towards tlie illustration of the subject, whether or not opportunity be given to the 
same hand of continuing the series. 
The classificatory names have been copied from Yarrell’s excellent work, and 
a few remarks from personal observation relating to the individual specimen 
represented, are given, but it has not usually been found necessary to add anything 
to Yarrell’s admirable general descriptions. 
It is proper to explain that Roshven, which is given as the locality of some 
of our birds, is in the district called Moidart, which constitutes the south-west 
corner of Inverness-shire. It lies on the south shore of the sea loch. Loch Ailort, 
which is itself a branch of Loch-na-Nuagh, both of which are mentioned. 
To the above remarks, which -were printed as a preface to the first part of 
this volume, when published in January, ] 862, we have only to add that the 
plates of the second part (which, though dated 1865, is now first published) are 
all executed on the same principle, — that the few remarks we thought it worth 
while to print, have been revised and printed in a more convenient form, but are 
still restricted to our own personal observations, and that as a contribution to 
local zoology we have mentioned, if the bird delineated is to be found in the 
little explored part of the Highlands, which we visit in summer. 
Glasgow College, December, 1867. 
