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GENERAL INDEX. 



Wildfowl, Flocks resting by day, 



iii, 403-4. 

 great flocks of, in India, 



iii, 320. 

 great flocks of, in China, 



iii, 321. 

 great flocks of, in Britain 



in former days, iii, 



408. 



on the British coasts to- 

 day, iii, 408. 

 on the Dutch and Danish 



coasts, ii, 408. 

 upon forest lakes and 



swamps, iii, 331. 

 Shooting at dawn, iii, 



4<>5 : 

 ,, Shooting, in stormy 



weather, iii, 417. 

 Sound of the wings of 



a mighty company of, 

 iii, 412-3. 

 Powers of scent among, 



iii, 415. 



Cripple stopping, iii, 425. 



Scent of Wounded, and 



dogs, iii, 1 20. 



Wild-fowlers and "the talk of the 



birds," iii, 406-8. 



creeping up to large 



flocks of birds, 



iii, 406. 



best conditions for 



approaching birds, 

 iii, 414. 

 Care of health by, 



iii, 427. 

 Wild geese, ii, 286-9. 



Wounded birds at sea, 



iii, 424. 



Wild Rice, Great companies of duck 

 feeding on, iii, 420- 



21. 



Tropical varieties of 



the, iii, 421. 

 Wilderness, Observing the signs 



of the, iii, 251. 

 Healthy effects of a 



short residence in, 

 i, 2-3- 



Wilderness, Helplessness of the 

 mere book scholar 

 in, i, 4. 



Vast extent of the 



still existing, i, 15. 

 ,, The attractions of, 



among early Ameri- 

 can settlers, i, 6-7. 

 The attractions of, 



among Hunters and 

 Travellers, ii, 367-9. 

 The attractions of, 



among Explorers, 

 i, 7-8, 24. 

 The attractions of the 



Arctic, ii, 368-9. 



Wilson, Mr. Alex., on great Ameri- 

 can pigeon roosts, iii, 

 390. 

 Wind, The, In Stalking game, iii, 



115, 296. 



"Windfalls," or the track of 

 hurricanes in 

 forests, ii, 131. 

 Winds, The, as a product of heat, 



i, 83. 



,, Velocity of, in great 



Storms, i, 119, 124. 



Smoke drifting upon, 



The, iii, 296. 



instances of intensely 



dry cold, 1,398-400. 

 Water-bearing pheno- 



mena of, i, 112-14; 

 ii, 422-3. 



Influence of, upon the 



climate of Great 

 Britain, i, 83. 

 Winter, as the period of rest in 



plant life, ii, 199. 

 , , of 1 8 94- 5 , Exceptional Se- 

 verity of, in Europe, 

 iii, 410. 



, , The Arctic, Progressive in- 



crease of cold during, 



ii, 343- 



Wise, Dr. Tucker, on winter in the 

 Upper Engadine, i, 81. 

 on the therapeutic effects 



of dry cold, ii, 340. 



