Contents — continued 



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The Eared Grebe (Podiceps Auritus) 164 



The Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus) 165 



The Pochard 167 



The Scaup (Fuligula Mania) 168 



The Great Grey Shrike (Lanius Excubitor) 169 



The Terns 171 



The Razor-bill Auk (Alca Torda) 172 



The Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) 173 



The Velvet Scoter (CEdemia Fusca) 174 



The Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus Serrator) 175 



The Great Northern Diver (Colymbus Glacialis) 176 



The Common Eider (Somateria Mollissima) 178 



The Common Shelldrake (Tadorna Belonii) 179 



The Common Wild Duck or Mallard (Boschas Fera) ... 180 



Unorthodox Nesting 182 



The Common Widgeon (Mareca Penelope) 183 



The Common Teal (Boschas Crecca) 185 



The Brent Goose (Anser Brenta) 186 



Solan Goose 190 



The Pink-Footed Goose (Anser Brachyrhynchus) ... 192 



The Common Night Heron (Nycticorax Gardenii) ... 194 



The Hooper or Wild Swan (Cygnus Ferus) 196 



Black Swan (Cygnus Bewickii) 197 



The Purple Sandpiper (Tringa Striata) 198 



The Great Black-backed Gull (Larus Marinus) 199 



Changing Habits of Birds 201 



The Red-throated Diver (Colymbus Septentrionalis) ... 202 



The Common Pheasant (Phastanus Colchicus) 204 



The Common Partridge (Perdix Cinerea) 210 



The Wood Pigeon (Columba Palumbus) 214 



The Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) and M.S 220 



The Common Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus) 224 



The Woodcock (Scolopax Rusticola) 232 



The Woodcock (by the late Captain Horace Townshend) 243 



Marking of Woodcock in Northumberland 245 



The Golden Plover (Charadrius Pluvialus) 254 



The Quail (Coturaix Communis) and M.S 257 



Wheat-ear 267 



Chimney Swallow 269 



White Throat 273 



Missel Thrush 275 



Merlin 280 



Golden Eagle 284 



Swallow 289 



Conclusion 294 



Index 296 



