CONTENTS. 



to Durncss Cave Rock Pigeons Inn at Rhiconnich 

 Si-arch for Osprey's Nest Swimming to Nest Loch of the 

 Eagle Fisher Stalking the Osprcy Row up the Bay- 

 Loss of Fishing Line Scowrie Island of Handa In- 

 numerable Birds, &c., 52 



CHAPTER VII. 



Another Osprey's Nest ; Variety of Eggs Golden Eagle ; 

 Manner of Hunting ; Decrease of Egg Collectors Mr. 

 Hancock's Collection Nests of Eagles ; Animals Killed by 

 The Mountain Hare Fishing of Osprey, - - - 67 



CHAPTER VIII. 



County of Sutherland ; Variety of Climate and Soil List of Birds ; 

 of Hawk ; Owls ; of the smaller Land Birds ; of the Crow 

 Tribe: Pigeons, &c., 73 



CHAPTER IX. 



List continued Game Birds ; Destruction of by Shepherds 

 Plovers Sandpipers and Snipes, &c. Waterfowl : Swans, 

 Geese, varieties of Ducks, Grebes, Terns, Gulls, &c. De- 

 crease of many kinds of bird.s Egg Dealers, - - - 82 



CHAPTER X. 



Deer Hounds Deer Forest in Sutherlandshire Effect of the 

 Forests on Deer The Stag Casting his Horns Hinds and 

 Calves Courage of the Hind Poaching Shepherds Value 

 of Horns Fighting of Stags Highland Forester Breed of 

 Deer-Hounds, 87 



CHAPTER XL 



Agriculture in Sutherlandshire Facilities of Reaching the County 

 Caledonian Canal Travelling in Sutherland Inns, Ex- 

 cellent Management of Lairg Tongue Durness Scowrie 

 Inchnadamph Inveian Conclusion of Sutherlandshire, 95 



CHAPTER XII. 



JANUARY. 



Wood-pigeons Feeding of Widgeon and Mallards Wild Fowl- 

 Water Rail Wild Duck Shootiug Change of Colour in 

 Trout, - 101 



CHAPTER XIII. 



FEBRUARY. 



Change of Colour in Stoats- Affection of Otters for their Young 

 Roe-hunting Attachment of Birds to their Males Food of 

 Fieldfares during Snow Widgeon Wildfowl Shooting at 

 Spynie Incidents in Shooting Winged Swan Cats 

 Food of Wild Geese Brent Goose, - * - - - - 106 



CHAPTER XIV. 



MARCH. 



Wild Swans Loch of Spynie ; Wild Fowl on it -Pochard Carrion 

 Crows D.-ath of Wild Swan Domestication of Wild 

 Fowl ; flavour of Arrival of Geese, 114 



