WILD SPORTS OF THE HIGHLANDS 



Seal, 199, 200, 355, 369 ^/ ity. ; adven- 

 ture with, 375; cunning of, 371; 

 quickness of, 373 ; netting, 377 



Setter, 186 



Sheldrake, 233 



Shepherds as poachers, 42, 68, 180; 

 breakfast, 291 



Shin, Loch, 256 



Short-eared owl, 97 



Shrewmouse, 100 



Shrike, 112 



Skye terrier, 182 



Slu'ie, 305, 307 



Snake, common. 117 



Snipe, 39, 127, 365, 420; jack, 365; 

 solitary, 366 



Snowy owl, ill 



Solan goose, 326 



Solitary snipe, 366 



Sparrow-hawk, 147, 148, 195, 259 

 „ hedge, 419 



Spey, River, 83 



Spotted woodpecker, 117 



Spring birds, 221 et seq., 233 etseq. 



Spynie, Loch, 247 



Stoat, 57, ibi etseq. 



Swallow, 124,228,422 



Swan, wild, 3 1 3 «/ seq. 



Swift, 229 



Teal, 205, 208, 235 



Tern, ■>,^b et seq.; lesser, 329; roseate, 



329 

 Thomas, Muckle, knowledge of deer, 



132 

 Thrush, missel, 121 

 Toad, 115 

 Tobacco smoke, disliked by vermin, 



165 



Tomtit, 455 , . o ,• 



Traps, badger, 395; fox, 56, 384; kite, 

 140; pole, 100; rat, 103; vermin, 169 

 Tree-creeper, 229 

 Trolling, rules for, 10 



Trout,loch,6,9-ii ; fly-fishingrules,i2j 



spawn destroyed, 17 

 Trout, river, 292; spawn destroyed, 17, 



324 

 Tufted duck, 205 

 Turtle dove, 195 



Velvet duck, 212 



" Vcnnison''' 160 



Vermin, 17, 34, net seq.,\ozet seq.., 



169.383 

 Vermin-killer, 385 

 Vole, loi note; water, lo^noie 



WaGEL (or herring gull), 355 

 Water-fowl shooting, 216 



„ -hen, 243, 421 



„ -ouzel, 299, 323 



„ -rail, 42 1 



„ -rat, 103 

 Weasel, 57, 163, 166 

 Weather changes and fish, 424 

 Wheatear, 228 

 White ferret, 168 



„ fronted goose, 247, 248 



„ (orbarn)owl, 97, 99 

 Whitethroat, great, 227;Iittle,i23, 227 

 Widgeon, 205, 236 

 Wild animals of service, 191 



„ cat, 5,8, 14, 17, 53^' -y^?-. 134 



„ duck, 123, 127, 205 etseq., 422, 



423.456 

 Wild fowling, 208; night, 209 



„ geese,247 etseq. 

 Witch, story of, 37 

 Woodcock, 36, 127, 361 etseq., 429; 

 carrying young, 364; 

 tilting match, 363 



„ pecker, 422 ; spotted, 1 1 7 



,, pigeon, 121, 191 4-/ i£?., 259, 423 

 Worm-eating birds, 215 

 Wren, 122, 454 



Yellow-hammer, 123, 419 

 Young, Willie, adventure of, 441 



