xxx CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER X. 



RESUMES HIS FORMER LIFE AND HABITS. 



Re-enters his desolate dwelling Return of his family Begins 

 again Redoubles his zeal His paraphernalia Ramble in the 

 Balloch Hills A successful search A furious storm comes on 

 Crossing the moor A haven The chip-boxes destroyed A 

 terrible woman His hat and insect boxes How to preserve 

 A referee Edward's certificate from the Justices Love of bird- 

 nesting Accident at Tarlair Falls from a cliff, and is rescued 

 Draws on his Savings Bank . . Pages 181-202 



CHAPTER XL 



BEGINS TO PUBLISH HIS OBSERVATIONS. 



The Rev. Mr. Smith The Bridled Guillemot Grammar Scraps 

 from the newspapers The Death's-head Moth Butterflies and 

 locusts Locustra migratoria Saw-flies The Spider Notes in 

 Natural History Rare birds The Bee-eater The Bohemian 

 Waxwing The Brown Snipe Edward's pursuit The Snipe 

 escapes Adventure on Gamrie Head The Fox's lair The 

 precipice The Peregrine Falcon Feeds upon its prey Flight 

 of the Falcon Slides down the rocks Discovers a Spinous 

 Shark Returns home 203-229 



CHAPTER XII. 



RAMBLES AMONGST BIRDS. 



Mr. Smith's articles published in the Zoologist Edward's power 

 of observation described The beautiful Heron Cries of the 

 Birds at Ness Bogie The motherly Wild Duck Burial of the 

 Wild Duck The Pickietars The Pickietar fishing The 

 Pickietar shot Rescued by his friends Edward's closeness of 

 observation The Turnstone Its description Its labours 

 The Turnstones turn over a Cod The little Auk Sea-fowl 

 nurseries Pennan Sleeps in Hell's Lum The sea-birds at 

 night ...... 230-251 



