[11] Border-farmer: one who lived on the border between Scotland and England.
[12] Moss-troopers: so called from the mosses or bogs on the border; plunderers who infested the border. They sometimes summoned the farmers to open the doors of their "holds" (fortified houses), to them.
[13] Taxidermy: the art of stuffing the skins of animals.
[14] Bewick: an English artist distinguished for wood engraving. His most famous work was a "History of British Birds."
[15] Bird-fancier: one who keeps birds for sale.
[16] Pewter: pewter mugs and plates.
[17] Volition: will.
[18] Kestrel: a bird of the hawk kind.
[19] Fidus Achates: faithful friend.
[20] Extempore: off-hand.