THE LIST OF CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION page\Ki\\ 



CHAPTER I. Highland Lakes— Steam-boats— Small Lochs— Wild 

 Cats — Ravens — Dragging the Lake — The Char — Fishing at Night 

 ^Pike — Trolling large Trout on Loch Ness — Flies, Otters, fir^c. — 

 Fishing with the Otter — Spawning Trout . . . . i 



CHAPTER IL Roe :mischief done by — Fawns— Tame Roe— Boy 

 killed by Roe — Hunting Roe:artifices of — Shooting Roe — Unlucky 

 shot — Change of colour — Swimming — Cunning Roe . . .19 



CHAPTER IIL Grouse Nest— Partridge Nest— Grouse-shooting— 

 Marten Cat — Witch :death of — Stags — Snaring Grouse — Black Game: 

 battlesof — Hybrid Bird — Ptarmigan-shooting — Mist on the Mountain 

 — Stag— Unsuccessful Stalking — Death of Eagle . . .31 



CHAPTER IV. The Wild Cat:strength of; rencontre with —Trap- 

 ping tame Catsidestructiveness of — Poisoning vermin — Trapping 

 vermin .,,.,.•.. 51 



CHAPTER V. Poaching in the Highlands— Ronald— Poachers and 

 Keepers — Bivouac in Snow — Connivance of Shepherds — Deer killed 

 — Catching a Keeper — Poaching in the Forests— Shooting Deer by 

 Moonlight — Ancient Poachers ...... 61 



CHAPTER VI. Salmon-fishing— Salmon ascending Fords— Fishers 

 — Cruives— Right of Fishing— Anecdote— Salmon-leaps — History of 

 the Salmon — Spearing Salmon — River Poaching — Angling— Fly- 

 making — Eels — Lampreys ...... 79 



CHAPTER VII. Short-eared Owhhabits of —Long-eared Owl- 

 Tame Owl— White Owl— Utility of Owls— Mice— Rats:destructive- 

 nessof— Water Ratsifood of —Killing Rats— Ratcatchers . . 95 



CHAPTER VIII. Crossbills :habits of; Nest — Snowy Owl — Great- 

 eared Owl— Hoopoe— Shrike— Tawny and Snow Bunting— Lizards 

 —Singular Pets— Toads :utility of; combats of —Adders— Dogs and 

 Snakes — Large Snake— Blind-Worm ..... 107 



CHAPTER IX. On the Peculiarities and Instinct of different Ani- 

 mals— Eggs of Birds— Nests— Fox's choice of lair— Red deerhind and 

 newly-born calf— Otter's defence of young— Hen partridge attacking a 

 dog . . . "9 



