Wild Animals

Scope and Contents Sketch of a Gaur bull standing in a field.

Scope and Contents Table of the physical dimensions of the Wild Cattle of Great Britain listing the height and length of their bodies and other points of their features.

Scope and Contents Illustration of a Himalayan Tahr, a wild goat, standing on the edge of a cliff.

Scope and Contents Note about Donald MacColl 'Donul Brocair', [foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 89 or 93 collected from him. On average he would kill, fifty foxes, six wild cats and sixty-six 'martin cats' in a season. He worked for 53 years. The note also mentions that at a fair at Tai-an-ribi [Taigh an Ribidh/Tynribbie, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] the best looking men were from Lismore.

Scope and Contents Note describing the wild cat which reads 'The old wild cat was not so low in the leg + those in the museu[m] bigger in body head + skin striped like tiger'.

Scope and Contents Note which reads 'Broc rua[dh] is gollach 'thin' + long in nose'.

Scope and Contents Note which reads 'Madadh allaidh [wolf] an animal (sic) Strath canon [Srath Chonainn/Strathconon, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty]'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Scope and Contents Illustration of three Spanish wild goats standing on rocks.

Scope and Contents Story about a battle between two tribes one of which was called 'Clann ic ille ruitich' or 'The Reds' at Tobar an Sùl [An Apainn/Appin] in which The Reds killed the other tribe who were resting. Those killed were buried there in good soil but wolves and foxes dug them up. Probably collected from Donald MacColl [foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]

Scope and Contents Story entitled 'Bhalantaidh us Horsantaidh' collected from Alasdair Mac Neil [Alexander MacNeil], Ceantangbhall [Ceanntangabhal/Kentagaval, Barraigh/Isle of Barra]. The story begins with Rìgh Lochlann's daughter being married off to an emperor and being accompanied to her new home by only one kinsman. The emperor's house priest falls in love with her and while the emperor is hunting, he declares his love for her and expects her to reciprocate. She refuses to do so and locks up the priest until...