Il6 TRANSACTIONS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 
Breadalbane and Rannoch. It also has a wide European and 
Central Asiatic range. 
The Lapwing ( Vanellus vulgaris), besides being common from 
the extreme north to the south of the British Islands, extends to the 
east as far as Northern India, where I have shot it. 
The Turnstone (Sfrepsi/as hiterpres), which visits Tentsmuir in 
autumn, is found also on the coast of Madras in Southern India, 
whilst its occurrence has also been recorded as far north as Nova 
Zembla. Not only in Europe and North America has it been seen, 
but Yarrell reports it from the Cape, the Straits of Magellan, 
Molucca, and New Guinea. From this I conjecture that our friend 
the Turnstone must have some Scotch blood in his veins ! 
The Oyster Catcher {Hcvmatopus ostralegus) is a common bird 
with us, breeding on the gravelly beds of our rivers, and collecting in 
large flocks at the mouth of the Tay in winter. Its foreign range is 
extensive—from the coasts of Southern India to North Asia. 
Those two extremely rare species, the Red-necked and Grey 
Phalarope {Phalaropus hyperhorea) and [F. fulicarius) are to be found 
in our Museum. The far north is their proper habitat, though they are 
actually included in the birds of India. The late Mr. Dunn told me 
he knew of breeding-places of the Red-necked species in Orkney, 
and he had specimens of the birds and eggs in his collection. 
The Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) is nearly as common in the 
Sub-Himalayan ranges, and even in the hilly country of Southern 
India, during the cold weather as it is with us during autumn and 
winter. I have observed in Cashmere, where it breeds, the same 
habit of flying about in the evening uttering its low whistling call. 
The Double Snipe {Gallinago inajor) is a rare bird in Perthshire, 
and I have only seen it once, in some long thatching grass on the 
banks of the Tay above Mugdrum, in November, 1887. I have 
shot specimens of this bird in Northern India, where, however, it is 
not common. 
The Common Snipe {Gallinago coslestis) and the Jack Snipe 
{G. gallinula) are commom with us in winter, and the former breeds 
on our moors and marshes. I have seen young birds unable to fly 
so late as 12th August. All over India both species are common in 
the cold weather. 
The Dunlin {Tringa alpina) has a wide range, and has been 
found well within the Arctic circle to the north, whilst to the south 
it has been recorded from Sicily, Malta, Tangiers, and Vera Cruz, in 
Mexico. I found it breeding on Tentsmuir in the month of May. 
I have never seen the little Stint {Tringa mmuta), that very rare 
bird the Pygmy Curlew {Tringa subarquata), the Knot {Trmga 
canutus), the Ruff {Machetes pug 7 iax), or the Sanderling {Calidris 
