CONTENTS. xiii 



CHAPTER VII. 



NIGHT WANDERERS. 



Animals wandering at night Their noises and cries The Roe-deer 

 and hare The Rabbit A Rabbit fight The Fox The Badger 

 The Field Mice The Weasel Attack by a Weasel Pertinaceous 

 Rats The Otter The Polecat Boyne Castle Fight with a 

 Polecat The Long-eared Owl The Brown Owl A chorus of 

 Frogs Birds of prey Landrail, Sedge- warbler, Rook Song- 

 sters at night ..... Pages 104-128 



CHAPTER VIII. 



FORMS A NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTION. 



Situation of Banff Macduff Cliffs of Banffshire Gamrie The 

 fishing-boats Gardenstown The fishermen Crovie Hell's 

 Lum Troup Head Pennan The dens of North Aberdeen- 

 shire Aberdour Church of Aberdour Inland county of 

 Banff Ben Macdhui Edward's rounds Pursuit of two Geese 

 Pursuit of a little Stint Shoemaking Edward's traps His 

 collection of insects Collection destroyed Loss of dried plants 

 Exhibits his collection at Banff 129-152 



CHAPTER IX. 



EXHIBITS HIS COLLECTION AT ABERDEEN. 



Aberdeen his city of expectations Dramatic bird-stuffing Collec- 

 tion taken to Aberdeen in six carriers' carts Exhibited in Union 

 Street The handbills Appeal to the people The expected 

 rush General visitors Professional visitors An interrogator 

 Edward disbelieved " The thing impossible " Edward's vindi- 

 cation Invites his mill mates Temperance and drunkenness 

 Edward a mystery A lady visitor Appeals to "The Millions" 

 The exhibition a failure Edward in despair The beach The 

 flock of Sanderlings The Providential Bird The collection 

 sold Departure from Aberdeen . . . 153-180 



