Note about the bird 'Stearnal' [tern], 4 June 1887
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/9
Scope and Contents
Note about the bird 'Stearnal' [tern] describing whether it will appear or not according to the direction of the wind and how its voice can be heard through the fog. The note also states that 'The old take young out to sea for miles & coming back - training them to long flights'. Text has been scored through in pencil perhaps to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- Creation: 4 June 1887
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 53 folios ; 17.2 x 10.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 3v, line 20 to folio 4r, line 13
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk