! ! f/// 4 Vfts ?.:.' k THE Jiwrttisft Hatmptfst A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF NATURAL SCIENCE. EDITED BY J. W. H. TRAIL, A.M., M.D., F.L.S. >• PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN. VOLUME III.— NEW SERIES. (VOLUME IX. FROM THE BEGINNING). PERTH: S. COWAN & CO., PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS 1887-1888. INDEX OF ARTICLES. Paee ^>v Aberdeen, Meeting of Cryptogamic Society of Scotland in, ... 43 Aberdeen Natural History Society, Meetings of, ... ... 273 Aberdeenshire, Columba Livia in Central, ... ... ... 163 ,, Scirpus Tabernasmontani in, ... ... ... 261 Additional Notes on the Ornithology of the East of Scotland, ... 345 Additional Records of Scotch Plants for the years 1886 and 1887, 56, 247 Additional Remarks to Report on Ornithology of the East of Scotland, ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 Additions to Scotch Flora, ... ... ... ... ... 330 Additions to Scotch Peronosporese, ... ... ... ... 208 Addresses to Cryptogamic Society of Scotland, ... ... 66,195 Address to East of Scotland Union of Nat. Societies, ... ... 148 Agricultural Grasses, Notice of Practical Observations on, ... 93 Alford, Notes on the Botany of the District around, ... ... 351 Alga?, Notice of Articles on, >. ... ... ... 94 Algae, of the East of Scotland, Notes on the Freshwater, ... 148 Allen's Characese of America, revised, ... ... ... 278 Ancient Volcanic Glass near Newport, Fife, Note on an, ... 165 Antiquities and Folklore, Notices of Articles on, ... 93, 132, 334 Arabis alpina in Scotland, ... ... ... ... ... 180 Arbroath, Ornithology of, ... .. ... ... ... 289,337 Arenaria norvegica in Sutherlandshire, ... ... ... 93 Basalts of Kinnoull Hill, Origin of the Interbedded and Intrusive, 98 Beasts and Birds of Prey, The Destruction of, ... ... 102 Ben Lawers, A curious Lichen from, ... ... .. yj Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, Proceedings, &c, ... ... 93, 334 Birds and Beasts of Prey, The Destruction of, ... ... ... 102 Birds, Illustrated Handbook of British (Howard Saunders') renewed, 336 Birds, Habits of, ... ... ... ... 94, 102, 105, 159, 163, 297 Birds, Notices of Articles on, 94, 131-133, 135, 192, 238, 239, 276, 280, 334, 335. 336 Birds of East of Scotland, Boswell, Dr. John T.I.S., Obituary Notice of, Botanical Exchange Club, Report for 1886, Botany of the District around Alford, Notes on the, British Botany, New Works on, British Fauna and Flora, Works on (see Reviews). British Fungi, New Works on, British Mosses, New, British Plants, see New Records. British Plants, London Catalogue of, reviewed, ... ... 46, 94 Brown & Buckley's Vertebrate Fauna of Sutherland, Caithness, and West Ross, reviewed \ ... ... ... .. ... 275 3.2139 18, 179. 280, 289, 297 ... 243 129 ... ... 351 • • • • • • 261 143. 24c, 261, 279 • • • ... 35 iv INDEX. Page Buckler's Larva? of British Butterflies and Moths, reviewed) ... 141 Butterflies and Moths, Larva? of British, revieived, ... ... 141 Caithness, Contributions towards a Flora of, ... ... 138, 139, 305, 357 ,, Notes on the Botany of (in Journ. Bot., Nov., 1885, Jan. and May, 1886), ... ... ... ... ... 138 Caithness, Sutherland, and West Ross, Vertebrate Fauna of, reviewed, 275 Caltha palustris, Notes on the forms of, ... ... ... 52 Carex caespitosa in Shetland, ... ... ... ... 184 Carex, Forms new to Scotland, ... ... .. 138, 139, 184, 330 Catalogue of British Plants (London), reviewed, ... ... 46, 94 Characese of America, Allen's, reviewed, ..." ... ... 278 Characea? British, Notices of, ... ... ... ... 138,139 Coleoptera of Scotland, Notices of Articles on, ... 136, 192, 332 Columba Livia in Central Aberdeenshire, ... ... ... 163 Contributions towards a Flora of Caithness, ... ... ... 305,357 Cooke's Illustrations and Handbook of British Fungi, reviewed, ... 143 Crichton, Dr. James, Obituary of, ... ... ... ... 175 Crustacea of Scotland, Notices of Articles on, ... ... 135,191,192 Cryptogamic Society of Scotland, Meetings of, ... 43, 269, 382 ,, Papers read before, 66, 77, 86, no, 184, 195, 208, 219, 262 Cryptogams, Influence of C. on Mankind, ... ... ... 66 Curious Lichen from Ben Lawers, ... ... .. .. 37 Destruction of Beasts and Birds of Prey, ... ... ... 102 Deyeuxia neglecta in Scotland, Re-discovery of, ... ... 350 Dickson, Prof. Alexander, M.D., Obituary of, ... ... 242 Dipper, Water Ouzel, or Water Crow, Notes on, ... ... 159 Diptera of Scotland, The Gall-making, ... ... 281,309,373 Diptera of Scotland, Notices of Articles on, ... 136, 179, 240, 331, 334 Dragon Flies, Request for, ... ... ... ... ... 218 Dumfriesshire Plants, Unrecorded, ... ... ... ... 32 Dumfriesshire and Galloway Nat. Hist, and Antiq. Society's Pro- ceedings, ... ... ... ... ... ... 131 East of Scotland Union — Presidential Addresses, ... ... 148 Excursion to Killin, ... ... ... ... 147 Fishes, Report on, ... ... ... ... 3 Freshwater Algoe, Historical Sketch of ... ... 148 Fungi, Report? on, ... .. ... 39, 176, 355 Ornithology, Additional Remarks on, ... . . 18, 345 • Echinoderms, Notices of, ... ... ... ... ... 135,190 Edinburgh Botanical Society's Transactions, Notice of, ... ... 133 Entomologist, Notices of Articles in, ... ... ... ... 137, 331 Entomologists' Monthly Magazine, Notices of Articles in, 136, 239, 334 Exchange Club, Report for 1886 of the Botanical, ... ... 129 Excursion of E. S. Union to Killin in 1886, ... ... ... 147 Fife, Note on Ancient Volcanic Glass near Newport in, ... ... 165 INDEX. v Page Pishes of North-east of Scotland, Report on, ... ... ... 3 Fish, Notices of Articles on, ... ... ... ... 