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INDEX 



Rabbits, the stamping of, with 

 hind legs may have vari- 

 ous meanings, 38 

 Theory in regard to white 

 tail of, unsubstantiated, 46, 



47 

 Browse Hchen, 92 

 One warming his paws at 



camp fire, 93 

 Rhyme, old, about cuckoo 



changing its tune in June 



not trustworthy, 96 

 Truth sacrificed for sake of, 



96, 97 

 So-called cockney, the, the 



bugbear of pedants and 



purists, 97 

 Fetters of, should be loosened, 



not tightened, 97 

 River Lark, description of, 2 

 Rooks, feeding habits of, 52 

 Mingle with hooded crows, 



52,58 

 Disagreements of, with hooded 



crows, 52-54 

 Rules of precedence of, when 



feeding in company, 53 

 Fighting methods of, 54 

 Partial reversion of some, to 



less social state, 55 

 Gregarious instinct of, some- 

 times in abeyance, 55, 56 

 Eat roots of thistles, 56 

 May sometimes roost singly, 



57 

 Are more civilised than the 



hooded crow, 57 

 Mysterious relations of, with 



the hooded crow, 58-60 

 Visits of, to nesting -trees 



during winter, 60-63 ; 



reasons for, and suggested 



origin of these visits, 63- 



70 

 Compared to bower-birds, 64- 



70 

 Often pair on nest, 68 



Rooks {continued) — 



Are swayed by love in winter 



as well as in summer, 70 

 Their round of life during 



winter, 70, 71 



Sand-martins, fight violently, 



248 

 Late appearance of several, 



259 

 Schiller, his two great forces 



" hunger and love," 70 

 Has forgotten sleep, 71 

 Scott, his style not appreci- 

 ated by the inappreciative, 



82 

 Sense of direction referred to, 



290 

 Sexual selection, prejudice in 



regard to theory of, 45 ; 



the reason for this, 45 

 May account for white tail in 



rabbit, 47 

 And for posterior markings, 



colours, &c., generally, 47 

 Stripes and spots of tiger, 



leopard, jaguar, zebra, &c., 



probably due to, 43-50 

 Shag, decorates its nest with 



flowers, &c., 68 

 " She oaks," characteristic of 



country round Icklingham, 



3,4 



Of the poplar tribe, 3 



Their great size, 3 



Are, fortunately, valueless, 3 

 Sleep, a third ruling power, for- 

 gotten by Schiller, 71 

 Snipe, one as part of picturesque 

 scene, 119 



Their odd, stereotyped way 

 of fighting, 185-189; and 

 of pursuing one another, 

 188 ; suggested explana- 

 tion of these and similar 

 phenomena exhibited by 

 other birds, 190-193 



