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do not spawn annually, nor emigrate to a great distance- 

 Salmon leaps Kennerth The fall of Kilmorac Lovat's kettle 

 The Keith of Blairgowrie " Catching a salmon "Dragon 

 Hies 141203 



CHAPTER V. THE SEA. 



A calm The storm on the wing Cause and casualties of 

 waves Breaking on a beach On rocks and in caves The 

 power and majesty of the sea The desperate wish Natural 

 theology Motion of the sea Formation and destruction of 

 land Masses of rock Marine remains Natural history of the 

 cetacea Baleen whales Spermaceti whales Dolphins- 

 Battle of the masons and the grampuses Structure and re- 

 spiratory organs of cartilaginous fishes The lamprey The 

 pride The hag The torpedo Electricity of fishes Their 

 organs a peculiar class The gymnotus Battle of the gymnoti 

 and the horses Electric fishes of Africa and the Indian Ocean 

 The fecundity of fishes Nearly four millions at one birth 

 The sea anemone The crab and the Baillie Crabs The 

 natural history of the herring Baneful effects of old salt laws 

 Herrings do not come in shoals from the polar sea that 

 would be useless contrary to the laws of nature impossible 

 Their migrations are from the shores to the deep water imme- 

 diately off White fishing The stormy petrel Seals Anec- 

 dote of a seal Seals might be domesticated 204300 



CHAPTER VI. THE MOOR. 



Characters of moors their peculiar beauties uses The lap- 

 wingits courage its art its nest and eggs Tame lapwing 

 The goshawk its boldness and strength Difference between 

 hawks and eagles Grouse Habits and habitudes of the red 

 grouse Grouse-shooting Grouse In perfection Descent of 

 grouse to the low lands Habits of the kite rapacity 

 cowardice consequences of its greediness Hen harrier- 

 Cock of the mountain Black game Mountain storms . . . 301338 



