CONTENTS. 



Contemplations of the Works 

 of God . . 1 



Forest Scenery . 8 



Windsor Great Park. Ravens. 

 The Heronry. Herons. He- 

 ron-Hawking. Wanton des- 

 truction of Herons, Ravens, 

 and Kites. 



Streamlets and their Banks 18 

 Meadow Scenery. Willows. 



Oaks in Windsor Great Park 22 

 Beech, variations of its foliage. 

 Forest Birds. The Squirrel. 

 Foliage of the Beech in Au- 

 tumn. The Beech in Winter. 

 Mosses and Lichens. Studies 

 for a Painter. 



Shrew-Mouse . . 30 



Superstition relating to it. 

 The Males pugnacious. The 

 Hedge-Hog devours Snakes. 

 The Mole. The Owl destroys 

 Vermin. Moonlight. 



Herne's Oak 40 



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Maternal Affection 50 



The Female character. The 

 Doe and her Fawn. The 

 Whale. The Blackbird. The 

 Stock-Dove. 



Reasoning Faculty in Animals 56 

 Curious Nest in a Bell-Tower. 

 Usual Places of Building. Sa- 

 gacity of Dogs. Cod-Fish. 

 Cow. Kindness of the Dog. 



The Mistletoe . 66 



Song of Birds . 74 



Mocking -Bird. Nightingale. 

 Sedge-Warbler. Robins. Swal- 

 lows. Black-Cap. Starling, 

 &c. Reflection. 



The River-Side . 80 



Appreciation of Nature. The 

 Angler. Isaac Walton indebt- 

 ed to former Authors. Cru- 

 elty to Live Bait. Character of 

 Walton. His Lives. Charms 

 of his style. His Retirement. 

 Sir Henry Wotton. Good 