135 Flora, Additions to Records of Scotch Phanerogams, 20, 32, 42, 43, 56, 92, 93, 106, 129, 180, 181, 182, 209, 247, 261, 329, 330, 350, 351, 355, ,, Additions to Records of Scotch Cryptogams (see Algce, Characeae, Fungi, Lichens, Mosses). „ of Scotland, Notices of Articles on, 94, 132, 133, 134, 138, 139, 190, 191, 192, 273, 274, 332, 333, 335 ,, of Caithness, Contributions to, ... 138, 139, 305, 357 ,, of Shetland, On the, ... ... ... ... 20,209 Folk-lore and Antiquities, Notices of Articles on, ... 93, 334, 336 Freshwater Algs of the East of Scotland, Historical Sketch of, ... 148 Fungi, Additions to Scotch Records, 39-42, 44-45, 7S-91, 1 17-128, 139, 140, 184-190, 191, 208, 219-36, 262-72, 331, 355, 384 ,, of the East of Scotland, Report for 1886, ... ... 39 ,, ,, ,, 1887, ... ... 176 ,, ,, ,, 1888, ... ... 355 ,, found near Roxburgh in 1886^ ... ... ... 331 ,, New species and varieties described, 84, 87-90, 227, 228, 229, 231 ,, New Works on British, noticed or reviewed, 143, 240, 261, 279 Fyvie, Zoological Notes from, ... ... ... ... 179 Gall-making Diptera of Scotland, ... ... ... 281, 309, 373 Galloway and Dumfriesshire and N. H. and A. Society, Publications of, 131 Galls, Scottish, ... ... ... ... ... 107, 309, 373 Galls new to Scotland, noticed in "Transactions," ... ... 191 Geology of Scotland, Notices of Articles on, ... ... 94,132,334,335 Glasgow Nat. Hist. Society, Publications of Gray, Robert, Obituary of, Grevillea, Articles in, ... ... . . Hebrides (Outer), Orkney and Shetland, The Lepidoptera of, ,, ,, New Moss from, Hemiptera of Scotland, Notices of Articles on, Hessian Fly in Scotland, Historical Sketch of the Freshwater Algse of the East of Scotland -, Hymenoptera of the Province of Moray, ,, of Scotland, Notices of Articles on, Influence of Cryptogams on Mankind, ... ... ... 66 Insects injurious to Farm and Garden, ... ... ... 94, 95 Insects new to Scotland, ... 136, 312, 315, 316, 327, 2,7Zt 3%l Insects of Scotland, Notices of Articles on, 94, 95, 136, 137, 191, 192, 239, 240, 331, 332, 334, 335 Interbedded and Intrusive Basalts of Kinnoull Hill, Origin of ... 98 Inveraray, Meeting of the Cryptogamic Society of Scotland at, ... 382 Journal of Botany, July 1885 — May 1888, Notices of Articles in, ... 137, 332 ,, ,, Conchology, July 1886 — April 1888, Notices of Articles on, ... ... ... ... ... ... 239, 334 • • 190 ... 50 ... 139 .. . 298 36 ... 136, 191 ... 179, 331 1, 148 177 136, 191, 331 vi INDEX. Page Journals, Notices of Articles in, see Entomologist, Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, Grevillea, Science Gossip, Sunnyside Chron- icle, Wesley Naturalist, Zoologist. Juncus alpinus as a British Plant. ... ... .. ... 182 ,, ,, probably a Scotch Plant, ... ... ... 92 ,, tenuis Willd. in Scotland, ... ... ... ... 181 Killin, Report of Excursion of East of Scotland Union to, ... 147 Kinnoull Hill, Origin of the Interbedded and Intrusive Basalts of, 98 Larva? of British Buttei flies and Moths, by W. Buckler, Vols. 1. and 11. reviewed^ ... ... ... ... ... 140 Lees' " Flora of West Yorkshire," reviewed, ... ... ... 277 Lepidoptera, Notices of Articles on, 94, 96, 136, 137, 237, 239, 240, 274, 275, 33i» 332, 334, 335 ,, of the Outer Hebrides, Orkney, and Shetland, ... 29S Lichen from Ben Lawers, A Curious, ... ... ... 37 Lichen-Flora, Recent Additions to the Scotch, ... ... 37, 137, 307 Lichens, ... ... ... ... ... ... 307 Lichens, Notices of Articles on, ... ... ... 133, 137, 283 Logan, Robert Francis, Obituary of, ... ... ... ... 176 London Catalogue of British Plants, reviewed, ... ... ... 46,94 Mammals, Notices of Articles on, ... ... ... 238, 239, 273, 276 Mankind, The Influence of Cryptogams on, ... ... ... 66 Manual (Illustrated) of British Birds, by Howard Saunders, re- viewed, ... ... ... "... ... ... 336 Marine Algae of Scotland, Notices of Articles on, ... ... 94,134 Marine Zoology, Notices of Articles on, 133, 190, 191, 192, 273, 280 Meetings of Societies, see Societies Melanconiei, Revision of Scotch Sphaeropsideae and no, 184, 219, 262 Meteorology, Notices of Articles on, ... ... ... 134, 191, 335 Microfungi, New Scotch, ... ... ... ... ... 86 Mollusca, Notices of Articles on, ... ... ... 132,190,239,334 Montrose Nat. Hist, and Antiquarian Socy., Meeting of, ... 274 Moray, On the Hymenoptera of the Province of, ... ... 177 Mosses, New British, ... ... ... ... ... 35 Mosses, Notices of Articles on, ... ... ... 139, 191, 192, 335 " My Telescope," revieived, ... ... ... ... 277 35 Natural History Societies, see Societies. New British Mosses, New Records for Scotland — Algae, ... ... ... ... ... 94, 151, 153 Birds, ... .. ... ... ... ... 138, 139 Characece, ... ... ... ... ... 138, 139 Coleoptera, ... ... ... ... 136, 192, 240, 332 Crustacea, ... ... ... ... ... 191, 192 Diptera {see Hessian Fly, and), ... ... 136, 240, 334 ... ... 309, 373 io7, 191. 309, 373 ... 136, 191, 33i • • < • • • 37, 137, 307 ... 132, 190, 239, 334 35, 9i. 139, 191. 192, 335 ... 136, 191, 192 • • • ... 132, 136 ... ... 43. 332 • ■ • 86 INDEX. vii Page Echinoderms, ... ... ... ... ... 135, l9° Fish, ... ... ... ••• ... ••• *35 Flowering Plants, sse Flora Additions to Records of Scotch Phanerogamic, Fungi, see under Fungi, Gall-making Diptera, V_x£tlIS| ••• ••• ••• Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, see Lepidoptera, Lichens, Mollusca. ... Mosses, Neuroptera, Trichoptera, Vascular Cryptogams New Scotch Microfungi, New Species and Varieties described in this Volume, see Special Index, ... ••• \... ... ••• ... New to Scotland, Species and Varieties not recorded as Scotch previous to 1886 mentioned by Name in this Volume (records quoted from other journals are on pages numbered in italics) — ***£2B j •*• •** ••■ *** **" **" D Birds, ... .. ... ... ... ... 