seasons represented together 

 A murderous wasp Feng-shui 

 The birds' white elephant 

 Hedge memoranda . .312 



XVIII. SNAKE-LORE : Snakes swallow- 

 ing frogs Swimming Fond 

 of milk Trapping snakes 

 Frogs climbing Toads in 

 trees. THE BROOK : The 

 hatch Kingfishers' haunts 

 and nests . . . -331 



XIX. COURSE OF THE BROOK : The 

 birds' bathing - place Roach 

 Jacks on their journeys 

 Stickleback's nest Wood- 

 cock. THE LAKE : Herons 

 Mussels Reign of Terror 

 in the lake .... 349 



XX. WILDFOWL OF THE LAKE: Sea 

 birds Driftwood Forces of 

 nature at work Waves Eva- 

 poration An eagle. FROST 

 AND SNOW : Effect on birds 

 and animals Water-meadows 

 Shooting stars Phosphor- 

 escence Waterspout Noises 

 "in the air". . . . 367 



