CONTENTS xv 



PAGE 



Persistency of North Wind Dictamnus fraxinella, 



the " Burning Bush " Snails . , . . . 201 



LETTER XXXI 



Sunshine Book-plate Colourlessness of Sunshine during 



East Wind ........ 207 



LETTER XXXII 



Sun on River Fish Bleak Fishes Swimming contrasted 

 with Birds Flying Jacks' Fins Steering by Fins 

 Swans : Kissing, Love-making, Nest-building Owls 

 in Pigeon -house Mr. Fisher Hunting Squires at 

 Henley Old Picture . . . 



EXTRACTS FROM TWO LETTERS FROM MARCO 

 TO G. D. L. 



Kissing of Birds Parrots Mr. Tegetmeier The Zoo 



Rats Rat-traps Sparrows Rooks . . . 218 



II. 



Mr. Bartlett at the Zoo Kissing of Birds Chinamen 

 Hawks Swans Owls in Pigeon-house Rooks 

 Rook and Swan's Egg Mr. Bartlett . ... 221 



LETTER XXXIII 



Billing and Kissing Meteorologists White glare round the 

 Sun Continued Drought Londoners and the Sky 

 Londoners and their wants all supplied Anxiety as to 

 weather in country Distress amongst the Farmers 

 Couch Grass . , . , . , , , -, . 224 



