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men. They contain a fund of information concerning the wild 
animals of the district in which he lived, imparted in such a 
delightful style that one is never tired of reading them. Although 
the author made no pretext of being a scientific zoologist, he was 
a naturalist in the true sense of the word, and, as every chapter 
in his book shows, a real sportsman. He derived more pleasure 
in studying the habits and instincts of the wild creatures he 
pursued than in endeavouring to make ‘‘the biggest bag on 
record,” and it would be well if more sportsmen of the present 
day were to follow his example by observing more and slaying less. 
Considering that the first edition of the ‘Tour in Sutherland’ 
was published in 1849, and has long been out of print, it is some- 
what surprising that a second edition has not long ago been 
issued. It can hardly be said to be inferior to either of the other 
two works by the same author, and that it is the least popular of 
the three must be due to the fact that it is the least known. 
At length a new edition has appeared in two volumes, on smaller 
paper than the original, but tastefully printed and bound, like 
everything published by Mr. Douglas. 
The old full-page illustrations are reproduced, although of 
little merit as compared with engravings of the present day; nor 
can we admire the introduction, as head- and tail-pieces of the 
pen-and-ink sketches, or scratches, by the author, many of which 
are no better than those which any schoolboy might draw upon his 
blotting-pad, and are, moreover, seldom correct. In our opinion 
they would have been better omitted; for they teach nothing, and 
detract from the favourable impression produced by a perusal of 
the text. 
In a book so full of information on the haunts and habits of 
numerous species, the absence of an Index is a serious drawback, 
and impairs the utility of the work. It is true there was none to 
the first edition, but that, we should have supposed, was a defect 
to be remedied. A useful addition, however, has been made in 
the shape of an Appendix on the Fauna of Sutherland, contributed 
by Messrs. Harvie Brown and T. E. Buckley, than whom it would 
be difficult to find more competent authorities; for, besides having 
a personal acquaintance with the county, they possess the ex- 
perience of practical field-naturalists. This Appendix, extending 
over eighty-six pages, contains, besides an introduction on the 
physical aspect of Sutherlandshire, lists of the Mammals, 
