viii Wild Life in Wales 



CHAPTER XXVII 



More about Ravens Sagacity of Powers of smell in birds Cries of the 

 Raven Raven and Collies Nature's scavengers Diseased Salmon and 

 Grouse Strange tenacity of life Nature a stoic Flight, size, and weight 

 of Ravens Food of . . . .... 214 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



Fishing The great flood Peat Civic Braes Cwmffynon Ancient habita- 

 tions Flint implements Gold mines A Roman Road Buzzard's nest 

 Rush lights Stone walls A black bull Stoats Hunting with 

 Lively Celtic imagination . . . . . . . 225 



CHAPTER XXIX 



Walk down Dovey valley to Aberystwith Borth Predatory collies Owls- 

 Witches Yews Vaughans of Mallwyd Nuthatches Wood Lark 

 Red-barked Shrikes Jays . . . . . 234 



CHAPTER XXX 



Ferns and alpine plants Tawny Owls Long-eared Owl Natural check 



upon Wood Pigeons Short-eared Owl Farmers' friends . . . 242 



CHAPTER XXXI 



Cemmes Road and Dinas Attractions of Buzzards' nests Unequal justice 

 Food of Buzzard Its powers of soaring Its mew Superstitions 

 attaching to it Its only fault on a moor Shelldrakes . . . 247 



CHAPTER XXXII 



Wire- Worms Crane-flies and Skip-jack Beetles Midge grass and rot in 

 sheep Natural enemies of grubs Partridges Snipe Pheasants 

 Moles Shrews The Water Shrew Development of races , . 254 



CHAPTER XXXIII 



Curlews These and other birds sometimes remaining on their nests Curved 

 versus straight bills Survivals of ancient type Food of Curlew 

 Farmers' friends Eating eggs Whimbrel Dunlins Variations in form 

 and plumage Garden pets , . . . . . . 262 



CHAPTER XXXIV 



Local migration Pairing of birds for life Courtship, and the cause of song 

 Plumage Stonechats Lichens as food Seasonal moults in Chats 

 Welsh names ' .. .. . . ' * . T. * 273 



CHAPTER XXXV 



Migration notes Tree struck by lightning Bleak spring weather King- 

 fishers Unusual nesting site Curious Grouse eggs Waxwings and 

 Hawks Fate of rare or conspicuous birds Cats Natural check on 

 increase of albinos . ... -, ,. .281 



