-pigeons at Kintradwell on 
Septenaber 22, 1887, shot a specimen of the stock-dove. 
We have this season been informed by one of our corre- 
spondents of the nesting of this species on the Morayshire 
coast, showing how rapidly it is extending its range. 
Phasianus colchicus, L. Pheasant. 
During the winter of 1885-6 a cock pheasant lived in the whins 
