Chollerford to Melrose, England.
1891.
Aug 27.
  Early morning hazy, the sun shining dimly. Clouds gathered
rapidly and it rained a little in the forenoon and very heavily
all P.M.
  Robins and Wrens singing freely at sunrise. At 10 A.M.
started in waggonette and drove out along the famous Roman wall
which crosses England from sea to sea. In several places it
was quite distinct, and in two, it was six to eight feet high and
in perfect preservation. While examining the wall we started a
Hare from its form among t he birch shrubs. It jumped up about
20 feet and taking at once to the bottom of the fosse, ran with
great speed until it disappeared around a corner. In one place
it dashed through a pool of water. Its gait was very unlike a
Rabbit's (which seems to me exactly like our Hare's (L. sylvatie-
cus.) It seems to strike the ground with all four feet at once
and moved by long easy bounds like an Antelope. The country
along this road was very hilly with pine woods and many oaks and
beeches. Saw several birds flying which had a note very nearly
ilke Acanthis linarea. They must have been either Redpolls or
Linnets.
  Returned to lunch at 2.30, then walked out to "Chesters",
a Roman camp; very interesting. A bird sculpture [drawing] lettered
either "Neiko" or "Neiro", on one of the walls.
  Took 5 P.M. train for Melrose arriving at 8. Cheviot Hills