10 CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXII. 



OCTOBER. PART II. 



A SEA-SIDE WALK IN OCTOBEI!. 



Beauty of a fine October morning Departure and arrival of Birds 

 A walk along the Coast The Goosander Golden Eye and 

 Morillion Plovers Widgeon ; habits of in Feeding ; oc- 

 casionally bred in Scotland Sands of the Bay Flounders 

 Herons Curlews, Peewits, &c. Ovster-bmis Mussels 

 Scarps Sea View Longtails Mallards Velvet Ducks; 

 mode of Feeding Rabbits and Foxes Formation of the 

 Sand Hills ; Remains of Antiquity found in them Seals 

 Salmon-fishers Old Man catching Founders Swans Un- 

 authorized Fox-chase Black Game Roe, ... - 176 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



NOVEMBER. 



The Snow Bunting Regularity of appearance Tomtit and Thrushes ; 

 worthy of protection The Water Ousel Trout Otters ; 

 the defence of their young Otter-hunting Habits of 

 Otters Seals ; power of remaining under water ; habits 

 of; decrease of Wild Swans Plovers, &c. Dun Divers 

 Hares, ...... - 189 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



DECEMBER. 



Owls ; destruction of Mice by them Frogs Snakes Roebucks 

 Fondness of Birds for Sunshine Loch r.f Spynie Habits of 

 Wild Fowl ; rapidity of their flight Retrievers The 

 Otter; shooting of, by night Eley's Cartridges Wild 

 Swans Accidents in Shooting Variety of Country in 

 Moray Forres ; public Walks of Rabbits Foxes Im- 

 migration of Birds Conclusion, 196 



CHAPTER XXV. 



Deer-stalking ; enjoyment of Fine Stag ; ill-luck in stalking ; es- 

 capes of Stag ; start in pursuit of him View of Country 

 Roebucks Hare and Marten Tracks of Deer ; find the 

 Stag ; death of Meet the Shepherd Cottage, - - - 209 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



Sleeping in Shepherd's House Start in the Morning Eagle Wild 

 Geese Find Deer ; unsuccessful shot Rocky Ground 

 Wounded Stag Keeper and Dog Walk Home, - . 218 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



Length of Life of Birds The Eagle Swan Geese Falcons- 

 Fowls Pigeons Small Birds Great age of Eagles and 

 Foxes Red-Deer Destruction of Old Stags Roe Sheep 

 Rifles ; size of their bore Double-barrelled Rifles Size 



