Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... bird of solitude in spring . - Frequents the mountain burn and moor loch . - Comes down in winter to larger streams . Congregate at that time . - Sometimes feed on very minute substances . - Cream - coloured water ouzel . - Sing in hard ...
... bird of solitude in spring . - Frequents the mountain burn and moor loch . - Comes down in winter to larger streams . Congregate at that time . - Sometimes feed on very minute substances . - Cream - coloured water ouzel . - Sing in hard ...
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... birds to decoy from their young . — The Royston crow . - Eagle's love to her young . — A pattern to step- mothers . Large autumnal dragon - fly . - Stories about the nightingale and other small birds . - Adders . — Norway rats.— Stoats ...
... birds to decoy from their young . — The Royston crow . - Eagle's love to her young . — A pattern to step- mothers . Large autumnal dragon - fly . - Stories about the nightingale and other small birds . - Adders . — Norway rats.— Stoats ...
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... birds * , some thickly studding every jagged projection , and others riding the swelling billow , their bright plumage glancing in the beams of the morning sun . My greater favourite , however , is the wild and lonely mountain , with ...
... birds * , some thickly studding every jagged projection , and others riding the swelling billow , their bright plumage glancing in the beams of the morning sun . My greater favourite , however , is the wild and lonely mountain , with ...
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... bird , and the morass for her more vulture - shaped neighbour . They sometimes , however , had a battle in the air , but the looser form , the heavier movement , and the less daring spirit of the erne , made her no match for the ...
... bird , and the morass for her more vulture - shaped neighbour . They sometimes , however , had a battle in the air , but the looser form , the heavier movement , and the less daring spirit of the erne , made her no match for the ...
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... and difficult , when the bird flew out of such a rugged mass . What if I should miss ! However , I banished these craven thoughts , and marched on merrily as before . We were still a long mile from our rocks , B 3 A PLEA FOR THE WASTES . 9.
... and difficult , when the bird flew out of such a rugged mass . What if I should miss ! However , I banished these craven thoughts , and marched on merrily as before . We were still a long mile from our rocks , B 3 A PLEA FOR THE WASTES . 9.
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Alpine hare angler appeared bait bank barn owl bird boat cast Castle chance Cladich colour Crap-na-Gower deer distance diving ducks dun-birds eagle eggs eyrie favourite feed fish flew flies flock foot forest frequent frost gamekeeper ground grouse gulls hatched head heard Highland hill hook Inch Moan Inverary island keeper killed Kilmun land legs Loch Awe Loch Goil Loch Lomond Loch Long look mallard miles moors morillon morning nearly nest never night numbers once otter pair perched Peter pheasants poacher pool poor pounds prey ring-dove river rock rose Rossarden salmon Sandy scarcely sea-trout seen seized seldom shallow shoot shore shot side snipe sometimes soon sport spring stalking stoat stream summer tawny owl took tree trolling trout walk watched watchers weather white owl wigeon wind wing winter woodcock yards young
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Page i - THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, with Wanderings over Crag and Correi, Flood and Fell. By JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq. Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 12s. 6d. SALMON-CASTS AND STRAY SHOTS: Being Fly-Leaves from the Note-Book of JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq., Author of * The Moor and the Loch,