290, 346 Characese, ... ... ... ..... ... ... 138,139 Coleoptera, ... ... ... ... 136,240,332 Diptera, 136,240,334- Flowering Plants, ... 21-32, 42-43. 4§> 56» 92, 93. i°7i 129-30 138, 180-84, 209-18, 247, 329, 330-31 333, 357-72 Fungi, 39-42, 44-45, 78-84, 87-91, 117-128, 139, 140, 167-74 184-90, 208, 219-36, 262-72, 331, 355-57 Galls and Gall-makers, ... ... 108-9, 191, 309-28, 373-82 Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Lichens, Neuroptera, Vascular Cryptogams, New to Scotland, Two Varieties of Roses, North-east of Scotland, Report on the Fishes of, Note on an Ancient Volcanic Glass, near Newport, Fife, ,, „ Pallas' Sand Grouse, Notes on the Botany of the District around Alford, ,, ,, . Dipper, Water Ouzel, or Water Crow, ,, ,, Forms of Caltha palustris, ,, ,, Nuphar pumilum and N. intermedium, ,, (Ad iitional) on the Ornithology of the East of Scotland, ... 136, 331 136, 137, 332, 334 37, 137, 307 ... 31 ;, 91 .. . 136 ... 43, 332 ... 329 3 ... 165 ... 297 • •• 35i 159 ... 52 ... 106 id, 345 viii INDEX. Page Notes on Scotch Plants, ... .... .... ... ... 42 ,, Zoological, from Fyvie, ..... ... ... ... 179 Nuphar pumilum and N. intermedium, Notes on, ... ... 106 Obituaries of — Boswell, Dr. John T. I. (Dr. Bos well Syme), ... ... 243 Crichton, Dr. James, ... ... ... ... 175 Dickson, Professor Alexander, ... ... .. 242 Gray, Robert, ... ... ... ... ... 50 Logan, Robert F. ... ... .. ... ... 176 Ogilvie-Forbes; Emeritus Professor George, ... ... 1 Peter, Rev. James, ... ... ... ... 2 Smith, John (of Kew), ... ... ... ... 245 Traill, Dr. William, ... ... ... ... 50 Obituaries of Members noticed in Reviews of " Proceedings," 94, 134, 334 Ogilvie-Forbes, Emeritus Professor George, Obituary of, ... 1 Old Kirkpatrick Naturalist and Antiquarian Society, Meetings of, 237 Origin of the Interbedded and Intrusive Basalts of Kinnoull Hill, 9S Orkney, The Ring-Ouzel in, ... ... ... ... 344 Orkney, Shetland, and the Outer Hebrides, The Lepidoptera of, ... 298 Ormerod's 8th and 9th " Reports on Injurious Insects," reviewed, 95 Ornithological Notes, ... ... ... ... ... 297 Ornithology, Notices of Articles on, — ,, of Arbroath, .. ... .. ... ... 289, 337 ,, of the East of Scotland, Additional Notes on, ... 345 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Remarks to Report on, 18 Outer Hebrides, Orkney, and Shetland, The Lepidoptera of, ... 298 Pallas' Sand Grouse, ... ... ... ... ... 97 Peronosporese, Additions to the Scotch, ... ... ... 208 ,, Revision of ,, ,, ... .. .. 77 Perthshire Society of Nat. Science, Excursions and Publications, ... 335 Peter, Rev. James, Obituary of, ... ... ... ... 2 Phillips' " Manual of British Discomycetes," reviewed, .. ... 279 Plant, Juncus alpinus as a British, ... ... ... ... 182 ,, ,, ,, probably a Scotch, ... ... ... 92 Plant Diseases, Notices of Articles on, ... 94, 95, 179, 191, 334 Plants, Additional Scotch Records for the years 1886 and 1887, ... 56, 247 ,, London Catalogue of British, reviewed, ... ... ... 46,94 ,, New to Scotland, Phanerogams, ... ... ... . ,, ,, ,, ,, Cryptogams, see Algae, Fungi, Lichens, XV-1. W o o \- o , ... ... ... ... ... ... ,, ocotcn, ... ... ... ... ... ... 92 ,, Notes on Scotch, ... ... ... ... ... 42 ,, Unrecorded Dumfriesshire, ... ... ... .. 32 Presidential Addresses to Cryptogamic Society of Scotland, ... 66, 195 ,, Address to East of Scotland Union, ... ,M 148 INDEX, ix Page Publications of Scotch Scientific Societies, — Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, ... ... ... 93> 334 Dumfriesshire and Galloway N. H. and Antiquarian Socy. 131 East of Scotland Union of Naturalists' Societies, see East of Scotland Union, Edinburgh Botanical Society, ... ... ••• 133 Glasgow Natural History Society, ... ... ••• I9° Perthshire Society of Natural Science, ... ... 335 Readers and Well wishers, to Our, ... ... ... ••• 49 Records of Plants from Scotland, Additional, ... ... •• 5^> 247 Rediscovery of Deyeuxia neglecta Kunth in Scotland, ... ... 35° Report for 1886 of the Botanical Exchange Club, reviewed, ... 129 ,, of Excursion of East of Scotland Union to Killin, ... 147 ,, on Fishes of North-east of Scotland, ... ... .. 3 ,, on Ornithology of the East of Scotland, Additional Re- marks on, ... ... •• ... ••• ••• l° Reports on the Fungi of the East of Scotland for 1S86, 1887, and 1888, ... ... >.. ... ... 39, 174. 355 Reviews — Allen's Characea? of America, ... ... ... 278 Botanical Exchange Club, Report for 1886, ... ... 129 Brown and Buckley's Vertebrate Fauna of Sutherland, &c, 275 Buckler's Larvae of British Butterflies and Moths, Vols. I. and II., ... ... ... ... ••• 14° Buckley and Brown's Vertebrate Fauna of Sutherland, &c. , 275 Lees' Flora of West Yorkshire, ... ... ... 277 London Catalogue of British Plants, ... ... ... 4^,94 "My Telescope," ... ... ... ... ... 277 Ormerod's 8th and 9th Reports on Injurious Insects, ... 95 Phillip's Manual of British Discomycetes, ... ... 279 Saunders' Illustrated Manual of British Birds, ... ... 33^ Stevenson's British Fungi, Hymenomycetes, ... ... 143 Williams' Shell-Collector's Handbook for the Field, ... 276 Revision of the Scotch Peronosporeoe (and Additions), ... ... 77,208 ,, „ ,, Sphoeropsidea? and Melanconieae, 110,184,219,262 Ring-Ouzel in Orkney, ... ... ... ... ... 344 Rooks, ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 105 Roses new to Scotland, Two Varieties of, ... ... ... 329 Ross, Webera cucullata Schwgr. in, ... ... ... ... 91 Roxburgh, Fungi found (in 1886) near, ... ... ... 331 Sand Grouse, Pallas', ... ... .. ... ... 