Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... and summer visitors . — Win- ter or the season . - Crowded with company at that time . — The Castle of Galbraith . - Eight days ' duck - stalking during the gay season 66 OWLS . " The Hoolet " no favourite with the vi TABLE OF CONTENTS .
... and summer visitors . — Win- ter or the season . - Crowded with company at that time . — The Castle of Galbraith . - Eight days ' duck - stalking during the gay season 66 OWLS . " The Hoolet " no favourite with the vi TABLE OF CONTENTS .
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... to extirpate our truly national bird . It was towards the end of April , 1845 , that , armed with my duck - gun to storm one of these eagle fortresses , I sailed in the Loch Goil steamboat , on my way в CORRACH - BAH ; OR ,
... to extirpate our truly national bird . It was towards the end of April , 1845 , that , armed with my duck - gun to storm one of these eagle fortresses , I sailed in the Loch Goil steamboat , on my way в CORRACH - BAH ; OR ,
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... duck - gun loaded with No. 6 for the dotterels . Poor little fellows ! They looked so pretty that it was a shame to fire at them . But as I had no specimen in my collection , I could not resist the tempta- tion of stringing both at a ...
... duck - gun loaded with No. 6 for the dotterels . Poor little fellows ! They looked so pretty that it was a shame to fire at them . But as I had no specimen in my collection , I could not resist the tempta- tion of stringing both at a ...
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... duck - pond , and so overgrown with water plants , that there was scarcely three square yards clear . After watching for a little time , a great break of the water , but slow and heavy , in the midst of the weeds , betokened the kind of ...
... duck - pond , and so overgrown with water plants , that there was scarcely three square yards clear . After watching for a little time , a great break of the water , but slow and heavy , in the midst of the weeds , betokened the kind of ...
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... ducks on the river Tay , I saw a motion in a clear , still creek , and when I cautiously peeped over the bank , I discovered the little bird under water , rowing itself both with wings and legs , at the same time pecking at something ...
... ducks on the river Tay , I saw a motion in a clear , still creek , and when I cautiously peeped over the bank , I discovered the little bird under water , rowing itself both with wings and legs , at the same time pecking at something ...
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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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