Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... eagle . The eyrie . - Stalking the female . - Strength and ferocity of eagles . - The author in " his chariot " drives to Loch Awe . Sandy M'Kenzie and his man Johnnie . - Castle Connal.- A Highland chief stabbed by a penknife ! A fifty ...
... eagle . The eyrie . - Stalking the female . - Strength and ferocity of eagles . - The author in " his chariot " drives to Loch Awe . Sandy M'Kenzie and his man Johnnie . - Castle Connal.- A Highland chief stabbed by a penknife ! A fifty ...
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... Eagle and hill hare . - Grouse . - The effect of food on their colour.- Arts of ground - hatching birds to decoy from their young . — The Royston crow . - Eagle's love to her young . — A pattern to step- mothers . Large autumnal dragon ...
... Eagle and hill hare . - Grouse . - The effect of food on their colour.- Arts of ground - hatching birds to decoy from their young . — The Royston crow . - Eagle's love to her young . — A pattern to step- mothers . Large autumnal dragon ...
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... eagle , or erne , not unfrequently hatches on the overhanging rocks of the sea , and by her gallant swoops and ... Eagle . the golden eagle , dread monarch of the mist . 4 CORRACH - BAH ; OR ,
... eagle , or erne , not unfrequently hatches on the overhanging rocks of the sea , and by her gallant swoops and ... Eagle . the golden eagle , dread monarch of the mist . 4 CORRACH - BAH ; OR ,
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... eagle fixed upon the top of an old birch , on a rugged heathery islet of Loch Bah , while another eyrie graces an aged Scotch fir of Loch Nahachalach , complete a picture so exquisitely savage that fancy in its wildest mood could ...
... eagle fixed upon the top of an old birch , on a rugged heathery islet of Loch Bah , while another eyrie graces an aged Scotch fir of Loch Nahachalach , complete a picture so exquisitely savage that fancy in its wildest mood could ...
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... eagle . The correis which intersect them afford the richest pas- ture for the deer ; and the hill - fox , the wild - cat , and the marten are not yet banished from those desolate precipices . It is not to be inferred , however , that ...
... eagle . The correis which intersect them afford the richest pas- ture for the deer ; and the hill - fox , the wild - cat , and the marten are not yet banished from those desolate precipices . It is not to be inferred , however , that ...
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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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