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THE CUCKOO'S MATE . . . . .217 



THE PUCKERIDGE ...... 223 



THE ROSE AND THE SHOW .'.'.., . .228 



THE SURPLUS OF SUMMER . . . .237 



A USE FOR THE PARTRIDGE . . . . 243 



THE GAME OF- DEATH ..... 248 



MEMORIES OF SNOWDON . . . ' . .253 

 SEPTEMBER SUNSHINE ..... 259 



THE LITTLE LION ...... 264 



THE MODERN HEN ...... 269 



STONE-DWELLERS ...... 275 



THE SECOND SUMMER ..... 28 1 



REVEALING NIGHT . . . . .287 



THE UNNECESSARY BROCK . . . .293 



WATER-FOWL IN LONDON .... 299 



FOUND AT THE ZOO . . . - . . . 305 



THE BOY AND THE WILD . . . -311 



THE OLDEN FARM ...... 318 



THE SEEING EYE ...... 324 



AN OCTOBER PIKE ...... 330 



A YEAR OF SNAKES ...... 336 



