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Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1887
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alexander William Mair, 07 December 1919
Mair discusses options in potential Latin and Greek nomenclature relating to the wings and feathers of birds.
Note about 'Cra-rionnach' or red mackerel, 1894
Note about 'Cra-rionnach' or red mackerel which reads 'Bones of head hard scales sharp and prickly. Scales come off whole when boiled. When plentiful no herrings are got on the west coast'. Text has been scored through in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere.
Note about insects, June 1887
Note about insects that they are 'complicated'; that 'The gorgeous drag[on]fly being the bloodyiest (sic) thing in all creation'; that 'Cobhar na Cuthaig is an insect' and that 'Little fleas have lesser fleas upon their legs'.
Notes about fish and snakes, 24 June 1887
Notes about fish and snakes collected from John MacAulay from Gearrloch [Geàrrloch/Gairloch, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] but living in Edinburgh [Dùn Èideann] including that the skate has no roe, snakes have eggs like hens and the dogfish has no ribs, only a spine. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Verse entitled 'Eolas an Spealaidh' and vocabulary note, June 1887
Humorous verse entitled 'Eolas an Spealaidh' , which reads 'Cum bogha air do chorp, 'S cum a mach do thiumpan.' The vocabulary note reads 'Tiumpan = the posterior = Deireadh.'
Vocabulary list for fish and shellfish and some related sayings, June 1887
Vocabulary list for fish and shellfish, including several descriptions of fish such as 'Falmair = Large teeth col[our] of Salm[on] as long + lith[e as an] eel - coarse fish'; 'Cilig = Cod'; 'Sachasan = sand eel' and some related sayings including 'S boc[hd] an clad[ach] air nach fhaig[hear] maor[aich]'.
Vocabulary list for types of placenta, 1894
Vocabulary list for types of placenta composed of 'Tearnadh', 'Cruthach', 'Bathar' and 'Seile' being respectively the placentas of a woman, mare, cow and lastly hind, sheep and goat.
Vocabulary note for 'siadhan' ['testicle'] and 'sgeul-ruin' ['secret'], c1872
Vocabulary note for 'siadhan' ['testicle'] and 'sgeul-ruin' ['secret'].
Vocabulary note for 'Tosdaidh front teats', 1894
Vocabulary note which reads 'Tosdaidh front teats tondaidh hind teats.'