180 PARTRIDGES 



lists of other days, dismal records of mis- 

 directed energy ; here is the tale of vermin 

 which Mr. Edward Ellice gives as trapped 

 in Glengarry between the years 1837 and 

 1840 : 



11 Foxes. 371 Rough-legged Buz- 



198 Wild Cats. zards. 



78 House Cats (going wild). 3 Honey Buzzards. 



246 Martens. 462 Kestrels. 



106 Polecats. 78 Merlins. 



301 Stoats and Weasels. 63 Hen Harriers. 



67 Badgers. 6 Jerfalcons. 



48 Otters. 9 Ash-coloured Hawks 



15 Golden Eagles. (Montagu's Harrier). 



27 White-tailed Eagles. 1431 Hooded Crows. 



18 Ospreys. 475 Ravens. 



98 Blue Hawks (Sparrow- 35 Horned Owls (? Long- 

 Hawks), eared Owls). 

 7 Orange - legged Fal- 71 Fern Owls (Goat- 

 cons (? Peregrines). suckers). 



11 Hobbies. 3 Golden Owls (PBarn 



275 Kites. Owls). 



65 Goshawks. 8 Magpies. 



285 Common Buzzards. 5 Marsh Harriers. 



Of the thirty-one beasts and birds 

 classed as vermin in this remarkable list, 

 eleven at least may be safely acquitted 

 of any serious damage to game, while for 

 no less than thirteen of these species you 



