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their fordid way of life, will extort from him many ufeful reflections.
He fhould alfo take with him an able draughtfman; for.
y he muft by no means pafs over the noble caftles and feats, the-
extenfive and pidturefque lakes and waterfalls, and the lofty
ftupendous mountains, fo little known, and fo engaging to the
imagination when defcribed and exhibited in a lively manner:
fuch a work would be well received.
As 1 havefeen no modern map of Scotland, I cannot pretend to-
fay how accurate or particular any fuch may be ; but this:! know,
that the bell old maps of that kingdom,are very defedtive.
The great obvious defed that I have remarked in all maps o f
Scotland that have fallen in my way is, a want of a coloured line, or
Jlroke, that lhall exadtly define the juft limits of that diftridt called;
The Highlands. Moreover, all the great avenues to that mountainous
and romantic country want to-be well diftinguilhed. The-
military roads formed by general Wade are fo great and Roman-like -
an undertaking that they well1 merit attention. My old map,.
Moll'i Map, takes notice of Fort IVillicwi; but could not .mention
the other forts that have been eredled long fince : therefore a -good
reprefentation of the chain of forts fhould-not be omitted.
The celebrated zigzag up the Coryarich muft not be palled over, f
Moll takes notice of Hamilton• and IDrumlanrig, and fuch: capital
houles; but. a new furvey, no doubit, Ihould reprefent every feat-
and caftle remarkable for any great event, or celebrated for it’s
paintings, &c. Lord Breadalbane’s feat and beautiful jSo&y .are too ■
curious and extraordinary to be omitted.
The feat of the Earl of Eglinioun, near Glafgow, is worthy o f
notice. The pine-plantations of that nobleman-, are very grand,
and extenfive indeed. \ am, &c-
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° n ^ - iuzzards’ h>uteo apivorus, five vefpivorus Rail, built
them a Lrgc fhallow neft, compofed of twigs and lined with dead
beechendeaves, upon a tall flender beech near the middle of
Selborne-hanger, m the fummer of 1780. In the middle of the
month of a bold boy climbed this tree, though Handing on
fteep and dizzy a fituation; and brought down an egg, the only
one m the neft, which hadbeen fat on for fbme time, md £ £
ed the embrio of a young bird. The egg was fmaller, and not
o round as thofe of the common buzzard ; was dotted at each end
d furrounded in the middie with a br°ad’
The hen-bird was lhot, and anfwered exadly to Mr. Ray’s description
of that fpecies; had a black «re, Ihort thick l e gs and a
iong tad When on the wing this fpecies may be e a ly diffin!
gutfhed fiom-the^ common buzzard by it’s hawk-like appearance
fmall head wings not fo blunt, and longer tail. This^pecimen
contained m it’s craw fome limbs of frogs and many gmy“
wHhout lhells The i r s o f the eyes of this bird l e of a
beautiful bright yellow colour.
w f T ^ Knth ° i7uly ^ the W fummer a offparrowawks
bred.in an old crow’s neft on a low beech in the-fame
Hanger; and as their brood, which was numerous, began togro“
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