CONTENTS 



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MEMOIR OP THE AUTHOR . . . * , . 1 



THE WOOD- WREN . . i . . . 19 



THE HOME OP THE WILLOW- WREN ... . . 42 



MISADVENTURES OF BIRD- WATCHING . . .52 



BIRD LIFE IN A WESTERN VALLEY 



I. THE KINGFISHER . . . - . . 67 



II. THE HERON . . . . /t . 74 



III. THE DIPPER . .* . . . . 78 



IV. THE DIPPER'S NEST . . . . 90 



THE HERON OP CASTLE CREEK 



I. THE WOUNDED HERON . . . . 97 



II. YOUNG HERONS IN TRAINING . . .111 



A MOORLAND SANCTUARY . . . . 124 



THE- PARTRIDGE 



I. PARTRIDGE NESTING HABITS . . . 139 



II. THE SUMMER LIFE OF THE PARTRIDGE . 152 



III. ENEMIES OF THE PARTRIDGE . . . 162 



IV. THE CHANGING YEAR . . , * 175 

 V. A DAY WITH THE PARTRIDGE . , 187 



W T ILD LIFE IN HARD WEATHER . V . V 197 



INDEX . 217 



