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Annals of Scottish Natural History (Volume 17-20)

Annals of Scottish Natural History (Volume 17-20)

Harvie-Brown, John Alexander
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ISBN10: 1153939967
ISBN13: 9781153939966
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.22 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896. Excerpt: ... male and female--appeared in my garden on the 16th November 1895, and I think they are still (30th November) about the place. Turtle Dove, Turtur communis, Selby.--On the 27th September last I secured a Turtle Dove near the place where I got the Pintail Duck the previous week. I observed it flying from east to west rather low, when it was suddenly pounced upon by a Merlin, and when trying to escape from one enemy by hiding under the bank of a small stream, it fell into the hands of another, as I was able to get up to the place before the Falcon could get at it. It proved to be a young male in the autumn plumage; and although its crop was quite empty, it was in good condition. I think this is the first of the species seen here. PINTAIL DUCK, Dafila acuta (L.).--I observed a pair of these birds in full breeding plumage on the 16th May 1895, in a narrow bay of the sea on the east side of Barra, and they remained in the same locality for over a week, being quite tame. This is the first time I have met with the species in Barra, but as Mr. Harvie-Brown had found them breeding at the island of Canna, which is not far distant, I was not much surprised to see them. A female of this species--a solitary bird--was shot by me on the 20th September 1895, on the Rev. Archibald MacDonald's glebe, which is on the west side of the island. Pochard, Fuligula ferina (L.).--A couple of these birds were shot by Mr. Peel, shooting tenant, early in September 1894, on St. Clair Loch, which is close to the sea. Mr. Finlayson, the schoolmaster of the island of Mingalay, tells me that he has met with the Redstart (Ruticilla pltarnicurus) and Goldfinch (Carduelis elegans) on that island; and he also saw a year or two ago, in the summer, a bird nearly as yellow as a Canary, and about...

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