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INDEX. 
wild cat in, 75 ; marten in, 77 ; otter 
in, 79 ; badger in, 80 ; red deer in, 87 ; 
hooded crow at, 147 ; record of ravens 
at, 152 ; barn owl shot in, 306. 
Redbreast, 107. 
Redpoll, lesser, 131 ; mealy, 131. 
Redshank, 21, 223; dusky, 223. 
Redstart, 106 ; black, 107. 
Redwing, 99. 
Reed bunting, nests at Badenloch, 27. 
Eegalecus banksii, 272. 
Regulus cristatus, 109. 
Reed, R., of Balnakiel, obtains eggs of 
quail, 311. 
Reed, Captain Savile G., 7, 104; the 
journals of his nesting trips, 9 ; on the 
missel-thrush, 97 ; on the long-tailed 
tit, 113 ; on the marsh tit, 115 ; on the 
sparrow, 127 ; observes common bunt- 
ing at Bettyhill, 135; on rooks in 
Tliurso, 150 ; records nest of short- 
eared owl at Syre, 161 ; on the eagle 
at Brora, 167 ; on the osprey, 178; on 
the grej'-lag goose, 184 ; notes part- 
ridge in nortli-east Sutherland, 202 ; 
on grouse, 204 ; on black-headed gull, 
230 ; on sea-gull, 231 ; on black-throated 
diver, 244. 
Reid, William, of Wick, 2, 53, 69 ; his 
manuscripts, 7 ; contributes to The 
Field, 9 ; on the water-shrew, 74 ; on 
the wild cat, 75 ; on the fox, 76 ; on 
the stoat, 78 ; on the polecat, 79 ; on 
the seal, 81 ; on the grey seal, 82 ; on 
the hump-backed whale, 83 ; on the 
rorqual, 84 ; on the pilot whale, 86 ; 
on deer, 88 ; on the wood mouse, 91 ; 
on the water vole, 92 ; on the field 
vole, 93 ; on the stonechat, 106 ; on 
the redstart, 107 ; on the black red- 
start, 107 ; on the willow wren, 111 ; 
finds nest of sedge-warbler at Stirkoke, 
112; on the blue tit, 115; on the 
creeper, 115 ; on the tree pipit, 118 ; 
on the great grey shrike, 119; siskin 
observed by, 126 ; on the lesser red- 
poll, 131 ; mentions bullfinch, 133 ; 
on the reed bunting, 137; does not 
mention magpie, 146 ; mentions carrion 
crow, 147 ; on rooks in Caithness, 151 ; 
notes swift, 153; records nightjar, 154; 
on the greater-spotted woodpecker, 
155 ; mentions barn owl, 159 ; mentions 
Iceland falcon, 173 ; observes hobby, 
175 ; observes bernacle, 186 ; does not 
recognise Bewick's swan, 187 ; men- 
tions pintail, 190 ; obtains young of 
red-breasted merganser, 197 ; mentions 
stock-dove, 199 ; observes water-rail, 
207 ; mentions little stint, 219 ; sees 
knot, 220 ; records ruff shot at Wick, 
221 ; skin of spotted sandpiper in pos- 
session of, 222 ; on greenshank, 224 ; 
includes Sabine's gull, 229 ; mentions 
pomatorhine skua, 235 ; on adder, 247 ; 
on lizard, 248 ; on slow-worm, 249 ; 
on newts, 251 ; mentions porbeagle, 
253 ; on torpedo, 255 ; records stur- 
geon, 257 ; mentions basse, 258 ; men- 
tions John Dory, 262; on angler fish, 
264; records dusky sculpin, 268 ; re- 
cords cook wrasse, 273 ; on power, 
274 ; on the torsk, 277 ; on the flounder, 
280 ; on solenette, 280 ; on pilchard, 
292 ; records great pipe fish, 295 ; re- 
cords oblong sunfish, 296 ; records 
hog fish, 296. 
Reindeer, 66, 67, 86. 
Rhiconicli,whinchatat, 104; tree-sparrow 
breeds at, 128 ; marten killed in, 303. 
Ehina squatina, 255. 
Ehomhufi knvii, 279 ; maxiinus, 278. 
R,hon Island, frequented by seals, 38. 
Ribigail, partridge at, 202 ; nightjar 
shot at, 306. 
Eissa tridactyla, 234. 
Ristal Island, 30. 
Roan Island, 20 ; stormy petrel breeding 
on, in 1884, 237. 
Rockling, three-bearded, 276. 
Roebuck, Mr., 69. 
Roedeer, 89; in 1630 A.D., 65. 
Rogart, parish of, 26 ; coot in, 208. 
Roller, 157, 306. 
Rook, 148. 
Rorqual, common, 83 ; great northern, 
84. 
Rosebank, wryneck at, 156. 
Rosehall, 13, 15, 22, 40 ; fallow-deer at, 
89 ; missel-thrush at, 97 ; redstart at, 
106; creeper common at, 115; siskin 
at, 126 ; crossbill at, 134 ; common 
bunting at, 135 ; barn owl breeds 
about, 159 ; long-eared owl at, 160 ; 
tawny owl breeds at, 161 ; kites at, 
171 ; partridge common at, 201 ; black 
game dying out in, 205 ; coot breeds 
at, 208 ; magpie at, 305 ; spotted crake 
shot at, 311. 
" Rose Lintie," 130. 
