Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... Young have no ring . — The river ouzel also a bird of solitude in 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 ...
... Young have no ring . — The river ouzel also a bird of solitude in 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 ...
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... young Water mouse . - Water rats . - Otter's tactics when hunted ones.- • • 163 FRAGMENTS . Eagle and hill hare . - Grouse . - The effect of food on their colour.- Arts of ground - hatching birds to decoy from their young . — The ...
... young Water mouse . - Water rats . - Otter's tactics when hunted ones.- • • 163 FRAGMENTS . Eagle and hill hare . - Grouse . - The effect of food on their colour.- Arts of ground - hatching birds to decoy from their young . — The ...
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... Young herring , from their shining scales , are found to be a most enticing bait for salmon . I have often tried them with success , especially in the lochs . Of course they must be used salt . The great objection to using them in the ...
... Young herring , from their shining scales , are found to be a most enticing bait for salmon . I have often tried them with success , especially in the lochs . Of course they must be used salt . The great objection to using them in the ...
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... young martins fell out of the nest into the river , and was immediately gulped down by a large salmon . The shepherd procured a bait- hook , and the coarsest tackle , took another young bird out of the nest , and baited ; the fish at ...
... young martins fell out of the nest into the river , and was immediately gulped down by a large salmon . The shepherd procured a bait- hook , and the coarsest tackle , took another young bird out of the nest , and baited ; the fish at ...
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... young . She flew about , appearing quite unconcerned so long as I kept near this place ; but when I walked away , she always pitched down , making a great fuss , as much as to say , Keep off my nest , here it is . " Giving me a false ...
... young . She flew about , appearing quite unconcerned so long as I kept near this place ; but when I walked away , she always pitched down , making a great fuss , as much as to say , Keep off my nest , here it is . " Giving me a false ...
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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,