COL. CAMPBELL ON DISTRIBUTION OF PERTHSHIRE BIRDS, II3 
the Carse, quite a considerable distance from the water. It is very 
common on Tentsmuir, where I have found it breeding in rabbit 
burrows. It is also included in the Indian Fauna. 
Anatid/e— Of the Anatidae or Ducks found within our limits, I 
have shot the following species in Northern India The Shoveller 
{Spatula dypeaia) at Nowshera, 21st April, 1866, The Wild Duck 
{Anas boschas) in Cashmere, 19th April, 1865, the Gadwell 
lasiuus strep 6 f'uPj at Nowshera, 21st April, 1866, the Pintail {Dafila 
acuta) at Nowshera, i6th April, 1866, the Widgeon {Mareca pe 7 ielope) 
at Nowshera, i6th April, 1866, the Common Teal {Querquedula 
crecca) at Nowshera, 23rd April, 1866, the Pochard {Fuligula ferma) 
and the Tufted Duck {F. cristata), 9th March, 1866. The Scaup 
{F marila) is reported from Nepaul. I have shot it in the Orkneys 
and off Tentsmuir, where I have also shot the Golden-Eye {Clangula 
glaucion)^ one of which, a few years ago, frequented the Tay, at Perth 
Bridge. 
The Long-tailed Duck {Harelda glacialis) comes to us from the 
far north in winter and is essentially a maritime species. There is a 
specimen in the Museum, procured at the mouth of the Tay in May. 
Colonel Drummond Hay tells me he has killed them in summer 
plumage in Nova Scotia as early as April. The Eider Duck {So/na- 
teria mollissima) breeds on Tentsmuir, but is a northern bird, its 
southern breeding limit being the Fame Islands on the Northumbrian 
coast. I have never seen that rare bird the King Eider {Somateria 
spectabilis), but the next species on our list, the Velvet Scoter {CEde- 
miafusca), is very common at the mouth of the Tay, and sometimes 
remains. Colonel Drummond Hay informs me, as late as the month 
of July, before migrating north. The Common Scoter {CEdemia 
7iigrci) is comparatively rare with us. I believe Mr. Millais has shot it 
off the mouth of the Eden in Fife. All the above-named species 
have a wide European and Asiatic range. 
Mergid^.— The Goosander {Mergus merganser) is found on the 
rivers and lakes throughout the county. I have shot it on the Ericht 
at Craighall, and seen it on Loch Tay, where it breeds in holes of 
old trees on the margin of the lake. 
The Red-breasted Merganser {M. serrator) is also found on the 
Tay. I have seen it at Stobhall, and it breeds in the Black Mount. 
The Smew {M. albellus) is very rare. I have only seen it once. 
During a hard winter, when I was trying to circumvent a flock of 
Mallards off Tentsmuir, a pair of them flew past me. One was 
killed at Seggieden in December, 1890, and, thanks to Mr. Kelsall, 
another specimen in beautiful adult plumage, which was shot in the 
Crieff district, has lately been added to our collection. 
Columbid.®. —We next come to the order of Rasores, and com- 
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