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A BRITISH LIZARD . . . . 55 



HIS NOONTIDE SIESTA . . . -56 



RINGED-SNAKE, WATCHFUL, BUT ALERT . 62 



YOUNG SNAKES JUST HATCHED ... .69 



THE BRITISH ADDER . . . . 72 



WHERE THE BROOKLET SINGS . . -77 



THE WILLOW-WREN'S LOVE-SONG . . Si 



FEEDING HIS BROODING MATE . . -83 



THE MALE THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK AT HIS NEST 92 



THE SONG-FLIGHT OF THE WOODWREN . 107 



AS WE SAW HIM IN THE MOONLIGHT . . 113 



THE SCHOOLBOY'S VICTIMS . . . 136 



THE GAMEKEEPER'S WORK . . . . 157 



SWIFTS GOING UP FOR THE NIGHT . . 164 



AUTUMN FERNS . . . . .221 



A WINTRY DAY . . 253 



MY MOUSE, BEFORE I CAUGHT HIM . -263 



THE RETREATING MIST . . . 272 



