CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XV. 



APRIL. 



Field Mice Brent Geese Anival of Migratory Birds Instinct of 

 Thrushes Disappointments in Shooting Wild Geese Death, 

 of White-fronted Geese Shetland Pony Heronry Anec- 

 dote of Roebuck Wild Duck's Nest, 120 



CHAPTER XVI. 



MAY. 



Nests of Birds Cross-bills, &c. Lateness of Sea.son Bean-Geese 

 Partridge's Nest Northern Diver Coot's Nest Teal and 

 her Young Wren's Nest Badgers; cunning of; anecdote 

 of Aurora Borealis ; sound made by, - - - - 128 



CHAPTER XVII. 



JUNE. 



Trout Fishing Sea Trout in the Fiudhorn Breeding-place of Black - 

 htadud Gulls Salmon Fishing Grey Crows Hair Worms 

 Fishing Cromarty Goats The Peregrine Falcon, - 134 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



JULY. 



Shore Birds ; arrival of Foxes Herring, and Herring Fishing ; 

 Birds, &c., feeding on them Herring Fishing in Suther- 

 land A Sharper Numbers of Flounders Young Wild 

 Fowl Roe ; habits of Midges Angling Floods in the 

 Findhorn Prophecy of a Woman Escape of a Shepherd, 142 



CHAPTER XIX. 



AUGUST. 



Golden Plover Ring Dottrel Migratory Birds Butterflies Crabs ; 

 their manner of casting their shells The Sea Angler The 

 Deal Fish Habits of Wood cocks A pet Roe Grouse Shoot- 

 ings and Grouse Wild Fowl, 151 



CHAPTER XX. 



SEPTEMBER. 



The 1st of September Partridge Shooting Migratory Birds 

 Grouse-shooting in September Widgeon Jack Snipes; 

 Breeding places of Landrail White variety of the Eagle 

 Sea Trout-fisher Stags' Horns Deer-stalking Cunning 

 of Deer Disappointed in getting a Shot, - - - 160 



CHAPTER XXI. 



OCTOBER. PART I. 



Migration of Birds Quails Anival of Wild Geese White-fronted 

 Geese Arrival of Wild Swans ; decrease of Feastings of 

 pur Ancestors Food of Ducks, &c. Field-mice Roe feed- 

 ing Hawks Peregrine and Wild Duck Training of 

 Migration of Eagles, 168 



