CONTENTS 



PAGF 



I. THE WOLF IN SCOTLAND i 



II. THE WILD CAT 15 



III. THE BEAVER AND SCOTTISH TRADITION - - 27 



IV. THE BADGER - - - - 41 

 V. THE GREY SEAL AT CLOSE QUARTERS - - 55 



VI. 'WEE TIM'ROUS BEASTIES' 61 



VII. A FRIENDLY STOAT - 73 



VIII. A VANISHING BIRD - - 79 



IX. BIRD-LIFE IN A WEST-HIGHLAND PARISH - 91 



X. THE RECENT INCREASE AND DISPERSAL OF 



SOME BIRDS IN SCOTLAND - - - 113 



XL THE BIRDS' FREE BREAKFAST TABLE 131 



XII. BIRDS AND THEIR CHANGING HABITS - - 143 



XIII. BIRDS' NESTS AND NESTING WAYS - 153 



XIV. THE CUCKOO - - - - - 167 

 XV. WHAT is A 'FEROX'? 179 



