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INDEX 



Crow, Carrion, 66 



and Lapwing, 93 



death of, 69, 108 



driving away young, 106 



food of, 101 



Hooded, 65 



Hooded and Diver, 71 



nest of, 66 



leaving nest, 102 



mating of, 69 

 1 nest of, 97 



pining for mate, 109 



shooting of, 69 

 Cuckoo, the, 122 



and Sedge-Warbler, 

 165 



Dipper, feeding, 148 

 home of, 146 

 nest of, 144 

 ,, young, 150 

 leaving nest, 151 



Diver, Black-throated, 69, 173 

 diving, 



72 

 mating 



of, 73 



nest of, 



70 



Red-throated, note of, 76 

 Ducks, Wild, 43, 55 



Eagle, Golden, 38 



Egg-thief, 1 8, 30 



EGGS ON TOP OF THE HILL, 



Falcon, Peregrine, 96 



Garden- Warbler, song of, 160 



Geese, wild, note of, 76 



Goose, Grey-lag, 60, 172 

 nest of, 63 

 shyness of, 63 

 strange beha- 

 viour of, 64 



Grebe, Great-crested, 73, 81 

 and Coot, 133 

 fighting, 132 

 Little, 43, 140 

 and Coot, 141 

 and young, 142 



covering eggs, 1 42 

 note of, 142 

 note of, 131 

 rebuilding nest, 136 



Greenfinch, 164 



Gull, Common, 61 

 Greater Black-backed, 61 

 note of, 



76 



Herring, and Duckling, 

 68 



HOME IN THE OLD STONE 

 BRIDGE, THE, 144 



J 

 Jackdaw, the, 118 



