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IV. SOME LESSER DOMESTICATED ANIMALS .... 86 

 The dog, a Neolithic introduction Scottish dogs of the sixteenth 

 century The wild boar turned swine : Evidences of the wild boar in 

 Scotland ; Domesticated pigs The pigeon, its ancestry and stages of 

 domestication in Scotland The barnyard fowl, its Indian ancestry; 

 "Scots Greys" and the Scottish "Dumpie" The domesticated goose: 

 Evidences of the domestication of the wild Grey Lag in Scotland 

 Sundry other domestics. 



CHAPTER III 



DELIBERATE DESTRUCTION OF ANIMAL LIFE . 108 

 Destruction of animal life a primitive necessity its wastefulness a 

 development of civilization. 



I. DESTRUCTION FOR SAFETY OF MAN AND HIS DOMES- 

 TIC STOCK . HI 



Extermination of the Lynx, the Brown Bear, and the Wolf Decline of 

 the Fox, the Wild Cat and lesser beasts of prey War against Golden 

 and Sea Eagles, Kites, Ospreys, lesser Hawks and "ravenois foullis" 

 An indirect result of destruction. 



II. DESTRUCTION FOR FOOD 138 



Geese and some lesser Birds Cormorants, Rock-Doves and Kitti- 

 wakes The tragedy of the Garefowl The Gannet and the Fulmar 

 "Bird-Butter" and Birds' Eggs Fisheries Shell-fisheries. 



III. DESTRUCTION FOR SKINS AND OIL 155 



Scottish skin exports Fur Fairs Extermination of the Beaver- 

 Decrease of Marten and Polecat Rabbits and Hares The Fox, Otter 

 and Badger Destruction of Seals and Whales for Oil. 



IV. DESTRUCTION OF VERMIN AND PESTS . . . .176 

 Rooks and Choughs Rats, Moles and Sparrows Rabbits and Hares 

 Red Deer, Squirrels and others The Dipper. 



V. DESTRUCTION FOR SPORT 184 



Disappearance of the Wild Boar The Badger- Game beasts and 

 birds. 



VI. DESTRUCTION FOR PLEASURE OR LUXURY . . .189 

 The sins of " collectors "Bird-catching Scottish Pearl fishing. 



CHAPTER IV 



PROTECTION OF ANIMAL LIFE . . .197 

 General influences Protection by law and its effects. 



I. PROTECTION OF ANIMALS FOR SPORT . . . .199 

 Hawking and Hawks The Quarry "Wylde Foulys" in general 

 Modern game birds The Deer Forest : Red Deer in the Lowlands ; 

 Modes of Deer Protection ; Effects of Deer legislation ; Deer pro- 

 tection at the present day; Roe and Fallow Deer Lesser Game, 

 Hares. 



