CONTENTS. 11 



of Small Shot Cartridges Impossibility of laying down 



fineral rules Necessity of discretion in all writers on 

 _ atural History, 231 



CHAPTEE XXVI I I. 



Disease amongst Grouse ; difficulty of assigning its cause Supply 

 of Grouse to Poulterers Netting game, legal and illegal 

 Disguised Poachers Game-Laws Preserves Criminality 

 of Poachers Epidemics amongst Hares, &c. Black Game 

 Hybrids Woodpigeons Geese Sentinels, ... 237 



CHAPTEE XXIX. 



The Landrail ; Arrival and Habits of Cuckoo Swift Associa- 

 tions connected with Birds Enjoyment of Life by Birds 

 Falcons Water- Fowl ; their different modes of Swimming 

 Wild-Fowl shooting Wounded Ducks Retrievers ; care 

 which should be taken of them Plumage of Water-Fowl ; 

 its imperviousness to wet ; the cause and limits of this, - 244 



CHAPTEE XXX. 



Taming and Education of Wild Animals The Eagle ; his want of 

 docility Courage and Intelligence of the Noble Falcons 

 The Hound Return of Cats to their home Maternal 

 Instinct of Cats The Carrier- Pigeon Wood-Pigeons 

 Dovecot Pigeons Sight of Pigeons Blue-rock Pigeons 

 Crested Titmouse The Robin ; pugnacious disposition of 

 Sparrows ; impudence of, 249 



CHAPTEE XXXI. 



Instinct of Birds The Woodcock carrying her young Herons 

 Water-OuselNest of Golden -Eye Duck Habits of Birds 

 Talons of Falcons aiid Hawks Stuffed Birds Plumage, 

 &c., of Owls The Osprey and Sea Swallow Manner of 

 Fishing Carrion-feeding Birds Manner of finding their 

 Food The Eagle Sense of Smell in Birds In Ducks and 

 Geese Power of communicating with each other Notes of 

 alarm A few words respecting destroying Hawks, &c. 

 Colour of Birds adapted to concealment Instinct of 

 Birds finding Food Red Deer Tame Roe-buck, - - 255 



CHAPTEE XXXII. 



Rivers, Streams and Lakes in Scotland The Tweed The Lakes and 

 Streams of Argyleshire Loch Awe A contest with a Salmo 

 ferox Inverness-shire, Ross-shire, and Sutherland Pike 

 not an injurious destroyer of Trout Char The River 

 Shin Pertinacity of Salmon in ascending Streams The 

 Beauly The Findhorn The Spey The Dee Decrease in 

 the number of Salmon : its causes and its cure Extent of 

 the trade of Fly-making, 266 



CHAPTEE XXXIII. 



Learned Dog and Show-woman Education of Sporting Dog 

 Hereditary Instinct of Dogs Their thievish prosperities 

 descend to their offspring Bad-tempered dogs Breaking 

 of Dogs Their jealousies Their Hunting alliances Attach- 

 ment of a Dog to his Master Dog-eating reprobated Blood- 

 hounds Skye Terriers Dogs combining against a common 

 enemy Old Dogs Singular instance of sagacity in one, - 273 



