XVI CONTENTS. 



buru and moor loch. Comes down in winter to larger streams. 

 Congregate at that time. Sometimes feed on very minute sub- 

 stances. Cream-coloured water-ousel. Sing in hard frost, 302 



THE SPIRIT OF GLKNCROE . , 306 



LENNIE BURN 



Its romantic beauty and waterfall. Burn-trout. Offshoot from the 

 burn. Frogs. Imprisoned trout and eels. Their gaol habits, 311 



THE MOUNTAIN-FOX 



His gallant bearing. Destroys full-grown sheep. " The fox-hunter." 

 The fox's den detected by grouse-feathers and wool. The 

 litter. Adroitness of the tod." Streakers. A Highland fox- 

 hunt. The cur-fox of the Lowlands, . . . .316 



THE WILD-CAT 



Scarcity. English cats run wild. Tame wild -cats. Marks of the 

 true breed. Large female wild-cat. Wild kittens. A sad 

 tale, . 323 



THE MARTEN 



Originally a Yankee. Only one kind in this countiy. A marten hunt. 

 Its coolness and agility. Attack on the henhouse, and capture 

 of the thief. Martens' dreys. They are now rare even in the 

 Highlands, ....... 328 



THE OTTER 



Otter hounds. Terriers. Fowmarte a good substitute for an otter. 

 Enormous Skye otter. Trapping otters. Seals. Otter and 

 young ones. Water-mouse. Water-rats. Otter's tactics when 

 hunted, ... . 331 



THE HILL POACHER 



English poaching. Scotch Lowland poachers. Highland poachers. 

 Their sporting propensities. Family likeness. A Will-o'-the- 

 wisp. Juvenile poachers. A female poacher. Gregor More. 

 A poaching minister. His exploits. Shooting a shepherd for a 

 deer, .... ... 339 



