280 



INDEX. 



Flight, modes of, in birds of prey, 



53 



Flycatchers, 100, et seq. 

 Fowl, the domestic, its origin, 6 



Gallinaceous birds, 232276 

 Garden thrush, the, 103 

 Garden warbler, the, 159 

 Geese, domestic, origin of, 9 

 ' Gled," or " Glead," the, 79 

 Goatsucker, the, 213 

 Golden-crested wren, 149 

 Golden eagle, the, 55 

 Golden pheasant, the, 251 

 Goldfinch, the, 186 

 Gold-vented thrush, the, 108 

 Goshawk, the, 76 

 Great shrike, the, 99 

 Great tit, the, 167 

 Greenfinch, the, 185 

 Green woodpecker, the, 219 

 Grosbeak, the common, 185 

 Grouse, 253, et seq. 

 Guinea fowl, the common, 8 

 Gyr, the, or Iceland falcon, 70 



Halcyon, the, 229 



Harriers, the, 81, et seq. 



Hawfinch, the, 185 



Hawking, 72, et seq. 



Hawks, the, 76, et seq. 



Hedge-warbler, the, 160 



Hedge sparrow, the, 160 



Hefl-harrier, the, 82 



Heron, the, 71 



Hobby, the, 74 



Hooded, the, or Royston crow, 122 



Hoopoe, the, 228 



House martins, 211 



House sparrow, the, 195 



Iceland falcon, the, 70 



Impey pheasant, the, 252 

 Insessores, 96 231 

 Introductory chapter, 13 45 

 Ivy, or tawny owl, 94 



Jackdaw, the, 126; curious account 



of, 127 

 Jay, the, 129 



Kestrel, the, 74; curious tale of a 



cat and a, 75 

 Kingfisher, the, 229 

 Kite, the, 79 



Larks, the, 172, et seq. 

 Linnets, the, 182, et seq. 

 Long-tailed tit, the, 168 



Magpie, the, 131 ; superstitions res- jjf 



pecting 132; anecdotes of tame, 



133 



Marsh harrier, the, 81 

 Martin, the, 208 ; touching instance 



of parental affection in, 211 

 Meadow pipit, the, 162 

 Mealy redpole, the, 185 

 Merlin, the, 74 

 Migratory birds, some, dates of 



their appearance and departure, 



206 



Missel thrush, the, 102 

 Montagu's harrier, 83 

 Moorfowl, the, 257 

 Mountain linnet, the, 184 



Nightingale, the, 149.; Walton on 



the, 151 



Nightjar, the^.213 

 Nut-hatch, the, 221 



ijsprey, the, 67 



