294 WITH NATURE AND A CAMERA. 



astonished to find that, when journeying south in 

 the autumn, the bird has, by the time it reaches 

 Brighton, become so bold that it visits streets 

 almost in the heart of the town in order to feed 

 off elderberries and rowans overhanging the pave- 

 ments. 



Birdcatching on the Sussex Downs appears to 

 be an inherited kind of instinct amongst some 

 families, whose members have followed the sport 

 for generations. 



SNAIL ON GRASS-STEM. 



