CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



Sutheiiandshire ; its Wild Birds not sufficiently known Our 

 Start and Conveyance Kyle of Sutherland Woods of 

 Kosehall ; old Keeper there ; his Recollection of me Oykel 

 Inn Altan-nan-cealgach ; Origin of Name ; Fishing at 

 Conveying Boat to Loch Urigil Wild Geese and Divers on 

 the Loch Large Trout of these Lakes Drive to Inchna- 

 damph Value of Rare Eggs Heronry Peregrine Falcon 

 and Buzzards' Nests Climbing over the Rocks, - - 13 



CHAPTER U. 



Inn at Inchnadamph Liberal System of the Duke of Suther- 

 landFacility of Travelling Be,uty of Country Loch 

 Assynt Nest of Osprey Large bpring of Water Water 

 Ousel Dense Mist Wild Country near Kylesku Country 

 between Kylesku and Scowric Nest of Osprey ; curions 

 position ofEagle, 22 



CHAPTER III. 



Inn at Scowrie Another Osprey's Nest The Old Ospreys ; Eggs 

 of The River Laxford Inn of Rhiconnich Drive to Dur- 

 ness Beauty of Scenery Drive Round Loch Erriboll 

 Glenmore Loch Maddie Crows Grey Geese ; Time of 

 Breeding Old Nest of Osprey Stag in the Loch Fox- 

 hound Black-throated Divers Aultnaharrow Loch Laig- 

 hal Squall of Wind, - 27 



CHAPTER IV. 



Return to Sutherland- -Travelling from Edinburgh Skye Terrier ; 

 peculiarities of Lairg Loch Shin River Shin Reserve 

 of the English Mr. Young's Experiments respecting 

 Salmon ; Anecdotes of Salmon ; Manner of Spawning; Food 

 of Salmon Drive to Aultnaharrow Curlews, &c. Loch 

 Naver Phalaropes Widgeon Greenshank, &c., - - 35 



CHAPTER V. 



Length of Day Sedge Warbler Different Birds near Loch 

 Naver Ben Cleebrick Rain Loch Maddie Frost- 

 Ben Laighal Foxes Sheep Killing Catching Wild Ducks 

 Peregrine Falcon ; Manner of Catching their Young 

 Golden Eagles Tongue Fine Scenery of Bay of Tongue 

 and Islands Wild Cat -Seals, 45 



CHAPTER VI. 



Ferry from Tongue Difficulties of our Start Seals Shepherds, 

 &c. Emigration Heilamlnn Storm RiverHope Drive 



