Not infrequently the little things hid their heads under their mother’s apron, thinking, like the ostrich of the desert that if their heads were hidden, none of the rest of them would be seen. When children played the game in the open air, the stackyard was commonly resorted to, and the one who was fixed upon as the Blind Man, while the rest were hiding themselves had to call out three times, “Opera-opera-bo-baideag” adding at the third time, “Dalladh agus bodharadh agus dìth na dà chluais air an fhear nach cuala sud.” (Blindness and deafness and the loss of both ears be the lot of the one who will not hear that). The Blind-man then caught hold of one of the stacks, and went round, guided by his hands, giving occasional kicks in case any one should be hiding himself near the ground. APPENDIX. I.--FINLAY GUIVNAC. (Page 44). _Guibhnich_, or _Duimhnich_, were the Campbells. In a song in dispraise of the clan occurs, “Bheir mi ’n sgrìob so air na Guibhnich Air son cuimhneachadh o nuadh. (I will make this line on the Campbell clan, To remind them anew); and in another similar song, “Sgrios a’ chorrain air a’ choinnlein Air na bheil beò do na Guibhnich.” (The destruction of the reaping-hook on a grain of corn On the living race of the Campbell clan). In Stewart’s Collection, p. 320, is found, “Dean mo ghearan gu cuimhneach Ris na Duimhnidh ghlan uasal.” (Be mindful to lay my complaint Before the pure-minded noble Campbells). II.--PORT-NAN-LONG. (Page 52).