CONTENTS. 
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CHAPTER XVI. 
Wild Ducks; Edible kinds of—Breeding-places of Mallards—Change” 
of Plumage—Shooting—Feeding-places—Half-bred Wild Ducks— 
Anas glacialis—Anas clangula: Habits of—Teeth of Goosander— 
Cormorants—Anecdotes . F : . . . : 
CHAPTER XVII. 
Birds that come in Spring—The Pewit: Pugnacity ; Nests of; Cunning 
—Ring-Dotterel—Redshank—Oyster-Catcher: Food; Swimming of; 
Nest—Curlew—Redstart—Swallows, &c. . . R . 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
Sheldrake: Nest; Food—Teal: Breeding-places; Anecdotes—Landrail ; 
Arrival of—Cuckoo—Nightjar: Habits of SQuai!l—Grebe: Arrival ; 
Account of Nest and Young—Baldcoot—Water-Hen—Water-Rail . 
CHAPTER XIX. 
Wild Geese: Arrival of; Different kinds of—Anecdotes of Shooting 
Wild Geese—Feeding-places— Wariness—Habits—Breeding-places— 
Blackheaded Gull—Birds that breed on the River-banks . te 
CHAPTER XX. 
The Sandhills of Morayshire: Description of; Origin of—Foxes: De- 
structiveness and Cunning of; Anecdote of —Roe-hunting in Sand- 
hills— Anecdotes . . i . F Z . . . 
CHAPTER XXI. 
Death of my First Stag . . . . . . : . 
CHAPTER XXII. 
The Findhorn River— Excursion to Source — Deer-stalking—Shep- 
herds—Hind and Calf—Heavy Rain—Floods—Walk to Lodge—Fine 
Morning—Highland Sheep—Banks of River—Cottages . . 
CHAPTER XXIII. 
Findhorn River—Bridge of Dulsie—Beauty of Scenery—Falls of River 
—Old Salmon-fisher—Anglers— Heronry—Distant View—Sudden 
Rise of River—Mouth of River . . . . . . < 
CHAPTER XXIV. 
Migration of Birds in October—Wild Swans: Pursuit of; Manner of 
Getting a Shot; Two Killed—Habits of Wild Swan . . : 
CHAPTER XXvV. 
The Water-Ouzel: Nest; Singular Habits; Food; Song of—King- 
fisher: Rare Visits of: Manner of Fishing—Terns: Quickness in 
Fishing; Nestsof . a . A 7 . i ‘ é 
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