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Currie, Donald, c1826- (crofter | Islay)

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Note about the bird 'Clacharan-coille', June 1887

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/26
Scope and Contents

Note probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay about the bird 'Clacharan-coille' [stone-chat] that it is 'dark + moves close to the ground' and also describes eggs and nests.

Dates: June 1887

Note about the nesting habits of the bird 'Feadag-mhoint[each]' [lapwing]

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/32
Scope and Contents

Note about the nesting habits of the bird 'Feadag-mhoint[each]' [lapwing] probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Feadag-mhoint[each] nest[s] in coin[neach] bhan [white heather] + puts coin[neach] bhan over eggs'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 1887

Note which reads 'Studied the easgan + the torranan from fly depost eggs', June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/41
Scope and Contents

Note collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Studied the easgan + the torranan from fly depost eggs'.

Dates: June 1887

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