232 INDEX. 



Hen, feathers of the, 73. 



Herminius, 138 (166). 



Herodotus, on cinnamon swallows, 56. 



Herons, 88. 



Hirundo alpina, 146 (177). 



,, domestica, 142 (172). 



,, monastica, 143 (173). 

 riparia, 144 (173). 

 sagitta, 14s (175). 

 Holbein, bird painting of, jj, 87. 

 Homer, Odyssey, on the swallow, 79. 

 Honey-buzzard, 7. 



Horse, man's relations to the, 138 (165 seq.). 

 Horseflesh, eating of, in Paris, 139 (167). See s. Cart-horse, 



Helps. 

 House, home and, distinct, 123 n. (140) n. 

 Hudson's Bay Company, 132 (159). 

 Humboldt on Andalusian birds, 55. 

 Hunting, evil of, 133 (160), 137 (165), 139 (168). 



Iceland, eider ducks in, 127 (150). 

 Impossible, few things are, no. 



Jamaica, 'bidi-bidi' bird, 149 (184). 

 Jardine, SirW. , on the northern diver, 109. 

 Jays, 88. 

 Johnson on etymology of ouzel, 89. 



,, ,, meaning of scurvy, 133 seq. (160 seq.). 



Kingfisher, beauty of the, 105. 



L.ABOURER, life of, proposed by modern economy, 40. 

 Language, association of idea and euphony of words, 44. 



,, dead, meaning of term, pref. 



Lark, the, 88. 



Latin, a living language, pref. 



Le Vaillant, book on jays and birds of Paradise, 87. 

 Lectures, author's books written in form of, pref. 

 Lesbia's sparrow, 17. 

 Lichfield, red brick houses of, 33. 



