LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



THE ST. KILDA WREN .... Frontispiece 



THE GOLDEN EAGLE . . . . .12 



THE PEREGRINE FALCON . . . . .26 



THE BED-BACKED SHRIKE . . . . .41 



THE NUTHATCH . . . . . .63 



THE GRAY WAGTAIL . . . . .76 



THE HAWFINCH . . . . . .96 



THE CROSSBILL . . . . . .106 



THE NIGHTJAR . . . . . .135 



THE BLACK GROUSE . . . . .155 



THE WATER-KAIL AND STONE-CURLEW . . .177 



THE OYSTERCATCHER . . . . .185 



THE GOLDEN PLOVER . . . . .196 



THE WOODCOCK ...... 213 



THE SANDWICH TERN AND LESSER TERN . . .232 



THE LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL . . . .256 



THE KAZORBILL . . . . . .268 



THE FORK-TAILED PETREL . . . . .298 



THE SHELDRAKE . . . . . .309 



THE BED-BREASTED MERGANSER . . . .330 



THE SHAG AND CORMORANT 342 



