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TRAPPING EXTRAORDINARY . . . .69 



THE CORMORANT ...... 74 



HOW DID THEY FEED? ..... 77 



DEARLY LEARNT WIT . . . . -79 



VERY ODD MEALS ...... 82 



THE HOUSE-MARTIN . . . 84 



VERY HUNGRY BIRDS ..... 88 



A WILY BIRD-CATCHER ..... 89 



WATCHING WILD DUCKS . . . . .91 



THE PEREGRINE FALCON ..... 97 



BIRDS ON A GAME STALL ..... 100 



RAIN-BEATEN SWIFTS . . . . .102 



UNSOCIABLE BIRDS ...... 104 



STALKING A SPOONBILL . . . . .105 



SIBERIAN PECTORAL SANDPIPER .... 106 



IRREGULAR MIGRANTS . . . . .107 



FLIGHTS OF WOOD-PIGEONS . . . . in 



UNEXPECTED PLEASURE . .' . . .112 



HARD WEATHER AND WILD BIRDS . . .116 



THE COMMON SANDPIPER . . . . .119 



SOME WOODCOCK NOTES . . . . .120 



FOLLOWING THEIR FOOD . . . . .122 



STRANGE COMPANIONSHIPS . . . . .125 



THE LAND DOTTEREL . . . .129 



THE WIND AND MIGRANTS . . . .130 



SOME AWKWARD MISTAKES . . . .134 



HYBRID DOVES . . . . . .136 



BIRDS RETURNING HOME . . . . 13? 



A TOWN ROOKERY . . . . . .138 



THE SHAG ....... 140 



SOME STRANGE FATALITIES . . . .141 



CURIOUS MANCEUVRES . . . . .142 



MOSTLY SNIPE NOTES . . . . 144 



THE CURLEW ...... 149 



