INDEX. 



493 



training young dogs, 171 spaniels, 

 172 Scotch terriers, ib. retrievers, 

 ib. 



Dotterel, the common, 277 its rarity 

 in Scotland, ib. Pennant and the, 

 278 its haunts, ib. a trip to Dun- 

 glass, ib. a difficult quest, 279 

 success, 280 a fine specimen of the 

 black-throated diver shot in Suther- 

 land, 281. 



Ducks, 154 et seq. 



Dun birds, 157. 



Eagles, 244 the golden eagle, ib. the 

 Glen Luss eyrie, ib. eagles coursing 

 hares, 245 destroying red - deer 

 calves, ib. eagles' nests, 246 the 

 sea-eagle, 247 the osprey or water- 

 eagle, 248 the Loch Menteith eyrie, 

 249 the destruction of the Rothie- 

 murchus ospreys, 250. 



Eels, 422. 



Eider-shooting, 127 et seq. 



Fern owls, 203. 



Finches, 201. 



Fishing a science, 312. 



Foumart, the, 263. 



Fox, the mountain, 251 his gallant 

 bearing, ib. destroys even sheep, ib. 

 the fox -hunter, ib. the den of 

 the fox, 252 the litter, ib. cun- 

 ning of the fox, ib. a remarkable 

 run, 253 in after the death, 255 

 a decayed "fox-hunter" of the old 

 school, 257. 



Gannets, 142. 



Goats, wild, 308. 



Golden eagle, the, 244. 



Goosander, the, 159. 



Goose, the bean, 148 note. 



Grouse and black-game shooting, 77 

 general rules for August and Sep- 

 tember, ib. evening feed, 78 

 squeakers, ib. coup-d'ceil not to be 

 trusted, 79 advantage of consulting 

 shepherds and hillmen, ib. advance 

 on grouse if possible from low 

 ground, 81 best time of day to 

 commence, ib. difficulty of break- 

 ing packs, 83 as the season ad- 

 vances a larger gun requisite, 84 

 rules for the sport at this time, 84 

 et seq. black-game, 91 old cocks, 

 ib. their food, 92 how to get a 

 shot at them on the stubbles, ib. 

 shooting them in covert, 93. 



Grouse-disease, 90. 



Guillemot, the black, 132 et seq. 



Hare, the alpine, 112 et seq. 



Heather-burning, 89. 



Herring as bait, 320. 



Highland lochs, wild-fowl shooting on 



the, 146 et seq. 

 Highland sportsmanship, the test of, 



65. 



Instinct of dogs, 177 equal distribu- 

 tion of, amongst different breeds, ib. 

 treatment has a good deal to do 

 with sagacity, 179 qualifications of 

 a retriever, 184 seal - coursing by 

 dogs, 184. 



Jacks, 122. 

 Kestrel, the, 192. 



Loch-fishing, 411 best time to fish 

 different lochs, 412 flies, ib. pike 

 an advantage in many lochs, ib. fly- 

 fishing, 413 sea-trout, 414 weeds, 

 415 the minnow tackle, 416 troll- 

 ing from a boat, ib. trolling for pike, 

 419 the gorge troll, ib. set lines 

 and trimmers for pike, 420 the long 

 line for pike, 422 eels, ib. perch, 

 423 mountain tarns, ib. the weedy 

 loch, 424. 



Loch salmon-fishing, 369 early expe- 

 riences, ib. throwing a long line, 

 370 disadvantage of preserved 

 waters, 371 analogies of loch and 

 river fishing, ib. loch feeders, 372 

 salmon in Loch Awe, ib. salmon 

 " boring " up stream, ib. trolling on 

 small lochs, ib. boat fly-fishing, ib. 

 local knowledge a requisite, 373 

 the salmon point of Loch Baa, 374 

 size and colour of salmon -flies, 375 

 flies for the Falloch, ib. the effects 

 of wind, 376. 



Magpies, 190 et seq. 



" Men," the, 451 et seq. 



Merganser, the Hooded, 132. 



Mice, water, 267. 



Migrants, 198. 



Minnow-bait, 32, 398. 



Minnow tackle, the, 416. 



Moor-burn, the, 403 in ordinary trim, 

 ib. its linns and eddies, 404 rapid 

 growth of burn trout, 406 killing 

 flies for particular burns, 408 a 

 greedy angler, 409 difficulty of 

 stirring white trout when the burns 

 are low and clear, ib. 



Morillons, 155. 



Mull, the Sound of, 466 no great 



