CONTENTS 



PACK 



HOW I BECAME A NATURALIST I 



A WINTER'S DAY IN THE MARSHES 13 



A STORM IN THE MARSHES 28 



HAUNTS OF THE OTTER 37 



THE BADGER ' 59 



THE Fox 70 



THE HERON AND ITS HAUNTS 77 



AN AUTUMN RAMBLE IN SURREY 102 



ROOKS AND THEIR RELATIVES 115 



BIRDS OF PREY 133 



MARTENS, POLECATS, WEASELS, AND STOATS . . . 180 



FRESH-WATER FISHES 200 



