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The view from Bulgie Island embraces the coast to the 

 south as far as Ehu Stoir, but Handa Island conceals a large 

 portion of the coast of Aardvaar. Handa itself is well seen, 

 and all the nearer coast, except of course the deep fjords or 

 sea lochs of Inchard and Laxford. Nearer still are various 

 skerries and Ehon Island. To the north we see again Cape 

 Wrath and the lighthouse, and the intervening rugged coast- 

 line, including the Buachaille and Loch Sandwood, almost 

 immediately opposite Bulgie Island. The position of Loch 

 Guisgach, the lonely loch of the big trout, which I visited 

 from Cearvig was easily determined, so I may be said to 

 have pretty accurately joined to-day's survey of the coast 

 with that of the days I visited Cape Wrath and Loch 

 Guisgach. 



The vegetation of Bulgie Island is somewhat richer and 

 more varied than most similarly situated islands on our 

 British coasts. I gathered besides the bladder campion, sea 

 pink, and sorrel, a coarse camomile and a wild parsley, and 

 also Cochlearia offi^cinalis in great luxuriance, besides several 

 others. i 



Of birds the ordinary rock species were present and fairly 

 abundant, but rock pipits were, curiously enough, rather 

 scarce. 



On another occasion I hope to continue my ornithological 

 survey to the east of Whiten Head. 