297 Saunders' Illustrated Manual of British Birds, revieived, ... 336 Science Gossip, Notice of Articles in, ... ... ... 135 Scientific Journals, Notices of Articles in. See Journals. ,, Societies of Scotland, Meetings and Publications of — Aberdeen Natural History Society, ... ... ... 273 Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, ... ... ... 93,334 INDEX, >» »> >> Cryptogamic Society of Scotland, ... ... 43, Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Anti- quarian Society, East of Scotland Union of Naturalists' Societies. See East of Scotland. Edinburgh Botanical Society, Glasgow Natural History Society, Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Old Kirkpatrick Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Perthshire Society of Natural Science, South of Scotland Entomological and Natural History Society, Scotch Plant, Juncus alpinus probably a, Plants, „ Additional Records (for 1886 and 1887) of, *l xNOlC.""> Oilj •■• ••• ••• ••• ••• ,, Microfungi, New, ,, Peronosporese, Revision of (and Additions to), ,, Sphseropsidese and Melanconieae, Revision of, ... no, 184, Scirpus Tabernsemontani Gmel. in Aberdeenshire. Scotland, Arabis alpina in, ... ,, Carex casspitosa in, ,, Gall-making Diptera of, ... ... ... 281, ,, New Species and Varieties of Animals and of Plants. See under Nnv. ,, Rediscovery of Deyeuxia caespitosa Kth. in, Scottish Cryptogamic Society, Meeting in Aberdeen (1886), ,, ,, ,, ,, Greenock (1887), ,, ,, ,, ,, Inveraray (1888), • ) VJclllb, a.. •■• ••• ••• ••* •-• Shetland, On the Flora of, ... ,, The Lepidoptera of the Outer Hebrides, Orkney, and, ... Smith, John (Ex-curator of Kew Gardens), Obituary of, ... Societies, Meetings and Publications of. See Scientific Societies. South of Scotland Entomological and Natural History Society, Meetings of, Sparrow, Swift attacked on the wing by a, Sparrows, Injurious to Farm and Garden, Sphoeropsideae and Melanconieae, Revision of Scotch, ... 110,184, Stevenson's "British Fungi, Hymenomycetes," Review of, Stornoway, Lachnella Rhytismoe Phill. near, Sunnyside Chronicle, Notice of Articles in, " Sutherland, Caithness, and West Ross, Vertebrate Fauna of," by J. A. Harvie Brown and T. E. Buckley, Review of, Sutherlandshire, Arenaria norvegica in, ,, Notes on Botany of (in Journ. Bot. Oct. and Nov., 1885, and May, 1886), ... Page I93> 382 131 I3S 190 274 237 335 237. 274 92 92 56, 247 42 86 77, 208 219, 262 261 180 184 309, 373 35o 43 I9S 382 107 20, 209 298 245 237, 274 105 95 219, 262 143 384 280 275 93 138 INDEX x: 'age Swift attacked on the wing by a Sparrow, .. ... ... 105 Traill, Dr. William, Obituary of, ... ... ... ... 50 Transactions of Scientific Societies. See Publications. Trichoptera, Notices of, ... ... ... ... ... 132, 136 Union of Naturalists' Societies. See East of Scotland Union. Unrecorded Dumfriesshire Plants, ... ... ... ... 32 Volcanic Glass from Newport, Fife, Note on an Ancient, ... 105 Water Ouzel, Water Crow, or Dipper, Notes on, ... ... 159 Webera cucullata Schwgr. in Ross, ... ... ... ... 91 Wellwishers, To our Readers and, ... ... ... ... 49 Wesley Naturalist, Notice of the, ... ... ... ... 280 "West Ross, Vertebrate Fauna of Sutherland, Caithness, and," by J. A. Harvie Brown and T. E. Buckley, ... ... ... 275 Zoological Notes from Fyvie, ... ... ... ... 179 Zoologist, Notices of Articles in, ... ... ... ... 135,238 •:o:- INDEX TO DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES NEW TO SCOTLAND CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. (The Names of New Species are printed in Ionic Letters.) Moth. Nepticula serella Stainton, ... ... .. ... ... 334 Gall-midges. Cecidomyia affinis Kieffer, ... ... ... ... ... 312 ,, similis Fr. Loew, ... ... ... ... 381 Phanerogams. Anthyllis Vulneraria L. var. Dillenii (Schulz), ... ... ... 212 ,, ,, ,, OVata Bab. in litt. ... ... 25, 212 Callitriche polymorpha Lonnroth, ... ... ... ... 212 Caltha palustris L. forma alba Jacqem., ... ... ... 53 ,, forma cornuta Schott, vars. typica and latifolia Schott, ... ... ... ... 52 ,, ,, beta Schott, vars. typica, truncata, and alpestris Schott, ... ... 53 ,, ,, longirostris Beck, ... ... ... 53 ,, ,, palustris L., vars. asarifolia D.C., integer- rima Pursh, membranacea Turcz., minor Mill., parnassifolia Rafin., and radicans Forst., ... ... ... 54 j, ,1 vars. Zetlandica Beeby, ... ... 21,210 Xll INDEX, Cerastium longirostre Wich., Draba incana L., vars. confusa Ehrh., contorta Ehrh., and flexuosa S^ ? *•• • • • *'* *** *** **" Epilobium palustre L., var. fontanum Hausskn., Galium palustre L., var. microphyllurQ Lange in litt, Gentiana amarella L. f. multicaulis Lange, Hypericum pulchrum L., var. procumbens Rostr., Juncus alpinus Vill., Luzula maxima D.C., var. gracilis Rostr., Pinguicula vulgaris L., var. alpicola Reich., Plantago lanceolata L., var. repens Lange in litt., Ranunculus acris L., var. tomophyllus Jordan, ... Rosa corifolia Fr., var. Lintoni Scheutz, ,, mollis Sm., var. glabrata Fr., Schcenus nigricans L., var. nana Lange, Stellaria media L., var. major Lange in lilt., Vaccinium Myrtillus L., f. microphyllum Lange, Equiseta. Equisetum maximum Lamk., var. serotinum A. Braun, ... ,, sylvaticum L., var. capillare Hoffm., Mosses. Didymodon turgescens Stirton, Grimmia sublurida Stirton, Webera cucullata Schwsegr., Zygodon trichophilus Stirton (previously recorded, but now re- described), Lichens. Cathisinia COncinna Stirton, Cladonia ciliata Stirton, confertula Stirton, furcata, var. dispansa Stirton, retipora, var. arcuata Stirton. Lophothelium acervatum Stirton, Fungi. 27, >> >> >> Actinonema Fr., Actinothyrium Kze. , ... .« • Amerosporium Speg., Ascochyta Lib., ,, Alismatis (Oud.), ,, graminicola Sacc, var. Brachypo- dii Trail, ,, leptospora Trail, Lathy ri Trail, malvicola, Sacc, microspora Trail, >» a 1 88 263 264 187 188 88 88 87 187 87 Page 23 22 25 26 129 25 183 29 42 28 129 329 329 30 211 27 43 130 35 36 9i 37 3°7 308 309 308 308 37 Peronospora Chrysosplenii Fckl., 84 ,, densa Rabh. , ... 8j ,, Lamii A.Br., ... 208 ,, MyosotidisDe By., 83 ,, obovata Bon., ... 84 ,, PotentilloeDe By., var. Gei Trail, 84 Rumicis Corda, 208 Scleranthi Rabh., 84 Phlaeospora Wallr., ... 232 Phlyctsena M. & D., ... 232 Phoma Fr., 119 »» INDEX Xlll Page Ascochyta Plantaginis Sacc, 1 88 Phon ia acuta Fckl.,,.. 122 ,, Primulas Trail, 88 » » Berkeleyi Sacc, 121 ,, Viciae Trail, ... 87 >> Calluna? Karst, 120 Asteroma D.C., 125 j> complanata (Tode) ,, juncaginearum Rabh., 125 Desm., 121 Asterosporium Kze., 271 )> deusta Fckl., 123 IS herbarum West., 122 Botryodiplodia Sacc, 186 > J leguminum West., ... 123 J> melaena (Fr.), M. &D., 123 Camarosporium Schulz. , 222 >» neglecta Desm., 124. ,, Spartii Trail, 222 >> pulla Sacc, ... 120 Ceuthospora Grev., 127 > J Ryckboltii Sacc, 120 Coniothyrium Corda, 128 »» typharum Sacc, 124 ,, Hederae (Desm.) >» Xylostei Cke. & Harkn., 120 O a L C < y ••• ••• ••• 128 Phyllosticta Pers., ... 117 Coryneum Nees, 270 >> Ajugae S. & S., ... 119 „ Comari Trail, 90 > > Cytisi Desm., 271 Cylindrosporium Unger, ... 268, >> Galeopsidis Sacc, 119 ,, Oxalidis Trail, 89 ») Hederae S. 8c R., ... 117 Cytospora Ehrenb 127 »> Helianthemi Roum, 118 »» Ligustri Sacc, 118 Darluca Cast., 189 »? Sambuci Desm., ... 272 Dendrophoma Sacc, 125 >> scrophularinea Sacc, 118 ,, phyllogena >> Teucrii S. & S., ... 119 Trail, 87 >> Tilise S. & S., 117 Didymosporium Nees, 270 >• Ulmariffi Thuem.,... 118 Dilophospora Desm., 233 Piggotia B. & Br., 235 Dinemasporium Lev., 265 Pilid ium Kze., 265 Diplodia Fr. , ... 185 Prosthemium Kze.,... 220 ,, ^Esculi Lev., 185 Pythi ium Pringsh. , ... 83 ,, Padi Brun., 185 >> De Baryanum Hesse, 83 ,, Rhododendri Bell., 185 Diplodina West., 189 Rabenhorstia Fr., ... 126 DiscellaB. & Br., 265 Rhabdospora Mont., 232 Uiscosia Lib., 262 ,, Artocreas (Tode), ... 263 Sept< )ria Fr., 223 Discula Sacc, 264 » j aegopodina Sacc, ... 227 »» affinis Sacc, 231 Gloeosporium D. & M., 266 »> Bromi Sacc, 23r ,, Betula? (Lib.), » > „ var. Phala- Mont., 268 ridis Trail, 23r „ . Fagi (D. &R.), >) cercosporoides West., 267 Trail, 89 > i Equiseti Desm., 231 Hendersonia Berk., ... 189 »! 1 Ficariee Desm. var. 225 ,, Sambuci Muell., 190 1 ) Grossularias (Lib.), West., 224 XIV INDEX. Leptostroma Fr., ... ... 236 ,, herbarum (Fr.), Link., 236 ,, juncacearum Sacc, ... ... 262 ,, virgultorum Sacc, ... ... 236 Leptostromella Sacc, ... 263 ,, hysterioides (Fr.), Sacc, 263 Leptothyrium K. & S., ... 234 ,, vulgare(Fr. ), Sacc, 234 Libertella Desm., ... ... 269 Macrodiplodia Sacc, ... 186 IVfarsonia Fisch., ... ... 270 ,, Melampyri Trail, 89 Potentillae (Desm), Fisch., ... 90 var. Anserinse Trail, var. Comari Trail, 90 var. Tormen- tillse Trail, 90 Melanconium Link, ... ... 269 Melasmia Lev., ... ... 235 >> »> j» 5> > J eptoria Junci Desm., lamiicola Sacc, lineolata S. & S., ... Lychnidis Desm., ... ,, var. pusilla Trail, Myricae Trail, ... Prunellae Trail, Rosa? Desm., SediWest., Sinarum Speg. , Tanaceti Niessl, Tormentillae D. & R., Traillii Cooke (under S. dolichospora), Trail, Sporonema Desm., ... Stagonospora Sacc, ,, aquatica Sacc, var. sexseptata Trail, „ equisetina Trail, ,, vexata Sacc, Steganosporium Corda, Stilbospora Pers., 5> J» Page 230 229 230 225 89 229 89, 228 223 226 225 228 226 230 264 220 88 88 221 271 270 Neottiospora Desm.,... 125 Vermicularia Fr., — :o: 126 INDEX TO PLANTS BEARING GALLS DESCRIBED IN THIS VOLUME, Achillea Millefolium, ,, Ptarmica, Angelica sylvestris, ... Anthyllis Vulneraria, Artemisia Abrotanum, Astragalus hypoglottis, Betula alba, Campanula rotundifolia, Cardamine pratensis, Centaurea nigra, Cerastium glomeratum, Crataegus Oxyacantha, Cytisus scoparius, Galls of Diptera on : 323 Populus tremula, 373 322 Prunus spinosa, 3*7 319 Pteris aquilina, 377 3i5 323 Quercus Robur, 375 316 Ranunculus repens, 3ii 375 Rhinanthus Crista-galli, 326 Rosa canina, 318 325 ,, spinosissima, ... • 318 3" ,, villosa, 3i8 322 Rubus fruticosus, 3i8 3i3 ,, Idaeus, 317 318 Rumex Acetosa, 328 3i5 Salix aurita, 374 INDEX. XV Page Fagus sylvatica, 375 Salix caprea, 374 Fraxinus excelsior, io8, 325 ,, cinerea, 374 ,, purpurea, 375 Galium Aparine, 321 ,, triandra, 374 ,, boreale, 321 ,, viminalis, 375 ,, palustre, 321, 381 Scabiosa Succisa, 322 ,, saxatile, 321 Senecio aquaticus, ... 323 ,, verum, 320, 381 ,, Jacobasa, 323 Gentiana campestris, 325 ,, vulgaris, ... 380 Sonchus arvensis, 108, 324 Helianthemum vulgare, 3" Spiraea Ulmaria, 3i7 Heracleum Sphondylium, 319 Hieracium corymbosum, 324 Thalictrum flexuosum, 311 ,, Pilosella, ... 324 ,, minus var. mon- Hypericum pulchrum, 314 ,, tanum, 310 Hypochaeris radicata, 324 Thymus Serpyllum, 327 Tilia vulgaris, 314 Juniperus communis, 376 v Trifolium repens, 315 ,, nana, 377 Ulex europaeus, 314 Lathyrus pratensis, ... 317 Urtica dioica, 328 Lotus corniculatus, ... 316 ,, major, ... 316 Vaccinium Vitis-idaea, 325 Lychnis diurna, 313 Valeriana officinalis, 321 Veronica Chamagdrys, 326 Nepeta Glechoma, ... 327 ,, officinalis, 326 Nephrodium dilatatum, 377 ,, scutellata 326, 381 ,, Filix-mas, 377 ,, serpylli folia, 326 Vicia Cracca, 316 Pimpinella Saxifraga, 319 ,, sepium, 316 Polygonum amphibium var. ,, sylvatica, ... 317 terrestre, ... 328 Viola canina, 312 ,, Persicaria, 328 ,, sylvatica, 312 ,, viviparum, 328 For the Gallmaking Diptera of Scotland, see pp. 378' Galls of Mites on : Fraxinus excelsior, ... ... 