LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xv 



45. GREAT tit's NEST ...... I95 



46. goldfinch's nest ..... 199 



47. YELLOW bunting's NEST ..... 203 



48. cuckoo's EGG IN GREENFINCH'S NEST . . . 20/ 



49. skylark's NEST ... . . 2IO 



50. A "sitting" nightjar .... 213 



51. LESSER BLACK-BACK GULL ..... 224 



52. CORJVIORANTS AND GULLS .... 225 



53. PUFFINS ....... 226 



54. YOUNG CORMORANT IN NEST: GUILLEMOT'S EGG BELOW 229 



55. buzzard's EYRIE ..... 235 



56. PIED flycatcher's NEST IN A BOX . . . 243 



57. merlin's EGGS IN CROw's OLD NEST . . . 257 



58. OLD NEST OF KITE ...... 264 



59. kite's NEST OCCUPIED IN I903 . . . 273 



