INDEX 



379 



Lakes in Wolmer forest, 21. 

 Land-rail, 337. 

 Lanes, geology of, n. 

 Lapwing, 83. 

 Lime-blossoms, 369. 

 Linnet, 35. 

 Lizard, 51, 54. 

 Loach, 47. 

 Loon, 341. 



Magpie, 191. 



Martin, first brood, 25 ; house , mi- 

 gration of, 29, 80, 209, 215 ; young 

 of, 73 ; history of, 129, 131 ; Sand 

 , history of, 143 ; hibernation of, 

 347 ; black , see Swift. 



May-fly. See Fly. 



Missel-bird, 82. 



Missel- thrush, 154. 



Mist, 373. 



Moor-hen, 192. 



Moose, 68, 71. 



Mouse, field , size of, 31 ; nest of, 

 31 ; weight of, 36 ; hybernaculum 

 of, 36, 126 : food of, 218. 



Nautilus, 9. 



Nidification, 154. 



Nightingale, note of, 84 ; habitat of, 



117. 



Norton manor house, 326. 

 Nose-fly. See Fly. 

 Nut-hatch, note of, 42 ; food of, 218. 



Oak, 6. 



CEstrus curvicauda, 77, 360. 



Osprey, 82. 



Owl, note of, 118, 193 ; flight of, 191 ; 

 barn , 29 ; brown , food of, 29 ; 

 note of, 128 ; fern , see Goat- 

 sucker ; white , 126. 



Paradise mede, 317. 

 Parish of Selborne, 12. 

 Parrot, 193. 



Partridge, 336. 



Peacock, 78. 



Peregrine-falcon. See Falcon. 



Pettichaps, 219. 



Phalaena quercus, 308. 



Pheasant, hybrid, 336. 



Pigeon, drinking of, 86 ; flight of, 191 ; 

 note of, 193 ; wood , history of, 

 92, 118 ; house , history of, 92 ; 

 origin of, 93. 



Plants, 189. 



Plover, stilt , 206. 



Pollard-ash, 164. 



Poplar, 369. 



Population of Selborne, 12. 



Poultry, 334. 



Priors of Selborne, method of choos- 

 ing, 280, 290 ; names of, 280, 290, 

 298, 300, 302, 304, 307, 308, 315, 



Priory of Selborne, 259 ; grant of, 262 ; 



* grants to, 268, 272, 275, 278 ; and 

 Knights Templars, 274 ; visitation 

 of, 283, 295 ; canons of, 285 ; Pope 

 and, 293 ; deserted, 310 ; gift of, 

 to college, 310 ; release of, 315 ; 

 privileges of, 319, 325, 326 ; decay 

 of, 323- 



Pulveratrices, in. 



Ptinus pectini cornis, 356. 



Rabbits, 352. 



Rag, blue , 10. 



Rainfall, 12, 224. 



Raven, flight of, 191 ; note of, 193. 



Redbreast, 85, 103. 



Redstart, 87. 



Ring-ousel, rare, 50 ; size of, 50 ; mi- 

 gration of, 54, 63, 72, 81, 112 ; late 

 breeding of, 58 ; boldness of, 81. 



Rook, flight of, 191 ; note of, 193 ; 

 roosting of, 223 ; nest of, 333 ; 

 white , 38. 



Royston, 118. 



Sand-martin. See Martin. 

 Sandpiper, 49. 