109 Galium uliginosum, Galls of Cynipidse on : Quercus'^Eobur, I 80. 108 109 INDEX lO AUTHORS' NAMES, Bath, W. Harcourt, Beeby, W. H., Bennett, Arthur, F.L.S., ... 20, 92, 184, 209 56, 106, 180, 181, 247, 305, 357 xvi INDEX. Page Coates, Henry, ... ... ... ... ... ... 98 Davidson, Anstruther, M.B., CM ... .. ... 32 Dixon, H. N., ... ... ... ... ... ... 91 Druce, G. Claridge, ... ... ... 42, 46, 92, 94, 330, 350 Durham, James, F.G.S., ... .. ... ... ... 165 Gordon, Rev. George, LL.D., ... ... ... ... 177 Grant, J. F., ... ... ... ... ... .. 305, 357 Gray, Archibald, ... ... ... ... ... 93 Grove, W. B., B.A., ... ... ... .. ... 384 Hay, Col. H. M. Drummond, ... ... ... ... 18, 345 Howden, James, M.D., ... ... ... ... ... 3 Kerr, R.N., ... .. ... ... .. ... 159 Macmillan, Rev. Hugh, D.D., LL.D., ... ... ... 195 Maxwell, W. J., ... ... ... ... ... ... 102 Meldrum, R. H., ... ... ... ... ... ... 147 Paul, Rev. D., .. . . ... ... ... ... 331 Roy, John, ... ... ,.. ... ... .. 148 Scheutz, N. J., ... ... ... ... ... ... 329 Sim, George (Fyvie), ... ... ... ... ... 179, 297 Simpson, A. Nicol, ... ... ... 105, 289, 297, 337 Stirton, James, M.D., F.L.S., ... ... ... ... 35> 3°7 Trail, Prof. James, W. H., A.M., M.D., F.L.S., 39, 43, 66, 77, 86, 105, 107, no, 167, 184, 208, 219, 262, 281, 298, 309, 344, 355, 373 White, F. Buchanan, M.D., F.L.S., ... ... ... ... 52, 182 Wilson, Wm., Jr., ... ... ... ..< ... ... 163, 351 OBITUAKIES. GEORGE OGILVIE-FORBES, eldest son of John Charles Ogilvie, ]\I.D., physician in Aberdeen, and grandson of George Ogilvie of Auchiries, Aberdeenshire, was born at Aberdeen, in 1820. He was educated at the Grammar School and the Uni- versity of x\berdeen (Marischal College), where he gained various prizes, and took the degree of A.M. in 1839. He studied medi- cine at Edinburgh, where he took his M.D. in 1842. Having spent two years in travel and farther study at London, Paris and Vienna, and in other parts of Europe (in company with his brother, the late Dr. John Forbes Ogilvie of Alexandria, Egypt), he returned to Aberdeen in 1844, and there entered upon practice. Shortly afterwards, he was appointed Lecturer on Physiology in the Medical School of King's College, Old Aberdeen. In 1849, he was transferred to the corresponding post in Marischal College : and, on the fusion of the two universities in i860, he was appointed Regius Professor of the Institutes of Medicine (or Physiology) in the University of Aberdeen, a position which he occupied until 1877, when he resigned in consequence of failing health. His tastes had always led him to prefer study and research to practice ; and on his appointment to the Chair of Physiology, he withdrew from practice entirely. In 1876, he succeeded (under a deed of entail which required him to assume the surname of Forbes) to the estate of his mother's family, the Forbeses of Boyndlie. At this place, he resided from the date of his retirement from the professorship until his death, on the 25th of June of last year. During these, his latter years, being debarred by the state of his health from active mental exertion, he followed the quiet pursuits of a country life ; and in particular indulged his life-long taste for botany by devoting him- self to the planting and culture of trees. Iu 1849, Dr. ^gilvie-Forbes married Jane, daughter of the late Robert Cordiner of Peterhead. Mrs. Ogilvie-Forbes survives him ; .and he leaves also, a son and a daughter. ZOOLOGY, KEPORT ON THE FISHES OF THE NOETH-EAST OF SCOTLAND. By JAMES C. HOWDEN, M.D. THE following list, compiled from Dr. Day's Work on British Fishes, includes all known British species. Those marked thus (a) have been taken in the North Sea, off the East Coast of Scotland, or in the rivers or lakes embraced in the District of the East of Scotland Union. I have thought it desirable that the local museums or private •collections where specimens are preserved, should be noted. Un- fortunately these collections are few, and, with the exception of that of Mr. Sim, far from complete. The collection in the Arbroath Museum is interesting, in so far as it was made by the late Dr. John Fleming, and contains specimens from which the descriptions were taken for his " British Animals." The Museum of the Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society con- tains a very fair collection, in which are many rare and interesting species, amongst which may be specially noted a fine specimen of the Blade Fish ( Trachypterus arcticus), from which Day's descrip- tion and figure are taken. As the specimen was somewhat altered and decayed, owing to imperfect preservation, when Dr. Day saw it, I append a description with measurements which I made from the fish while it was fresh, and which was published in the Report of the Directors of the Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society for 1872, (App. B). Mr. Edward's list of the Fishes of Banffshire includes many species which have not been found by any other observer, but as the specimens are not, so far as I am aware, preserved in any collection there is no means of verifying its accuracy. The Scottish Naturalist. 5 Sisns and contractions used : — •o' -•-••-'• aG. pollachius. Linn Pollack (1. n. Lythe) S. ^Merlucius vulgaris. Cuv Hake (1. n. Herring Hake). M.S. <:zPhycis blennioides. Gmel... Greater Forked-beard M.S. tfMolva vulgaris. Flem Ling (l.n. Kellin, Lahan)...S. ^Lota vulgaris. Cuv Burbolt S. ^Motella mustela. Nilss Five-bearded Rockling M.S. ^M. glauca. Couch Mackerel Midge S. aM. cimbria. Nilss Four-bearded Rockling S. aM. tricirrata. Nilss Three-bearded Rockling... M.S. aM. septemcirrata.