ILLUSTRATIONS 



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LAPWING ON ITS NEST Frontispiece 



STARLINGS IN THE SNOW 8 



GANNET (Bass Rock) 24 



SONG THRUSH 88 



BARN SWALLOW 42 



CORNCRAKE'S NEST 48 



YELLOW-HAMMER ON ITS NEST 58 



WHEATEAR 66 



SANDPIPER ON ITS NEST 76 



COMMON TERN 84 



WOODCOCK ON NEST 100 



GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 122 



KESTREL'S NEST IN A RUIN 140 



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