Vlll CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXX. 



Taming and Education of Wild Animals — The Eagle ; his want 

 of docility — Courage and Intelligence of the Noble Falcons 

 — The Hound — Return of Cats to their home' — Maternal 

 Instinct of Cats — The Carrier-pigeon — "Wood -pigeons — 

 Dovecot -pigeons — Sight of Pigeons — Blue-rock Pigeons — 

 Crested Titmouse — The Robin ; pugnacious disposition of 

 — Sparrows ; impudence of ... Page 153 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



Instinct of Birds — The "Woodcock carrying her young — Herons 

 — "Water-ousel — Nest of Golden-eye Duck — Habits of Birds 

 — Talons of Falcons and Hawks — Stuffed Birds — Plumage, 

 etc., of Owls — The Osprey and Sea Swallow — Manner of 

 Fishing — Carrion -feeding Birds — Manner of finding their 

 Food — The Eagle — Sense of Smell in Birds — in Ducks and 

 Geese — Power of communicating with each other — Notes of 

 Alarm — A few words respecting destroying Hawks, etc. — 

 Colour of Birds adapted to concealment — Instinct of Birds 

 finding Food — Red-deer — Tame Roebuck . . 164 



SCOTCH STREAMS AND LAKES. 



CHAPTER XXXII. 



Rivers, Streams, and Lakes in Scotland — The Tweed — The Lakes 

 and Streams of Argyleshire — Loch Awe — A Contest with a 

 Salmo ferox — Inverness-shire, Ross-shire, and Sutherland — 

 Pike not an injurious destroyer of Trout— Char — The River 

 Shin — Pertinacity of Salmon in ascending Streams — The 

 Beauly — The Findhorn — The Spey — The Dee — Decrease in 

 the number of Salmon ; its causes and its cure — Extent of 

 the trade of Fly-making .... 184 



