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\'l. Loose Leaves from a Shooter 

 Black-game — food of 

 Food-plants of Grouse, Black 



and Ptarmigan 

 Hairy Caterpillars 

 Cuckoos — food of . 

 Processionary Caterpillars 



\II. British Wild Geese 

 Grey-lag Geese 

 White-fronted Geese 

 Barnacle Geese 

 Goose-shooting 



Diary 



game 



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VIII. The Food of Some of Our Commoner Falconid.e 



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The Kestrel . 



The Sparrow-Hawk 



The Golden Eagle 



The Common Buzzard 



The Rough-legged Buzzard 



The Marsh Harrier 



The Hen Harrier . 



Montagu's Harrier 



The Little Owl 



Index 



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