130 TOUR IN SUTHERLAND. CH. VIII. 



seen a black crow and hooded crow nesting to- 

 gether. 



72. The Rook is as common in Sutherland as in 

 any other part of the kingdom, repaying by its de- 

 struction of grubs and noxious insects the mischief 

 it does to grain. 



73. The Jackdaw is numerous, building both in 

 rocks and chimneys, as its convenience or fancy 

 happens to lead it. 



74. The Magpie is a common inhabitant of all 

 the woody districts. 



75. That singular little bird the Wryneck has 

 been killed but rarely in Sutherlandshire. 



76. The Common Tree-creeper is everywhere in 

 abundance where there is wood. 



77. The Cuckoo is in great abundance during 

 the spring and summer, more particularly in the 

 rocky and wild hill-sides, where there are frequent 

 patches of birch and other underwood. I heard it 

 at Tongue, and everyw^here to the south of that 

 place. 



78. The Kingfisher is a rare but occasional visitor : 

 it does not breed in Sutherlandshire. 



79. The Chimney Swallow is common. 



80. The Swift, according to its universal habit, 

 wheels and screams as diligently round Dornoch 

 Cathedral and other lofty buildings in Sutherland, 



