CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



I A ROOKERY IN SPRING .13 



II THE BUZZARDS OF THE DOONE COUNTRY . . . . .27 



III THE LADY'S HAWK . . . . . . . .37 



IV IN THE DEPTHS OF A FIR FOREST . . . . . . ,45 



V THE GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER . . . . .51 



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VI THE SWIFTEST OF BRITISH HAWKS . , . . .61 



VII Two BROWN OWLS ... . , . . . . 69 



VIII DENIZENS OF A BEECH GROVE . . . . . . .77 



IX ABOUT THE KESTREL ... . . . . .85 



X PHOTOGRAPHING THE CROW . . ?- . . . .99 



XI CONCERNING A SPARROW HAWK FAMILY . . . . .107 



XII THE HOME LIFE OF THE HERON . . , . . . .117 



XIII BIRDS AND ARTILLERY FIRE . . * , . . * . 129 



XIV SOME STRANGE INCIDENTS 187 



