Hedgerows in summer, 13-21. 

 Hedge-sparrows, 181. See 



Sparrows. 



Helleborine, 109, 112. 

 Hemlock blossom, 120, 122, 



124. 



Hemp-nettle, 157, 164. 

 Henbane, 106, 113, 118. 

 Herald moth, 101. 

 Hermit-crab, 275. 

 Herons, 244, 320, 336. 

 Hickling Broad, 321. 

 Herring, 321. 

 Herring-gulls, 332, 333. 

 Hodgson, Ralph, quoted, 127. 

 Holly, 46. 



Holly-blue butterflies, 174. 

 Hop, 19. 



Hornets, 176, 277. 

 Hound's-Tongue, 117. 

 House-martins, 86. 

 Hudson, Mr., 67. 

 Humming-bird hawk moth, 



97, u6. 



INSECTS, hum of, 183 ; life in 

 summer, 300 et seq. ; on 

 the riverside, 82-92 ; sacri- 

 fice of wings, 300-305. 



Iris, yellow, 74, 309. 



Ivy, 44 ; blossom of, 122. 



JACKDAWS, 308. 



Jack-go-to-bed-by-noon, 49. 



Jays, 288. 



Jefferies, Richard, 276. 



Jellyfish, 273. 



July, calendar of, 127-129. 



June, calendar of, 9-11; nights 



of, 22. 

 Junipers, 106, Ii8. 



KESTRELS, 140. 



Kexes, 3, 10, 47, 132, 135. 



Kidney Vetch. See Ladies' 



fingers. 

 Kingnshers,84-86,i46; young, 



148, 149. 

 Knapweed, 165. 

 Knots, 320. 



LABURNUM, 10. 



Ladies' bedstraw, 108. 



Ladies' fingers, 106, 107, 108. 



Ladybirds, 218. 



Lammas Day, 241. 



Larks, 9, 25, 66, 67, 72, 253 ; 



nests, 50, 55 ; song, 180. 

 Leather-jackets, 218. 

 Leaves, their struggle for 



light, 43 et seq. 

 Light, the struggle for, 43- 



49- 



INDEX 



Lightning, 212-214 > summer, 



213. 



Lilacs, 10. 



Lime-blossom, 205, 206, 207. 

 Lime-trees, habit of leaves, 



207. 



Limpets, 269. 

 Ling, 292. 

 Linnaeus, 8. 

 Liverworts, 236. 

 Lizards, 296. 

 Loch Shin, 187. 

 Loddon Lily, 76, 77. 

 Loddon, the, 189. 

 Loosestrife, 80. 

 Lowell, quoted, 5 

 Lucerne, 261. 



MALLARD, 313, 329. See also 



Duck, Wild. 

 Maples, 46. 



Marbled green moth, 103. 

 Marbled white butterfly, 167, 



172, 173. 



Marigold, Bur-, 82. 

 Marigolds, Corn, 157, 158, 



159, 161, 162, 309. 

 Marsh-pennywort, 296. 

 Marsh samphire, 335. 

 Marsh woundwort, 78, 309. 

 Martins, 143, 248 ; house, 86 ; 



sand, 86. 

 Mayflies, 82, 199. 

 Mayweed, 161, 162. 

 Meadow brown butterflies, 37, 



39, 175, 177- 

 Meadow grass, soft, 137. 

 Meadow-pipits, 88, 331. 

 Meadow-rue, 79. 

 Meadowsweet, 78. 

 Meredith, George, quoted, 



127, 1 80. 

 Mi moth, 95, 96. 

 Mice, 139, 232, 240, 242, 



263. 



Midsummer's Day, II. 

 Mignonette, Wild, 113. 

 Migration of birds, 240, 288. 

 Milkwort, 78, 108. 

 Millipedes, 224. 

 Missel-thrush, 66. 

 Moles, 308. 

 Molluscs, 267. 



Moneywort, or Creeping- 

 jenny, 80. 



Montagu's harrier, 298. 

 Moon-daisies, 133-135. 

 Moorhens, 28, 87, 90, 91, 92, 



145- 



Moors, the, 292 ; soil of, 295. 

 Mosses, 47. 

 Moths, 10, 23, 24, 87,95-105, 



178. 



339 



Mountain-ash berries, 204 ; 



blossoms, 1 20, 124, 125. 

 Mountain ringlet butterfly, 



36, 39- 

 Mulleins, 106, 113, 115, 116, 



1 1 8, 308. 



Mustard fields, 7, 261. 

 Mushrooms, 241. 

 Mussels, 269. 



NASTURTIUMS, 49. 



Natterjack toad, 297. 



Nests on grounds, dangers to, 



50-56. 

 Newts, 297. 

 Nightingales, 4, 5, 10, 24, 26, 



34, 65-67. 



Nightjars, 28-30, 146. 

 Nights of summer, 22-33. 

 Nightshade, 46 ; deadly, 106, 



113, 114, 118; woody, 114, 



North, Christopher, quoted, 



249. 

 Nuthatch, 53, 54, 232. 



OAK-EGGAR MOTH, 96, 97. 

 Oaks in summer, 291, 309. 

 Oar-weed, 265. 

 Oat -grasses, 135. 

 Oats, 259, 260, 261. 

 Oil-beetles, 217, 226. 

 Old Lady moth, 87, 101. 

 Old-man's-beard, 134. See 



Clematis. 



Orange-tip butterflies, 174. 

 Orchises, 109-112. 

 Otters, 298, 324. 

 Owl moths, 97, 99. 

 Owls, 139, 143, 182, 263, 319. 

 Oyster-catchers, 331. 



PANSY, FIELD, 162, 163. 

 Parsnip, wild, 124, 125, 208. 

 Partridges, 132, 139, 240, 



245, 262, 263, 285, 318; 



dangers to young, 51, 52; 



dusting, 32 ; nest, 50 ; 



summer livery, 317 ; young, 



MS- 

 Pasque flower, or Dane's 



blood, 106. 



Peacock butterflies, 167, 177. 

 Penzance Brier Rose, 6 1. 

 Perch, 321, 322. 

 Periwinkles, 268. 

 Persicaria, 209. 

 Pheasants, 146, 148, 245, 



317; nests, 56. 

 Pholas, 269. 



Pigeons, 2, 313. See Wood- 

 pigeons. 

 Pimpernels, 80, 157. 



