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Plants, the more rare, in Selborne , . .ii. 42.47 



Plestor, the, in the midst of the village, what. .i. 9 



Plover, the stilt, a rare and curious bird ii. 84 



POEMS ii. 335 



Pond, Wolmer, its measurement, fowls, &c. . . .i. 41 



Ponds on elevations, why seldom dry .i. 349 



Poultry, endowed with great discernment to see 



what will turn to their own advantage ii. 207 



....... reason of their propensity to roosting 



on high ii. 207 



Ptinus Pectinicornis, account of ii- 259 



Puffins, breed in holes on the flat ground .i. 101 



Q. 



Queen's bank, why so called ........... i. 30 



R. 



Rabbits make the finest turf, and why .ii. 250 



Rain, the mean of, not to be ascertained at any 



place till after many years i. 22 



.... what has FaTTerT at iSfeHrorne of late years, .i. 22 

 . . . that of Selborne compared with that of 



Plymouth ii. 125 



.... measure of, in inches and hundreds, 



from 1782 to 1793 ii. 317 



Rat, whether two kinds of i. 51 



.... water, a curious anecdote concerning one . i. 129 



Raven, nest of, account of, i. 11 



Ray, Mr. why a superior writer i. 244 



Red-breasts, why supposed to sing in autumn 



only i. 1 74 



