LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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THE RABBIT'S CONTRIBUTION (see p. 144) . . . . Frontispiece 



A BATTLE IN THE TREE-TOPS ... . . . . . .16 



THE ROOK . . . . . i ... ... 16 



STUDIES IN FLIGHT , '. ' ,20 



(a) A rook " banking." 



(b) " The throw-up " of the kestrel. 



THE ROOK WITH HER CLAMOURING FAMILY . -*- . . . . 24 



THE YOUNG BUZZARDS . . . . J '.'".' . . 28 



THE BUZZARD SEIZING HIS PREY . . . . . . . . 28 



THE MALE BUZZARD . . ... v .; . . ., . 32 



THE MERLIN WITH TAIL OUTSPREAD . . . .. . . . , 36 



THE MERLIN PURSUING HER QUARRY. . . . . .'.'.'' . '. . 40 



ON THE PLUCKING STONE .... 40 



THE LONG-EARED OWL . . . . . . . . . . 46 



(a) Suspicious. 



(b) Thoroughly alarmed. 



A LONG-EARED OWL AND HER SINGLE YOUNGSTER . . . . 48 



YOUNG LONG-EARS ALARMED . * . . . ,,.. . . . 48 



A RED SQUIRREL ..- - : .. . . 50 



THE GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER . . : ; . . ., ^ . 52 



THE GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER .: . * . ,. , .- . 56 



(a) On the wing. 



(b) Climbing. 



STUDIES OF THE YOUNG HOBBIES 64 



THE LITTLE OWL ........... 68 



(a) Mature. 



(b) Immature. 



ALL CLEAR ? 72 



YOUNG TAWNY OWLS IN A DISUSED MAGPIE'S NEST 74 



A TAWNY LEAVING HER NESTING HOLE 74 



A YOUNG TAWNY 76 



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