CHAPTER III.--ANECDOTES AND NOTES.

Birds, formerly rare in Gairloch, now plentiful, and _vice versâ_--Dr Mackenzie's remarks on this point--Eagles in Gairloch--Anecdote of Craig-Tollie eagle and roe deer--Confirmation from Martin's book--Also from story of Kirghiz eagles, &c.--Anecdote of Kenlochewe eagle and the cat--Subject of a well-known Gaelic riddle--Eagle at Talladale--Two-and-a-half brace of eagles killed in Gairloch before breakfast--Sea-gulls--How they were driven from Eilean Ruaridh--Sounds of various birds at Inveran--Insects--Midges and wasps--Her Majesty's remarks on them--Rhyme on midges--Preventive measures--Other insects--Animals in general--Vermin--Marten's fur--Wild cats--Wild cat in Loch Tollie island--Highland cattle--Goats--Ponies 227