

TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTEE I 



CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL 



PAQE 



William Newton His sons Birth of Alfred at Geneva Elveden 

 Hall Sport at Elveden Accident in childhood Affection for 

 his brother Edward Early interest in Natural History School 

 First visit to Cambridge Letters from school Dogs and 

 pets Enters at Cambridge 1 



CHAPTER II 



EARLY INTEREST IN NATURAL HISTORY 



Magdalene Takes degree Norfolk Travelling Fellowship Other 

 naturalists John Wolley Wolley's experiences in Lapland 

 Sales of eggs Newton goes to Lapland Interest in northern 

 faunas Musk Ox Breeding-place of Knot Alfred Newton 

 Glacier Visit to W. Indies Notes on Humming-birds Visit 

 to U.S.A. J. H. Gurney 11 



CHAPTER III 



VISIT TO ICELAND 



Visit to Iceland Lands in Faroe The Meal Sack Hospitality at 

 Reykjavik Learning Icelandic Journey through Iceland 

 Streams of lava Beykjanes Submarine eruption Habits of 

 Great Auk Failure of expedition 27 



CHAPTER IV 



THE GREAT AUK 



Extinction of Great Auk History of the bird Buying a Great 

 Auk's egg Its obscure history Discovery of ten Great Auks' 

 eggs Gare-fowl book Visit to Great Auk's breeding-places 

 Dodo and other extinct birds Great Bustard Acclimatisation 

 and extermination ......... 40 



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