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THE COLE TITMOUSE AND LONG-TAILED TITMOUSE . .131 



WAGTAILS 137 



THE TREE PIPIT 146 



THE MEADOW PIPIT 150 



THE SKYLARK 156 



THE YELLOW BUNTING ......... 162 



THE COMMON BUNTING AND REED BUNTING .... 167 



THE CHAFFINCH AND BRAMBLING 171 



THE HOUSE SPARROW AND TREE SPARROW . . . .179 



THE BULLFINCH . . . 4 185 



THE LINNET AND REDPOLL . .' .... . . . .189 



THE GREENFINCH AND GOLDFINCH . . . . . . 195 



THE STARLING 201 



THE JACKDAW AND CARRION CROW . . . . . . 207 



THE ROOK 213 



THE MAGPIE 222 



THE JAY 227 



THE WOODPECKER AND CREEPER . . . . . . 231 



THE WREN . . 237 



THE KINGFISHER 242 



THE CUCKOO 247 



THE SWALLOW .......... 257 



MARTINS ; 264 



THE SWIFT 270 



THE KESTREL 274 



THE SPARROWHAWK . . 280 



THE BARN OWL. . 287 



THE RING DOVE 292 



