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cat Not the same species as the domestic one Habits of 

 the marten Battle of the wild cat and pine marten Heath- 

 . berries Pools Production and habits of the gnat she is a 

 boat-builder The ascent The last berry The view The 

 summit frozen in summer Rolling down stones alarm the 

 golden eagle her powers and habits Plunder by eagles 

 " Hannah Lamond " Contest with the heron The Alpine hare 

 Seasonal changes of colour The ptarmigan The coverings 

 of animals whiten as they decay The eagle's eye and the 

 telescope Varieties of eyes Mechanism of vision The stoop 

 and exaltation of the eagle 40 03 



CHAPTER III. THE LAKE. 



Characters of lakes their effects upon temperature On floods 

 On fertility Habits of the heron wonderful power of its 

 neck its wings a parachute its skill and success as a 

 fisher its means of defence war of the herons and crows 

 pro aris et focls Fishing eagles The osprey its nature and 

 habits The sea eagle grandeur of her fishing struggles with 

 large fish Habits and migration of the wild swan its musical 

 powers Migration southward tofeed, and northward to nidify 

 Instinct sometimes confounded with reason The cause 

 Migration ef animals Detailed causes Habits of the coot- 

 Coot's nest Lake fishes Case char Torgoch Guiniad . . 94140 



CHAPTER IV. THE RIVER. 



Characters of rivers they are the causes of civilization the 

 preservers of the power of life Ventilators Sources of 

 health River scenery Fly catching Angling Maudlin sen- 

 timent Water moths Day flies Crane flies their singular 

 economy The genus salmo Production and habits of trout 

 The Professor in a panic The otter its habits in summer 

 and winter Water rat Water hydra Production and migra- 

 tion of fishes Structure and respiration of fishes Natural his- 

 tory of the salmon Some vulgar error's on the subject They 



