10 IN NATURE'S WAYS 



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TALES OF THE TOAD ....... 34 



The question of the toad's poison Natural enemies 

 The quack who ate a toad A ladies' pet The good that 

 toads do How they take their prey Winter sleep How 

 they change their skins. 



THB CLEVER, PLUCKY SPARROW 33 



THE STORY OF THH RAVEN ...... 39 



Anecdote of a brave raven's fate Companion story of 

 a squirrel The raven's appearance and habits How he 

 pairs for life Raven trees How persecuted almost out 

 of existence The struggle for life A pair of model ravens 

 How they hunt Nesting habits Their qualities as pete. 



THB BLACKBIRD WITH THB WHITB NECKLET ... 45 

 Ring-ousels Their food Their migrations Nests 



THE LITTLE TIGER OF OUR JUNGLES 46 



The large and the small weasels On the keeper's gibbet 

 Weasels in mole-runs How they hunt mice Mes- 

 merised rabbite Bravery of weasels How they fascinate 

 birds Little weasels at play, and how they are taught to 

 hunt. 



WILD CANARIES ........ 52 



THB REDSTART ........ 53 



His beautiful song His haunts His red tail Nest 

 and eggs. 



MASTER BLBATER 54 



Where snipe breed Their drumming Nest and eggs 

 Jack Snipe. 



THE NIGHTINGALE ....... 57 



Where nightingales are found The master singer 

 Appearance, nest and eggs Attempts to write the song in 

 words. 



WILLOW- WREN AND CHIFF-CHAFF ..... 60 



Their different songs Anecdote of nesting willow-wren 

 When the chiff-chaff comes Nests and eggs Garden- 

 warblers Rare visitors of the tribe. 



THE GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 64 



His remarkable song An artful bird Singing at night 

 Nest and eggs Puzzling habits. 



THE BLACKCAP 60 



His full, sweet, deep, loud and wild pipe " Inward 

 melody " Haunts Food Nest and eggs. 



THE WOOD-WREN 68 



The rare nest The tremulous song Singing on the 

 wing The featherloss cradle. 



