Ivi 



DESCRIPTIVE CHAPTERS. 



bridle-pass to Dall in Eaunoch ; and the footpath which leads 

 through the summit-levels between Loch Lyon and Bridge of Orchy 

 on the West Highland line of railway. It was along this latter route 

 in ancient times that the Ptobertsons garrisoned the hill forts in upper 

 Glen Lyon to defeat the inroads of the Macdonalds of the Isles 

 when they raided into the lands of Old Atholl. And these forts, or 

 rather their remains, are still to be seen, testifying to the w^arlike 

 conditions which prevailed in the olden times. 



We took our lunch near the falls of Meggernie, and then re- 

 turned from the valley pleased, yet not fully satisfied. Nevertheless, 

 I trust our views may be none the less effective, even should they 

 leave out something behind and beyond for others yet to describe. 



Having no very important work to do further in these parts of 

 Perthshire, we now went on from Kenmore to Perth city. There we 

 took up our quarters for a few days, and visited some places of 

 interest in our survey. 



While I inspected the birds in the Museum — not, however, for the 

 first time — Mr. Norrie went to Blairgowrie, and by the kind per- 

 mission of Sir Charles Clarke Rattray, and the assistance of his 

 butler, he obtained some fine views of the deep gorge of the river 

 Ericht at Craighall, and the exact position of the nesting-place of a 

 pair of Stock-Doves which were amongst the earliest to be recorded 

 in Tay, and which I refer to at greater length in the text. 



On another day, somewhat later on, I went carefully over the 

 collection in the Museum of nests and eggs of birds found breeding 

 in the district, and another day was occupied in a visit to Newburgh- 

 on-Tay and to Loch Lindores, as has already been spoken of. 



NORTH AND NORTH-WEST TAY. 

 Rannoch. 



I need not describe the drive. It is already well known to every 

 tourist. I passed much that I used to know of old — Faskally, 

 Bonskeid, and Tummel Lodge; and saw the tops of Tarragon peeping 

 up behind the latter grouse-moors. On three previous occasions I 

 had shot White Hares on these tops of Farragon, twice from the 



