LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vii. 



PACK 



Stone-Curlew — the value of the crouching habit on 



sandy soil. {Photographed by W. Farren) . . . . 306 



Stone-Curlew — conspicuous with unusually dark 



surroundings. {Photographed by W. Farren) . . 307 

 Nest of Common Bittern, with young, on the fringe of 



a dense patch of rushes. {Photographed by E. W. 



Wade.) Plate 6 facing 329 



Nest of Common Bittern, \\ith eggs, amongst dead 



Bulrushes. {Photographed by E. W. Wade) . . 331 



Breast of Common Heron, showing the patch of 



powder-down feathers . . . . . . . . 344 



Primaries of Montagu's and Hen-Harriers . . . . 353 



Nest of Swallow on a glass gas shade . . . . . . 355 



Nest of House-Martin on a window pane . . . . 356 



Male White-winged Lark shot at Pevensey, Sussex . . 357 



Stages in the Growth of a Cuckoo. {Photocp-aphed by 



P. H. Bahr.) Plate 7 . . . . ' . . facing 361 



Cuckoo twenty-one days old in characteristic attitude. 



{Photographed by P. H. Bahr) 365 



Pied Wagtail perched on the back of a Cuckoo while 



feeding it. {Photographed by P. H. Bahr) . . . . 366 



Nest of Ringed Plover : a hollow scooped out in 



shingle. {Photographed by C. W. Colthrup) . . 375 



Nest of Ringed Plover : composed of small pebbles. 



{Photographed by C. W. Colthrup) 376 



Nest of Ringed Plover : composed of small pieces of 



stone. {Photographed by C. W. Colthrup) . . . . 377 



Nest of Ringed Plover : composed of broken shells. 



{Photographed by C. W. Colthrup) . . . . . . 378 



Nest of Ringed Plover : composed of small sticks. 



{Photographed by C. W. Colthrup) 379 



