INDEX 223 



Rat and blackbird's nest, 32 

 Reed-warbler, 21 1-2 13 

 Ring-dove {sec Woodpigeon) 

 Robin, and wren, 86, 8g 



early song of, 215 

 Rook, 55 



and crow, 93 



value to the farmer, 94-96 



its habits, 97 



its young, 98 

 Rowfant, the great tit of, 128, 129 



Sambhur-Stag, 148 



St. Kilda and its puffins, 167, 168 



Sea-eagle {sec Erne) 



Seabirds, haunts of, 158 



Seasons, birds of the, 13, 14 



Sedge-warbler, 2 11-21 3 



Shrikes, 191 



Skua, 184-5 



Skylark {sec Lark) 



Snails, 27 



Song of caged birds, 33 



meaning of song, 34, 35 



song of warriors and savages, 37 



expressiveness of bird-voices, 113 



music of summer nights, 213, 214 

 Sparrow, its wildness, 60, 61 



a pest in America and Colonies, 105, 106 



the sparrow-line in the U.S., 105 



a popular favourite, 106 



the London sparrow, 108 



the soldier and sailor's comrade, 109, no 

 Squirrel and blackbird's nest, 32 

 Summer nights, music of, 213, 214 

 Swallow, in folklore, 38 



its speed, care of young, destruction of insects, 39 



hawk-chasing, 40 



at brooding-time, 41, 42 



migration of, 43, 55 



Throstle {sec Thrush) 



