CONTENTS 



PART I.— BIRDS 



CHAP. 



I. THE SPECKLED THRUSHES . 

 n. THE BLACKBIRD . 

 in. THE RING-OUZEL 

 IV. WHEATEARS .... 

 V. THE WHINCHAT . 

 VI. THE STOXECHAT . 

 VII. THE FIRETAIL 

 VIII. COCK-ROBIN 

 IX. THE NIGHTINGALE 

 X. THE WHITETHROATS . 

 XI. BLACKCAPS .... 

 XII. GARDEN WARBLER 

 Xin. THE HERRING-SPINK . 

 XIV. THE WILLOW-WREN 

 XV. THE REED-WARBLER . 

 XVI. THE GREAT REED-WARBLER 

 XVII. SEDGE-WARBLER . 

 XVIII. THE GRASSHOPPER-WARBLER 

 XIX. HEDGE-SPARROW 

 XX. THE REED-PHEASANT . 

 XXI. THE LONG-TAILED TITMOUSE 

 XXII. TW^O MORE TITMICE — THE GREAT TITMOUSE 

 THE COAL-TITMOUSE 



XXIII. THE BLUE TITMOUSE . 



XXIV. THE WREN . 

 XXV. THE TREE-CREEPER 



XXVI. THE WAGTAILS 



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