. Craigmillar and its environs; with notices of the topography, natural history, and antiquities of the district. Craigmillar Castle; Natural history; genealogy. 86 Craiginillar and its Environs. Two years ago a farm-servant caught one sleeping in a field near the castle. Getting possession of it, we kept it in a kennel, where we made some experiments by shutting a live rat in beside it. It usually sat on a high shelf, and as the rat remained on the floor, the two did not inter- fere with each other. We were for a long time of the opin- ion that the owl never flew to the Thk barn owi. ground,
. Craigmillar and its environs; with notices of the topography, natural history, and antiquities of the district. Craigmillar Castle; Natural history; genealogy. 86 Craiginillar and its Environs. Two years ago a farm-servant caught one sleeping in a field near the castle. Getting possession of it, we kept it in a kennel, where we made some experiments by shutting a live rat in beside it. It usually sat on a high shelf, and as the rat remained on the floor, the two did not inter- fere with each other. We were for a long time of the opin- ion that the owl never flew to the Thk barn owi. ground, but in this we had been mistaken, for shutting a badger in beside them, both rat and owl found their way into his capacious maw, much to our regret. The Tawny Owl is plentiful in the locality, and at certain seasons their eerie cries may be heard in all the woods surrounding Craigmillar. Though. 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 Speedy, Thomas. Selkirk, G. Lewis & son
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