* ^Gadiculus argenteolus Silvery Gade S. tfRaniceps raninus. Collet... Lesser Forked-beard (l.n. Paddock) M.S. rtBrosmius brosme, White Torsk M.S. Family 2. — Ophidiidse. Miiller. Ophidium barbatum. Linn. .Bearded Ophidium. ^Fierasfer dentatus. Cuv Drummond's Echiodon S. tfAmmodytes lanceolatus. Giinther £ S. a A. tobianus. Linn S. A cicerellus. Rafin. Family 3. — Macruridae. Richardson. rtCoryphaenoides rupestris. Collet. Family 4. — Pleuronectidae. Risso. aHippoglossus vulgaris. Fiem. Holibut (1. n. Turbut, Black- smiths, or Berdis)., M.S. aH. limandoides. Giinther... Long Rough Dab. (1. n. Bastard Sattie) M.S. ^Rhombus maximus. Cuv.. .Turbot (1. n. Bonnet Fluke, Roden Fluke) M.S * The only specimen found by Mr. Sim at Aberdeen Bay and sent to Mr. Couch, has been lost. J This and the next species are locally named San'iins, San'ils, or Ornals. The Scottish Naturalist. I aR. Icevis. Giinther Brill (1. n. Siller Fluke) S. .tfZeugopterus unimaculatus. Day... Topknot* M. rtZ. punctatus. Collet Miiller's Topknot M.S. ^ Arnoglossus megastoma. Day. Whiff (1. n. w1LK?Fiuke.)-M- s- A. laterna. Giinther Megrim (1. n. Scald fish). rtPleuronectes platessa. Linn. Plaice (1. n. Plash Fluke).-M.S. tfP. microcephalia. Don Smear Dab. Lemon Sole (1. n. Mary Sole, Sole Fluke) M.S. a?, cynoglossus. Linn Long Flounder (1. n. Pole Fluke, Craig Fluke) M.S. a?, limanda. Linn...'. Common Dab (1. n. Suttie, Sun-dab) M.S. «P. flesus. Linn Flounder (1. n. Black- backed Fluke M.S. tfSolea vulgaris. Risso . . . .v. . . . Sole M. S. aS. lascaris. Risso Lemon Sole. Sand Sole. S. variegata. Flem Variegated Sole. aS. lutea. Bon Little Sole S. Order 3.— Physostomi. Family i. — Sternoptychidae. Argyropelecus hemigymnus, Giinther. tfMaurolicus Pennantii. Day. Argentine S. Family 2. — Salmonidae. Miiller. tfSalmo salar. Linn Salmon, after spawning, is locally called Black-fish or Kelts S. aS. trutta. Linn Salmon trout (l.n.Sea-trout)S. tfvar. a, albus. Wabl Whitting (1. n. Phinock). var. b, cambricus, Donov Bull-trout. aSalmo levenensis. Yarr.t aS. fario. Linn River-trout (1. n. Yellow- trout) , M.S. This and Z. punctatus are locally known as Little, black, hairy Flukes. t Six thousand of this species were put into the Lunnan by Col. Blair Imrie, last May. 12 The Scottish Naturalist. var. a, orcadensis. var. b, ferox. var, c, cornubiensis. var, d, nigripennis. var. e, estuarius. var. f, stomachicus. var. g, Swaledale trout. var. h. Crassapuiil trout. Salmo alpinus. Linn. var. a, Perisii. var. b, Willughbii. var. c, Killinensis. var.d, Grayii. var. e, Colii. Salmo fontinalis. Giinther. aOsmerus eperlanus. Lacep. Smelt (1. n. Sand Smelt). Coregonus oxyrhy nchus. Cuv. Houting. C. clupeoides. Lacep Powan (1. n. Fresh-water Herring). C. vandesius. Giinther Vendace. C. pollan. Giinther Pollan. tfThymallus vulgaris. Nilss. Grayling. Argentina sphyrsena. Linn.. Family 3. — Escoidae. Day «Esox lucius. Linn Pike (1. n. Jack or Gade)...M.S. Family 4. — Scomberesocidae Day. #Belone vulgaris. Flem Gar-fish (I. n. Green-bane).. .M.S. aScomberesox saurus. Flem. Saury-pike(l.n.Gowdnook)M.S. Exocoetus volitans. Linn Flying-fish. E. evolans. Giinther. tfParalepis coregonoides. Risso. Family 5. — Cyprinidae. Carassius vulgaris. Nord Prussian Carp. C. auratus. Linn Gold-fish M. Cyprinus carpjo. Linn Carp, The Scottish Naturalist. 13 Barbus vulgaris. Flem Barbel. Gobio fluviatilis. Flem Gudgeon. Leuciscus rutilus. Flem Roach. L. cephalus. Flem Chub. L. vulgaris. Cuv Dace, Graining. L. erythrophthalmus. Flem...Rudd ah. phoxinus. Cuv Minnow. (1. n. Minnann)...M.S. Tinea vulgaris. Cuv Tench. Abramis brama. Flem Lake Bream. A. blica. Agass White Bream. x\lburnus lucidus. Giinther... Bleak. Cobitis taenia. Linn Spined Loach. # Nemach eilus barbatula Gunth Loach. Family 6.— Clupeidae. Cuvier. # Engraulis encrasicholus. Cuv. Anchovy. aClupea harengus. Linn. ..."..Herring M.S. aC pilchardus. Flem Pilchard S. aC. sprattus. Linn Sprat S. aC. Alosa. Linn Rock Herring M.S. aQ. finta. Cuv Twait Shad S. Family 7. — Muraenidae. Miil}er rtrAnguilla vulgaris. Turt Sharp-nosed Eel M.S. ^ Conger vulgaris. Cuv Conger Eel M.S. aMuraena helena. Linn Murry. Order 4. — Lophobranchii. Family 1. — Syngnathidae. Day tzSiphonostoma typhle. Yarr... Broad-nosed Pipe-fish S. # Syngnathus acus. Linn Greater Pipe-fish M. S. tfNerophis aequoreus. Giinth... Snake Pipe-fish M.S. Family 6. — Rhinidae. Day. #Rhina squatina. Rafin Monk-fish. Angel-fish A. IT. Family 7. — Torpedinidae. Day. ^Torpedo nobiliana. Bonap... Torpedo. Cramp-fish. T. marmorata. Risso Family 8. — Raiidae. Day. rt'Raia batis. Linn Skate (1. n. Dinnan, Blunt- nose) M.S. #R. macrorhynchus. Rafin... Flapper Skate. tfR. alba. Lacep Burton Skate (1. n. White 5, Skate, Doctor). aR. oxyrhynchus. Linn Long-nosed Skate S. 1 J 2 1° ,, ,, ,, ... ... ,.. 4i 24 5 5 5 5 5 5 5i jO ,, ,, ,, 51 4<-> 53 53 33 ••• ••• "•• ••• 4i °5 35 55 55 3 Length of longest (lowest) spine of caudal fin, 7* Greatest breadth of caudal fin when extended, u| B 1 8 The Scottish Naturalist. Space between spines of lateral line, ... ... | Eyes equal. Diameter of eye-ball, ... ... ... \§ ,, ofpupil, | Depth of lower jaw, ... ... ... ... ... -J Mouth when open, ... ... ... ... ... 