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maps of Scotland that have fallen in my way Is, a want of 

 a coloured line, or stroke, that shall exactly define the 

 just limits of that district called the Highlands. More- 

 over, all the great avenues to that mountainous and 

 romantic country want to be well distinguished. Tlie 

 military roads formed by General Wade are so great and 

 Roman-like an undertaking that they well merit attention. 

 My old map, Moll's Map, takes notice of Fort William ; 

 but could not mention the other forts that have been 

 erected long since : therefore a good representation of 

 the chain of forts should not be omitted. 



The celebrated zigzag up the Coryarich must not be 

 passed over. Moll takes notice of Hamilton and Drum- 

 lanrig, and such capital houses ; but a new survey, no 

 doubt, should represent every seat and castle remarkable 

 for any great event, or celebrated for its paintings, etc. 

 Lord Breadalbane's seat and beautiful policy are too 

 curious and extraordinary to be omitted. 



The seat of the Earl of Eglintoun, near Glasgow, is 

 worthy of notice. The pine plantations of that nobleman 

 are very grand and extensive indeed. 



I am, etc. 



LETTER XLHI 



to thomas pennant, esquire 



Dear Sir, 

 A pair of honey-buzzards, huieo a/>iro?-us, sire vespivusro 

 Raii^ built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs 

 and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall slender 

 beech near the middle of Selborne-hanger, in the summer 

 of 1 780. In the middle of the month of June a bold boy 

 climbed this tree, though standing on so steep and dizzy 

 a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the 

 nest, which had been sat on for some time, and con- 

 tained the embrio of a young bird. The egg was smaller, 

 and not so round as those of the common buzzard ; was 



