WILD SPORTS & NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HIGHLANDS
Written by Charles St. John
Published by James Thin; Mercat Press
in 1980
ISBN: 0901824615
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- SCOTLAND
- ANGLING
- HUNTING
- NATURAL HISTORY
WILD SPORTS & NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HIGHLANDS
Written by Charles St. John.
Stock no. 2113740
1980.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Reprinted from the T.N.Foulis edition of 1919. Blue covers, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0901824615. Mottling to spine. Wrapper is faded to spine, with sticker residue to front panel and a little grubby to rear panel.
Front cover
Contents
- Some of the contents:
- Highland Lakes, Small Lochs, Wild Cats, Ravens
- Roe; Mischief done by, Fawns, Hunting Roe, Cunning Roe
- Grouse Nest, Partridge Nest, Grouse Shooting, Marten Cat, Stags, Death of Eagle
- The Wild Cat; Strength of, Trapping Tame Cats, Destructiveness of Vermin, Trapping Vermin
- Poaching in the Highlands, Poachers and Keepers, Bivouac in Snow, Poaching in the Forests
- Salmon Fishing, Salmon Ascending Fords, Right of Fishing, River Poaching, Eels
- Short-eared Owl; habits of, Long-Eared Owl, Tame Owl, White Owl, Utility of Owls
- Crossbills; habits of, Great-Eared Owl, Snowy-Owl, Hoopoe, Shrike, Snow Bunting
- On the Peculiarities and Instinct of Different Animals, Eggs of Birds, Fox's Choice of Lair
- The Eagle; habits of, The Peregrine Falcon
- The Hen-Harrier; destructiveness to game, The sparrowhawk; courage of, The Merlin; boldness
- Increase of wood pigeons and other birds, service to the farmer of these birds
- Wild Ducks; edible kinds of, Breeding places of Mallards
- Migration of Birds in October, Habits of Wild Swan
- The Water-Ouzel, Kingfisher, Terns
- The Muckle Hart of Benmore
- Different kinds of Gulls
- Woodcock's Nest, Seals, Fox-hunting in the Highlands, The Badger
- Autumn Day on the Mountain etc etc