. A fauna of the Tay Basin & Strathmore . toDrumtochty, where they were given their liberty. Mr. Gemmel(the proprietor of Drumtochty) told Mr. Milne that one of hisancestors had first introduced Rabbits to that district, having broughta pair by coach from London to Laurencekirk. They were liberated MAMMALS. on the Euehills at Drumtochty, which at that time was clothed inyoung plantation. The exact date is not given, but coincides withthe above notes. Mr. Milne also informs me that one WilliamRitchie, the carrier between Bervie and Auchenblae, brought a fewmore Rabbits from Lord Arbuthnots plac
. A fauna of the Tay Basin & Strathmore . toDrumtochty, where they were given their liberty. Mr. Gemmel(the proprietor of Drumtochty) told Mr. Milne that one of hisancestors had first introduced Rabbits to that district, having broughta pair by coach from London to Laurencekirk. They were liberated MAMMALS. on the Euehills at Drumtochty, which at that time was clothed inyoung plantation. The exact date is not given, but coincides withthe above notes. Mr. Milne also informs me that one WilliamRitchie, the carrier between Bervie and Auchenblae, brought a fewmore Rabbits from Lord Arbuthnots place a little later, and thosealso got their liberty at Drumtochty. Referring to prices and uses of Rabbit skins about 1834, and toan account in Starkes Picture of Scotland, Mr. Wm. Evans says:Now { in 1892) skins are worth 2s. a dozen, and the bodies sellat 2s. 6d. a pair. Li the country the middlemen never give more than 2s. a pair,skins and all; and in 1892 only Is. 9d.; in 1903 only Is. 6d. j in1904, Is. 7d.; and the same in DAUBENTONS BAT-ROCKS ON LOCH DOCHART. Class 2. AVES. With the view of drawing attention to a class of phenomena in bird lifewhich I can scarcely think has received sufficiently distinctive treatment, Ioffer the following remarks for the better understanding of the faunal valuesindicated under the different species in the following list. There are some birds which are obviously gregarious—that is, if wedefine that term as flocking—at all periods of their existence, both attheir nesting quarters— nesting in colonies—and migrating in distinctflocks both in autumn and spring, and remaining in flocks all of these are not far to seek, and soon occur in the list whichfollows, the Fieldfare, and later in the list many other species, even tothe Waders, such as the Eed-necked Phalarope. There are other birds which are quite as distinctly not truly gregarious,though they may, and do, flight over to our shores in vast num
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