Skip to main content

Notes on the birds Langai[d], Dui and Seigire, 23 May 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/37

Scope and Contents

Notes on the birds Langai[d], Dui and Seigire collected from Roderick MacNeil, MiĆ¹ghlaigh/Mingulay stating that the Langaid has eggs but the Dui does not but that twenty years before the Dui had eggs before the Langai. The seigire or kittiwake nests are often washed away, as they are made from mud on the face of rocks. The text has been scored through in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates

  • Creation: 23 May 1869

Language of Materials

Gaelic English

Conditions Governing Access

This material is unrestricted.

Extent

From the Series: 64 folios ; 17 x 20.3 cm

Physical Location

5.07

Physical Location

folio 21r, line 15 to folio 21r, line 20

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379