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MacCulloch writes me word that a Marsh Harrier was killed in Herm in May, 1875. It may be just possible, however, that this is the same bird recorded by Miss C.B. Carey, and that Mr. MacCulloch only heard of it in the May of the following year, and noted it accordingly.
Macculloch, vol. i. p. 13. Hist. Notices of the Macleans, p. 206. Hist. of the Rebellion, p. 199. From the Scots' Magazine. Aberdeen, 1745. An accomplished descendant of the Macleans of Lochbuy, Miss Moss, of Edinburgh, has left a beautiful tribute to the valour of her clan in a ballad of the forty-five. The following passage occurs in Dr.
These five rocks, dispersed over the whole globe, charged with oxidulated and titanious iron, are probably of similar origin. See MacCulloch in Edinburgh Journal of Science 1824 July pages 3 to 16. No volcanic rocks of a more recent period have hitherto been discovered in the island of Cuba; for instance, neither trachytes, dolerites, nor basalts.
MacCulloch tells me "the Starling may possibly still breed here, but it certainly is not common in summer. A century ago it used to nest in the garrets in the heart of the town."
MacCulloch, however, thinks they still breed in Guernsey, as he writes to me to say, "I believe that Snipes continue to breed here occasionally; I have heard of them, and put them up myself in summer."
MacCulloch also seems to be of opinion that the Peregrine formerly bred in the Islands, as he says, speaking, however, of the Falconidae generally, "There must have been a time when some of the species were permanent residents, for the high pyramidal rock south of the little Island of Jethou bears the name of 'La Fauconnière, evidently denoting that it must have been a favourite resort of these birds, and there are other rocks with the same name."
Macculloch considers the revenue of the Post-office to have been about stationary. This curious relic is preserved in the vestry of the ancient church of Jarrow, two miles from South Shields, in the county of Durham.
"Without any written treaty, counting only upon the sacred word of American citizens, I went to Hongkong, embarked on the MacCulloch and a few days later had the honor to make the acquaintance of the victorious Commodore Dewey, who likewise informed me that he had come to make war against Spain, that he had annihilated the fleet of Admiral Montojo and that the United States desired to give the Philippines their independence."
I did not find out the Reed Warbler as a Guernsey bird till this year , though it is a rather numerous but very local summer visitant. But Mr. MacCulloch put me on the right track, as he wrote to me to say "The Reed Warbler builds in the Grand Mare. I have seen several of their curious hanging nests brought from there."
Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, including the Isle of Man. By Dr. J. Macculloch. 2 vols. 8vo. and 1 vol. of plates, 4to. 1819.
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