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advantage of making an ally of him will, I think, 

 be easily recognised. 



There is no vermin ever so destructive on a 

 moor as a badly-fed collie dog. 



Old birds are frequently caught on their nests 

 and the young or eggs are bolted whole. 



Anyone taking the trouble to look at the 

 droppings of a collie can easily see whether he has 

 been living on eggs or young birds. 



If the shepherd has an interest in the game he 

 will look well after his dogs and keep them to heel 

 when not working them. 



I found it a good plan to give each shepherd 

 one penny per head for every Grouse bagged on 

 his beat. He was then certain to do his utmost to 

 preserve the game and promote the sport. 



I have often heard shepherds in different parts 

 of the Highlands complain of the way they had 

 been treated by the shooting tenants ; and when 

 this is the case it is no wonder that the sport is not 

 so good as it ought to be. 



The specimens in the case were shot on the 

 Innerwick Moors in Glenlyon in Perthshire, in 

 October, 1865. 



GREYLAG GOOSE. 

 Case 76. 



The Greylag Goose is the only representative 

 of its family that remains with us as a resident 

 throughout the year. Great numbers of these birds 

 rear their young in the more remote parts of Ross- 

 shire, Sutherland and Caithness, and also on some 

 of the surrounding islands. 



Though proverbially one of the wildest of fowl 

 during the winter, those that nest on our shores lay 

 aside their shyness while their young are unable to 

 provide for themselves. 



While crossing the moors in the summer I 

 have now and then seen an old gander leave the 



