90 WITHIN AN HOUR OF LONDON TOWN. 



and there with the creeping vegetation of the 

 moors. 



Here the sparrow-hawk comes to perch, after one 

 of his flights ; but he takes wing again with a scream 

 of mingled rage and fear, as his eye catches sight 

 of the roaming naturalist, who lies crouched in 

 the stunted juniper and luxuriant heather. The 

 sparrow-hawks come here at stated times through 

 the day, and here, too, they roost at night. The 

 stunted form of juniper I allude to you will find in 

 certain parts of the moor; on the open hilly por- 

 tions you will find splendid specimens of the juni- 

 per-tree whole thickets of them, such as would 

 be considered priceless ornaments in a gentleman's 

 grounds. They would not live there if they were 

 transplanted ; so much the better they beautify 

 the moorside, which is free to all. It is in such 

 spots as these we have seen the ring - ouzel : he 

 feeds to a certain extent on the juniper-berries ; 

 but the richer crop of berries of the mountain-ash, 

 flashing out in crimson patches on the hills, have a 

 far greater attraction for him. To this bill of fare 

 is added vast quantities of other berries that are 

 found all over the moor, together with insect-life in 