1^ by i£ The above description is accurate as far as this specimen goes ; but some- allowance must be made for a certain amount of mutilation. There was no trace of the elongated anterior spine of the dorsal fin, described by Yarrell,. Giinther, Nilsson, and others. The caudal fin presented only seven rays ; and there was no trace of ventral fins. The wart observed at the root of the tail had some rough projections on it, which were probably broken spine rays of what may be considered the analogue of the anal fin. There was no trace of the black spots on the sides of the body, noticed by Yarrell, and others. The fish is evidently different from the one described by Dr. Fleming ; for,, in his specimen, the vent was immediately under the pectoral fin, whereas in this it was behind the middle of the body. The pectoral fins, which consisted of five rays, measured ij inches in length, but they all had the appearance of having been broken. Though this specimen was comparatively perfect, it was extremely fragile ;, and in handling it with the greatest care it was impossible to avoid injuring some parts of the fins. REPORT ON THE ORNITHOLOGY OF THE EAST OF SCOTLAND- Additional Remarks by the Writer. Rock Dove No 181 "is confined to the Rocky Coasts." — Since the above was written, I have had the pleasure of a letter from Mr. William Wilson, junr, of Hillock, Terpersie, Alford, acquainting me that the Rock Dove {Columba livia) is permanently resident in Central Aberdeenshire, nesting on rocks along the sides of the rivulets on the Coreen hills, that they are very shy, and that he has always considered their appearance there as one of the most interesting features in the Ornithology of the district. — I can only express the hope that other members of the union will follow Mr. Wilson's example in forwarding any local information that may oc- cur ; this being the only way to gain a thorough knowledge of the distribution of the birds of the entire district. Another correspondent directs attention in the report to the Reed Warbler obs. Forfar No. 24 The note on it, I find, as it stands at present, applies only to Perth — there should have been the addition, "noticed in Forfarshire " (fide Mr. Patrick Henderson. The Scottish Naturalist. 19- Dundee). The same omission has been inadvertently made also in the note to the Chiff-Chaff, No. 21, to which record should be added " Forfar, fide Mr. Patrick Henderson." I may also state (allusion having been made to it) that though such species as the Reed Warbler, and Aquatic Warbler, are enumerated in the body of the list, the numbers prefixed were merely intended as guides to the species mentioned and to the notes, and not to substantiate their claim to belong to the district, This is shown in the summary by their exclusion, along with all other doubtful species. The mention of No 25, Aquatic Warbler (a bird not yet recorded as British), was with the sole ob- ject of provoking investigation, owing to the resemblance of the eggs found on the banks of the Tay to those of that species. As to the Chiff-Chaff, a third correspondent suggests the possibility of the willow-wren having been mistaken for it in the instances noted in the Report ;. to this I can only say, that having felt bound to mention all notices previously recorded, the identity of species must rest with the authority quoted. As regards my- self, I have never had the good fortune to fall in with the chiff- chaff in Scotland. Though knowing the bird well in the South of Europe, and having been continually on the look out for it in this country, I have never seen it except in England. H. M. Drummond Hay. November. 1886. A few errors have crept into the Report, which it is desirable to indicate for correction. In the table on p. 358 the words " Perth " and " Forfar " have been trans- posed, hence for Nos. 23-34, inclusive, the records under " Perth" belong to Forfar, and those under ' ' Forfar " belong to Perth. In notes to Nos. 43, 44, 45, for Pi pet read Pipit. In note to 81 (Redshouldered Starling), line, 5, for 18SS read 1S56. In note to 157 (Ruddy Sheldrake), line, 2, for 1887 read 1881. 207 in table, on p. 373, should have b prefixed to call attention to the note on this species below. H. M. D. H. PHYTOLOGY, ON THE FLORA OF SHETLAND- By W. H. BEEBY. IN the following notes, the result of a visit of about eight days to the Shetland Islands at the latter end of July last, I have endeavoured to confine myself to the following points, viz. — to giving some account of the new and more interesting forms noted ; new county records or confirmations ; a few additional localities for some of the rarer species ; and remarks on a few doubtful plants. In the last case I have mostly confined my remarks to such as have been recorded as common, as I had little opportunity for looking up doubtful plants, occurring in isolated localities, from want of time. I have not embodied the matter to be found in the papers of Mr. Ralph Tate {Journ. Bof., 1866, pp. 2-15), Mr. A. Craig-Christie {Trans. Bot. Soc, Edi/i., Vol. X., p. 165), &c. ; as no attempt at a revision of the whole Flora could be made on so short an acquaintance with it. That the Flora of these islands is well worthy of further attention I am convinced ; and the occur- rence of such a plant as Alsine hirta in the same locality which has already produced Arenaria norvegica and Cerdstium arcticum {Edmondstonii), as well as the occurrence of Luzula maxima var. gracilis, previously known only from the Faroes, is a strong indi- cation that other interesting plants, both Scandinavian and Faroean, may yet be found in the islands. After working down the plants collected (about 2,200, referable to 340. gatherings) to the best of my ability, I have largely availed myself of assistance with the more critical forms, for which I have in particular to thank Dr. Lange; whose wide knowledge of Arctic and Scandinavian Floras makes his determinations of peculiar value. For similar assistance I am also much indebted to Mr- Arthur Bennett {Potamogeton,