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22. MlNGULAY OF THE CLIFFS , . . , . 100 



23. THE DOTTEREL OF THE HIGH TOPS . , 105 



24. A HEBRIDEAN ISLAND AND ITS BIRDS . . . 113 



25. SALMON OF THE LINN OF DEE * . . . 120 



26. BIRD FISHERS OF THE SEA . * - 125 



27. SEPTEMBER ON THE BASS ROCK . . . 4 130 



28. OCTOBER IN LAIRIG GHRU * . \. . ,. 135 



29. HEATHER . . * ^ v.. ^i ..;... , 140 



30. THE ROARING OF THE STAGS .. - . . . 143 



31. THE SPAWNING OF THE SALMON . . . . 146 



32. SGORAN DUBH : AN AUTUMN SNOWFALL . . 149 



33. BERRIES OF THE HILLS . . . . v 154 



34. BEN MACDHUI IN SEPTEMBER . . ' . . 158 



35. AN OCTOBER DAY IN THE FOREST . . . 164 



36. THE FLIGHTING OF THE WIDGEON .> V . 169 



37. CROAGHAUN OF ACHILL * . j, 172 



38. GARBH CHOIRE MHOR : A CORRIE IN THE CAIRN- 



GORM MOUNTAINS , . . . , 177 



39. THE ARAN ISLANDS : AN OUTPOST OF IRELAND . 181 



40. SHORE BIRDS IN LATE DECEMBER * . ^ 188 



41. CAIRN TOUL : AN ARCTIC CLIMB . , . ^ 192 



42. THE LONGSTONE RELIEF , . * i - .^ . 199 



43. A FEBRUARY DAY ON THE DEE . . . '$&. 204 



44. LlNDISFARNE IN FEBRUARY. . i * ^ 207 



INDEX . . . . ; v v v^ . 213 



