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(Left) GREAT-TIT, (Bight) CRESTED-TITS. By A. W. SEABY, 65 206 



NUTHATCH PICKING OUT THE KERNEL OF A NUT. By A. W. 



SEABY 66 216 



BEARDED-TITS AND NESTLINGS. By WINIFRED AUSTEN, 67 228 



REDBACKED-SHRIKES IN THEIR LARDER. By A. W. SEABY, . 68 244 



GREAT GREY-SHRIKE (MALE) WITH GOLDCRESTED-WREN IM- 

 PALED UPON A THORN. By A. W. SEABY, .... 69 254 



SPOTTED-FLYCATCHER ENTICING ITS YOUNG TO FLY. By A. W. 



SEABY, 70 268 



PIED-FLYCATCHERS: THE FEMALE IS ABOUT TO FEED THE 

 YOUNG, THE MALE ON THE RIGHT LOOKING ON. By A. W. 

 SEABY, 71 274 



HOUSE-MARTIN FEEDING ITS YOUNG. By G. E. COLLINS, . 72 292 



SWALLOW ABOUT TO FEED YOUNG. By G. E. COLLINS, 73 304 



SAND-MARTINS AT THEIR NEST-HOLES. By G. E. COLLINS, . . 74 312 



(Left) LESSER SPOTTED-WOODPECKERS AT THEIR NEST-HOLE, . -v 



(Right) GREATER SPOTTED-WOODPECKER (MALE) ABOUT TO FEED | 75 332 



NESTLINGS. By A. W. SEABY, J 



GREEN - WOODPECKER, MALE AND FEMALE, THE LATTER 

 PROTRUDING HER TONGUE TO CATCH ANTS. By A. W. 

 SBABY .76 338 



WRYNECKS QUARRELLING. By A. W. SEABY 77 346 



SWIFTS. By WINIFRED AUSTEN, ...... 78 354 



NIGHTJAR (MALE) IN FAVOURITE POSITION ON A BRANCH. By 



A. W. SEABY, 79 368 



BARN-OWL HUNTING. By A. W. SEABY 80 398 



LONGEARED-OWL FEEDING ITS YOUNG. By WINIFRED AUSTEN, . 81 404 



TAWNY-OWL MOBBED BY SMALL BIRDS. By G. E. LODGE, . 82 410 



SNOWY-OWL WITH HARE. By G. E. LODGE, . . . 83 414 



