Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... ISLAND . Its attractions for wild fowl . - Spring 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 ...
... ISLAND . Its attractions for wild fowl . - Spring 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 ...
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... islands of Loch Lomond . Their evening flight . - Mire Snipes . - Jacks • A SPRING WEEK IN THE WEST HIGHLANDS . Drive from the Holy Loch to Loch Eck . - A Jolly hermit . — Dal- mally . - Salmon fishing at the falls of the Urchay . - A ...
... islands of Loch Lomond . Their evening flight . - Mire Snipes . - Jacks • A SPRING WEEK IN THE WEST HIGHLANDS . Drive from the Holy Loch to Loch Eck . - A Jolly hermit . — Dal- mally . - Salmon fishing at the falls of the Urchay . - A ...
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... island of a moor - loch , if there are any old trees to fix the eyrie upon ; finding its hunting - ground in the neighbouring morasses ; whence it has acquired the name of the Bog - Eagle . the golden eagle , dread monarch of the mist ...
... island of a moor - loch , if there are any old trees to fix the eyrie upon ; finding its hunting - ground in the neighbouring morasses ; whence it has acquired the name of the Bog - Eagle . the golden eagle , dread monarch of the mist ...
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... island . In the distance may be discerned the dark forms of mountains belonging to that range called Corrach- Bah , a very favourite resort of the golden eagle . The correis which intersect them afford the richest pas- ture for the deer ...
... island . In the distance may be discerned the dark forms of mountains belonging to that range called Corrach- Bah , a very favourite resort of the golden eagle . The correis which intersect them afford the richest pas- ture for the deer ...
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... island . Weight , nine and a half pounds , in first - rate condition , and a beautiful fish . Had a look at the island , and a description of it from old Sandy . It is a fine green sheep pasture , and often called the green isle , as ...
... island . Weight , nine and a half pounds , in first - rate condition , and a beautiful fish . Had a look at the island , and a description of it from old Sandy . It is a fine green sheep pasture , and often called the green isle , as ...
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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,