XIV LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



APRIL. 



Page. 



The Cowman ... ... ... . - . Frontispiece. 



Greenfinch 



Barbary Sheep at the Zoo ... 73 



Ibex 75 



Geese and Goslings ... ... . . . . 77 



Coal Titmouse ... ... 80 



Great Spotted Woodpecker 



Primroses in flower ... ... ... . . 86 



Reed Bunting ... ... ... ... ... 87 



Dog Violets 88 



Nest and Eggs of Carrion Crow ... ... ... 90 



Nest and Eggs of Chaffinch ... ... ... 93 



Blackcap ... ... ... . . 94 



Narcissi ... ... ... ... . . 95 



Young Blackbirds in nest ... ... ... 96 



MAY. 



Nest and Eggs of Robin in a Tin Can ... ... Frontispiece. 



Tomato Tin ... ... 102 



Skylark 103 



An unusual place for a Blackbird's Nest ... ... 104 



Nest of Common Wren built in a bundle of Old 



Horseshoes ... ... ... ... ... 105 



Nest and Eggs of Little Grebe ... ... . . 100 



Moorhen ... ... 108 



Cuckoo's Egg in Hedge Sparrow's Nest ... 110 



Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly ... ... . . Ill 



Young Cuckoo just hatched ... ... ... 112 



Peacock Butterfly ... ... ... ... 113 



Young Cuckoo just finished ejecting egg and young bird 114 



Oxlips ... ... ... ... ... 116 



Nest of Common Wren ... ... ... 118 



Nest and Eggs of Common Partridge ... ... 120 



Robin ... ... ... .. 122 



Cherry Blossoms and happy faces ... ... 126 



Nest and Eggs of Linnet ... ... ... ... ] 29 



Entrance to Nest of Nuthatch ... ... 130 



JUNE. 



Nest and Eggs of Nightjar ... ... ... Frontispiece. 



(a closer view) 136 



