Excerpt from The Early Records of an Old Glasgow Family Is scarcely necessity for an apologetic or other Preface further than to say that I have written what follows from the desire anyone who may possess interesting and authentic records concerning his ancestors naturally has to preserve their evidence, and to hand them on to succeeding generations; possibly I may add, that not having contributed any Twigs to the Family Tree, I feel it a duty, so far as in my power, to perpetuate the memory of its Root and Stem; this I have endeavoured. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Transactions of the Natural History Society of Glasgow (Including the Proceedings of the Society), Vol. 5: 1896-99 Meteorological Notes, and Remarks upon the Weather during the Year 1897, With its General Effects upon Vegetation. By James Whitton, Superintendent of Parks, Glasgow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Transactions of the Natural History Society of Glasgow, 1900-1901, Vol. 6: Including the Proceedings of the Society; Part II Of the Peregrine Falcon, he says: A bird called the Blue Hawk by gardeners is said to be seen here occasionally, but he was unable to satisfy himself about it. The sparrow-hawk is the only bird of prey we can boast of as a residenter. It is frequently seen gliding leisurely over our fields. I have never been able to find out their nests here, though I think it very probable that they build on some of the old trees at the top of the quarry at Craigpark. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.