Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page vii
... . - Naval expedition against his territories .-- Chief and his henchman slain 128 HINTS ON DEER - STALKING , ROE - HUNTING , AND GROUSE - SHOOTING . . 137 WOODCOCKS AND SNIPES . Regularity of flight . - Prefer TABLE OF CONTENTS . : vii.
... . - Naval expedition against his territories .-- Chief and his henchman slain 128 HINTS ON DEER - STALKING , ROE - HUNTING , AND GROUSE - SHOOTING . . 137 WOODCOCKS AND SNIPES . Regularity of flight . - Prefer TABLE OF CONTENTS . : vii.
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... 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 gowk's errand . The otter's whistle . - Sea eagle's ...
... 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 gowk's errand . The otter's whistle . - Sea eagle's ...
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... smart rights and lefts . The largest charge of mine is one ounce and three - quarters of shot , and I can pull down snipe and woodcocks with it quite readily . OWLS . OWLS are generally regarded by the common people 82 THE PEAT ISLAND .
... smart rights and lefts . The largest charge of mine is one ounce and three - quarters of shot , and I can pull down snipe and woodcocks with it quite readily . OWLS . OWLS are generally regarded by the common people 82 THE PEAT ISLAND .
Page 141
... snipe . In a breezy day , never range near those parts of your marches where the wind strikes fair from your own to ... SNIPES . THE habits of woodcocks and snipes GROUSE - SHOOTING . 141.
... snipe . In a breezy day , never range near those parts of your marches where the wind strikes fair from your own to ... SNIPES . THE habits of woodcocks and snipes GROUSE - SHOOTING . 141.
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John Colquhoun. WOODCOCKS AND SNIPES . THE habits of woodcocks and snipes cannot fail to interest every one who has opportunity for observing them . There is a method in their movements which arrests the atten- tion of a naturalist , but ...
John Colquhoun. WOODCOCKS AND SNIPES . THE habits of woodcocks and snipes cannot fail to interest every one who has opportunity for observing them . There is a method in their movements which arrests the atten- tion of a naturalist , but ...
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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,