Scotch Fir

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

the Pinus sylvestris, a tree sometimes 50 to 100 feet in height, and 12 feet in girth, the wood constituting the red or yellow deal, and its resin, yielding tar, pitch, and turpentine. It constitutes vast natural forests in the Highlands of Scotland, occurring also in the N. of Europe, and on the mountains in its S. part, in Siberia, etc. The bark is used for tanning. A B 7° 6° C 4° 5° D Kyle of Durn Brims Ness Strathy Pt. Strath Far out Hd Whitten Hd Erriboll Loch Kyle of Tongu Cape Wrath R.Naver 1.ROAN Durnes Butt of Lewis Kealdale elness R. Halladale Bettyhill Dail Kinlochbervie Naver Tongue Mealabost Loch Inchard Ben Splo Ben Hope Loch Laxford Rhiconich 2537 3040 L. Laoghal Barvas Strath S Foinaven 1 HANDA Eddrachilles Bay Forsinardo Tolsta Tolsto Hd. Scourie GT. BERNERY Callernish Loch Berneray 2980 L. Meadie Eddrachilles Carloway S L. Naver Back Broad Bay More Altnaharra Pt. of Stoer Gallon Hdy W Tiumpan Hd. Kinbrace Ben Clibreck LA-Cndir EYE Stornoway Uig B. 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The most familiar les is the common or black scoter (O. nigra), which shows a deep black plumage in the male, the bill and legs being of the same color. The upper mandible is marked on its dorsal surface by a line of orange color. The females are colored of a dark brown hue. It occurs in the Arctic regions in summer. An American species of coot is known as surf duck.