Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... 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 frost · 57 LENNIE ...
... 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 frost · 57 LENNIE ...
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... Spring habits . - Winter flocks . - A white ring - dove . The stranger . - Wild pigeon or stock - dove.— Not the stocker of the pigeon - house . - Rock - doves the wild originals of the dove - cot . - The turtle - dove THE HILL POACHER ...
... Spring habits . - Winter flocks . - A white ring - dove . The stranger . - Wild pigeon or stock - dove.— Not the stocker of the pigeon - house . - Rock - doves the wild originals of the dove - cot . - The turtle - dove THE HILL POACHER ...
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... springs at dusk . - Shooting Woodcocks . - Irregular belts of plantation . - Narrow strips . - Large tangled copses on ... SPRING WEEK IN THE WEST HIGHLANDS . Drive from the Holy Loch to Loch Eck . - A Jolly hermit . — Dal- mally ...
... springs at dusk . - Shooting Woodcocks . - Irregular belts of plantation . - Narrow strips . - Large tangled copses on ... SPRING WEEK IN THE WEST HIGHLANDS . Drive from the Holy Loch to Loch Eck . - A Jolly hermit . — Dal- mally ...
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John Colquhoun. the golden eagle , dread monarch of the mist . Spring is the season to enjoy both in perfection , as ... springs have passed without my enjoying either a marine or mountain treat , sometimes both , and the pleasure ...
John Colquhoun. the golden eagle , dread monarch of the mist . Spring is the season to enjoy both in perfection , as ... springs have passed without my enjoying either a marine or mountain treat , sometimes both , and the pleasure ...
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... spring cart with a seat across for the " dames . " His servant would persist , in spite of him , to call it his “ chariot . ” tains had completely effaced the recollection of my solid breakfast A PLEA FOR THE WASTES . 15.
... spring cart with a seat across for the " dames . " His servant would persist , in spite of him , to call it his “ chariot . ” tains had completely effaced the recollection of my solid breakfast A PLEA FOR THE WASTES . 15.
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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 1 - Fortunately for mankind, as some counterbalance to that wretched love of novelty which originates in selfishness, shallowness, and conceit, and which especially characterizes all vulgar minds, there is set in the deeper places of the heart such affection for the signs of age that the eye is delighted even by injuries which are the work of time...
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,