Contents 



I. A SUBURBAN ESTATE 

 II. THE HERON AT HOME 



49 



III. THE HOME OF THE KITE . . . . 56 



IV. SPARROW TOWN ... 68 

 V. THE PAGEANT OF THE SEASONS . . . 74 



VI. THE WOOING OF BIRDS . . . Ilr 



VII. CHAFFINCH LANE . . . I2O 



VIII. AN OUTLAW OF THE AIR . . 133 



IX. THE DARTFORD WARBLER . . . . 154 



X. THE FARNE ISLANDS AND THEIR BIRDS . . 160 



XI. THE BASS ROCK . . ... 212 



XII. IN SEARCH OF THE ROCK DOVE . . 230 



XIII. PROTECTION OF BIRDS NEAR LONDON . . 2j8 



XIV. BIRDS AND ELECTRICITY . ... 250 



