. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. LETTER V. 63 his assistance. In this way I have often seen Kestrels and Merlins miser- ably hustled; and the lordly Peregrine does not pass without being insulted. They pursue the small Hawks with great venom and fmy- :jet. Os=s^^ one occasion I never saw a battle terminate have occasionally met with SSrSli;** their bones and carcases. "-â""" ^"3r~'^~ â 'â picked up a fine with- BE5 ^^^^^^^â^Sri===j Buzzard, only a few hours dead, â;!-/_ -^ ^ Z:='"==- mark of violence but a '^^ZIIIl 1^-=^^=""'" slight wound upo
. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. LETTER V. 63 his assistance. In this way I have often seen Kestrels and Merlins miser- ably hustled; and the lordly Peregrine does not pass without being insulted. They pursue the small Hawks with great venom and fmy- :jet. Os=s^^ one occasion I never saw a battle terminate have occasionally met with SSrSli;** their bones and carcases. "-â""" ^"3r~'^~ â 'â picked up a fine with- BE5 ^^^^^^^â^Sri===j Buzzard, only a few hours dead, â;!-/_ -^ ^ Z:='"==- mark of violence but a '^^ZIIIl 1^-=^^=""'" slight wound upon the head. How deceased '~I~^" " met with his death there was not sufficient evidence to prove, but I was tempted to return a verdict of wilful murder against some Hoody or Hoodies unknown. I was disappointed in my expectations of getting Widgeon on the north-west parts of Mull, as they had got very shy since the fine weather set in, though I saw some large flocks floating about the lochs, but keeping far out of range, even of swanshot. The only good fortune I had was while rowing through the Sound of Ulva, where I saw a party of three Great Northern Divers. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Graham, Henry Davenport, l825-1872. Edinburgh, D. Douglas
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