. The birds of Berwickshire; with remarks on their local distribution migration, and habits, and also on the folk-lore, proverbs, popular rhymes and sayings connected with them . HE OSPREY. 29 years ago that a bird of this species was seen frequentingthe high rocks on the sea-coast near Burnmouth about thesame time as the above incident occurred. Mr Campbell-ISroble tells me that two examples wereobserved haunting the rocks on the coast opposite Colding-ham Shore in October 1886.^ The Osprey feeds upon fish, which it takes by plunginginto the water from a considerable height in the air andseiz
. The birds of Berwickshire; with remarks on their local distribution migration, and habits, and also on the folk-lore, proverbs, popular rhymes and sayings connected with them . HE OSPREY. 29 years ago that a bird of this species was seen frequentingthe high rocks on the sea-coast near Burnmouth about thesame time as the above incident occurred. Mr Campbell-ISroble tells me that two examples wereobserved haunting the rocks on the coast opposite Colding-ham Shore in October 1886.^ The Osprey feeds upon fish, which it takes by plunginginto the water from a considerable height in the air andseizing them in its talons, or by swooping down and bearingthem off in its claws when near the surface.^ In former times its eyrie was to be found on many ofthe remote lakes in the Highlands, but now it is seen invery few localities. It is a migratory bird, leaving the northerly part of itsrange in autumn and wintering in the south of Europe andnorth of Africa. 1 Information from Mr. Campbell-Noble, Coldingliani, on the 13tli of December1886. 2 A lisli when seized by an Osprey is always carried lengthways in the birdstalons.—Seebohm, History of British Birds, vol. i. p. STEGANOPODES. ( 30 ) THE COMMON CORMORANT. BLACK COEMORANT, GREAT CORMORANT, WHITE-HEADED CORMORANT, AVHITE SPOT CORMORANT, GREAT SCART OR SCARVE, COAL GOOSE. PhalacTocorax carho.^Ije Black, oc cLcllatclj, or ^tait Cormorant, djc »)cart.^ Even as the matron at her nightly task,With pensive labour draws the flaxen thread,The wasted taper a?td t/ie crackling flameForetell the blast. But chief the plumy te7iants of the sky, its changes from the downs, where all day longThey pick! d their scanty fare, a blackening trainOf clamrous Rooks thick-urge their weary seek the closing shelter of the grove ;Assiduous, iti his bower, the wailing OwlPlies his sad song. The Cormorant on highWheels from the deep, and screams alotig the land. Thomson, Winter. Although the Common
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