CONTENTS 9 



AUGUST 



PAGE 



THE SLUGGARD'S MODEL ..... 185 



ROBBER BEES . . . . . . IQO 



THE GLORIOUS TWELFTH . . . . . IQ5 



ARE WILD CATS SCARCE? . ,, . . . IQ9 



WASP PLAGUES . . ... ' ... . . 204 



SEPTEMBER 



THE BUSY BEE . . . . . . .211 



THE SPARROW'S HOLIDAY . , . . 216 



A GENTLEMAN IN VELVET . . . . . 222 



THE ANTLERS OF THE RED-DEER . . . 227 



THE FAIRY RING . '.-.'-. . . 237 



OCTOBER 



THE BRAMBLE . . . . . . . 245 



SEED DISPERSAL . . . . ''-,.. . . 250 



MASCULINE FEMININES . . . . . .255 



THE SWALLOWS ...... 2OO 



THE STARLING IN AUTUMN ..... 265 



A BEAUTIFUL CHARACTER ..... 270 



NOVEMBER 



A QUESTION OF CHOICE ..... 279 



BIRDS AND STORM ...... 284 



THE FLOCKING OF THE BIRDS ..... 289 



HAWKS IN TOWN ...... 294 



