BIRDS. 



li The Eagles are gone ! " 



Troilux and Crrimida. 



IN the heart of the great pine-woods that stretch 

 over the hills, north-east of the park, hut below 

 the gorges that wind their way upwards through 

 the red sandstone slopes, lie two or three little lochs 

 much frequented hy wild-ducks and other water- 

 fowl during the autumnal and winter months. So 

 completely are they excluded from view by the sur- 

 rounding forest that a stranger might fail to discover 

 their whereabouts, even after a prolonged search, 

 and the first intimation of his success would pro- 

 bably be the whirring sound of a party of ducks or 

 teal over his head, alarmed by the cracking of dead 

 sticks under his feet, or, if the weather happened 

 to be calm and bright, by the reflection of the 

 sunshine from the surface of the water piercing 

 through the tall stems of the fir-trees. 



