CONTENTS 



Birds in a Village: 



I I 



II 6 



m i8 



IV 36 



V 50 



VI 73 



VII 86 



VIII 107 



IX 121 



X 148 



XI 153 



Exotic Birds for Britain 161 



Moor-Hens in Hyde Park 192 



The Eagle and the Canary 206 



Chanticleer 222 



In an Old Garden 243 



Birds in a Cornish Village: 



I. Taking Stock of the Birds . . . 265 

 n. Do Starlings Pair for Life? . . 275 



III. Village Birds in Winter . . .287 



IV. Increasing Birds in Britain . . 295 

 V. The Daw Sentiment 305 



VI. Story of a Jackdaw 316 



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