XXll CONTENTS. 



Glenmore Loch Maddie Crows Gray Geese; time of 

 breeding Old Nest of Osprey Stag in the Loch Fox- 

 hound Black - throated Divers Aultnaharrow Loch 

 Laighal Squall of Wind ' . . . . Page 29 



CHAPTER IV. 



Return to Sutherland Travelling from Edinburgh Skye 

 Terrier ; peculiarities of Lairg Loch Shin River Shin 

 Reserve of the English Mr. Young's Experiments re- 

 specting Salmon ; Anecdotes of Salmon Manner of Spawn- 

 ing ; Food of Salmon Drive to Aultnaharrow Curlews, 

 etc. Loch Naver Phalaropes Widgeon Green - 

 shank, etc '... . 45 



CHAPTER V. 



Length of Day Sedge Warbler Different Birds near Loch 

 Naver Ben Cleebrick Rain Loch Maddie Frost 

 Ben Laighal Foxes Sheep Killing Catching Wild-ducks 

 Peregrine Falcon ; manner of catching their Young 

 Golden Eagles Tongue Fine Scenery of Bay of Tongue 

 and Islands Wild-cat Seals . 64 



CHAPTER VI. 



Ferry from Tongue Difficulties of our Start Seals Shep- 

 herds, etc. Emigration Heilam Inn Storm River 

 Hope Drive to Durness Cave Rock-pigeons Inn at 

 Rhiconnich Search for Osprey's Nest Swimming to Nest 

 Loch of the Eagle-fisher Stalking the Osprey Row up 

 the Bay Loss of Fishing-line Scowrie Island of Handa 

 Innumerable Birds, etc. 77 



