384 
Great Skua, Escape of a yo 
cuttlefish, 154 
— Herrings decapitated by, 195 ; if not 
by gulls in first instance, 196 
— Plumage of, in chick, 196 
— Cry of chick to parents, 197 
— Crouching habit of chick, 197 
Guillemots, Apparent habit of constantly 
drinking sea-water, 62 
— Will fight carrying fish in bill, 72 
— Remain on breeding-ledges after de- 
parture of chicks, 95-7, 211, 212; 
or return there after having flown 
down with them, 96, 97 
— Actions of, as of feeding young, after 
the young have gone, 97-9 ; pos- 
sible explanation of this, 99, 103, 
290, 291, 2953 and of similar 
hallucinations in man, 101-3 
— Young, how fed, 104, 140, 162, 163, 
173, 209 ; colouring, etc., of, 104, 
105, 141, 174; how do they reach 
the sea?, 105, 106, 139, 166, 174, 
175, 232, 233; not quite immov- 
able, 108, 109, 142, 188, 287-9 
— Nest-building, instinct in, possible 
last trace of, 109 
— Appearance of, on the ledges, 111, 
112 
— Nuptial note of, 113, 1143 strange 
error made by author in regard to, 
114, 115 ; how explained, 115-17 
— Fodeling, etc,, of, 113, 114, 162-4, 
172, 177, 178, 187, 211, 288-go 
— “Harrah,” note of, 187, 188 
— Flight of, a mystery, 133, 134 
— Marital relations of, 139, 140 
— Young, received under the parental 
wing, 141, 142, 162-6, 172-4, 176, 
212 
— Receptive power of chick, 162, 163, 
210 
— White mark round eye of, 164; 
represented in plain birds by de- 
pression in feathers, 164; both 
may be due to sexual selection, 
164 
— Funny attitude of young, 164, 165, 
212 
— A distinguished bird amongst, 165 
— Picture of maternal love presented 
by, 142 
— Power of ejecting excrement to a 
distance, of, 165 
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INDEX 
Guillemots, Possible relation of plumage 
to chick, in old bird, 166 
— Depression under wings of, possibly 
in relation to chick, 166 
— Manner of diving of, 168 
— A chick gone, 176, 177 
— A family scene amongst, 177,178,209 
— Chicks, the, petted, etc. by birds 
not their parents, 179, 287, 291, 
295, 296; suggested explanation 
of this, 183, 184, 290, 291, 295 
— Possible process of social evolution 
taking place amongst, on analogy 
of insects, 179-83 
— Plaintive cry of young, 189, 287; 
supposed origin of the name, 189 
— Eye of, 209, 210 
— Buccal cavity of grown, lemon- 
coloured, 210; but merely flesh- 
coloured in chick, 210; suggested 
explanation of this, 210, 211 
— Strong constitution of young, 232, 
2333 reflections aroused by, 232, 
233 
— Chick, dangerous journey of, 287, 288 
— Bring in one fish at a time, 301 
— Fish : how held by, 301 
Gulls, Perpetual canopy formed by, 2 
— Noise made by, 2; sounds softly, 2 
— “Ow” note of, 2; language evolved 
out of, 2 
— Discordant laugh of, 2 
— Author troubled by hostility of, 4 
— Odd sensation caused by, 4 
— Seem to make all the world, 4 
— Special sanctuary of, 4, 5 
— Take place of men, 5§ 
— House of Commons suggested by 
cries of, 5 
— Clinging to breeding-place of, 5, 6, 95 
— One’s presence resented by, 4 
— Young have habit of crouching, 6 ; 
but adults do not crouch, 6 
— Young, habit of associating together of, 
7; consequent migration of, from 
island, 7; suggested cause of above, 8 
— In a mirage, 36 
— Drink fresh water, 62; and may 
also drink salt, 62 
— Herrings possibly decapitated by, 196 
— Not interested in the fate of seals, 
373, 375 
Gun, A, Dries up all poetry in a man’s 
heart, 193 
