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Index. 



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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 81 



Ligurinus chloris ... ... 28 



Linnet, 38 ; post-mortem re- 

 cords, 38 ; field observa- 

 tions, 39 ; food of nest- 

 lings, 39 ; conclusion .. 39 

 Linota cannabina ... ... 38 



List of birds examined ... 14 



List of birds injurious to forests Si 



Long-eared Owl ... ... 84 



Long - tailed field mouse, 



damage done by ... 84 



Loxia curvirostra . 81 



M 



Mag-pie, 51 ; post-mortem re- 

 cords, 52 ; field observa- 

 tions, 52 ; conclusion ... 53 

 Mainatus savatus ... .. 78 



Martins ... ... ... n 



Mason's observations on seed- 

 eating- birds ... ... 80 



Melanerpes erythrocephala ... 3 



Methods of examination ... 7 



Minah ... ... ... 78 



Missel Thrush, 15 ; post-mor- 

 tem records, 16 ; field 

 observations, 16; conclusion 16 



N 



Nesting- Boxes, provision of 91 

 Nestling's, 12 ; food of, 12 ; 



number examined ... 15 



Nightjar ... ... ... 84 



Nucifraga caryocatactes ... 81 



Nutcracker ... ... 81 



Nuthatch ... ... ... n 



Nuttall's sparrow eating weed 



seeds ... ... *" .. 71 



Observations in the Field ... 8 



Observations on the food of 



nestlings ... ... 8 



Owls ... ... 11,83,84 



Parus caeruleus ... ... 25 



Parus major ... ... 23 



Passer domesticu^ ... ... 31 



Passerina nivalis ... ... 71 



Pellets, Examination of, 8, 62, 63, 64 

 Phasianus cocchicus .. 81 



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Pheasant, stomach contents of 83 



Pica rustica ... ... 51 



Picadae ... ... ... n 



Pipets ... ... ... ii 



Planting of wild fruit trees ... 90 

 Plover, 69 ; post-mortem re- 

 cords, 69 ; the farmer's 



best friend ... ... 69 



Protection of wild birds ... 90 



Protective Measures ... 90 



Pyrrhula europaea .... ... 39 



Q 



Quail 



Red - headed Woodpecker, 



change in food habits ... 3 



Relation of sparrows to agri- 

 culture .. ... 72 



Ridley's observations on the 



dispersion of seeds ... 78 



Rook, 55 ; post-mortem re- 

 cords, 57 ; conclusion, 59 ; 

 change in food habits ... 2 



Seeds ... ... ... 71 



Short-eared Owl ... ... 84 



Siskin ... ... ... 81 



Skylark, 59 ; post-mortem re- 

 cords, 59 ; field observa- 

 tions, 60 ; food of nest- 

 lings, 61 ; conclusion ... 61 

 Song Thrush, 16 ; post-mor- 

 tem records, 16 ; field 

 observations, 17 ; food of 

 nestlings, 17 ; conclusion 18 

 Sparrows, American, eating 



weed seeds ... ... 71 



Sparrow Hawk, 66 ; post- 

 mortem records, 66 ; con- 

 clusion ... .. 66 



Sphyrapicus varius... .... 3 



Spizella socialis ... ... 12 



Starling, 44 ; post - mortem 

 records, 46 ; field obser- 

 vations, 47 ; food of nest- 

 lings, 47 ; examination of 

 faeces, 49 ; conclusion ... 49 

 Stockdove ... ... 68 



Stomach Contents, Examina- 

 tion of ... ... 7 



Strigidae ... ... .... n 



Strix ftammea .. ... 61 



