CONTENTS 



JANUARY 



PAOB 



I. ' ROYAL AND ANCIENT '....... 1 



II. A NEW WHALE 8 



III. PUFFINS AND RATS 11 



IV. STARLINGS AND LAPWINGS 14 



V. FLOWERS AND SEASONS 18 



FEBRUARY 



VI. THE BEST WORK ON ZOOLOGY ..... 23 



VII. RAINBOW TROUT .25 



VIII. THE WASTE OF LIFE 27 



IX. ABYSMAL OCEAN 32 



X. BIRDS BENEFICIAL AND BIRDS BANEFUL . . 33 



MARCH 



XI. EAGLES 41 



XII. CORMORANTS ......... 42 



XIII. THE YEW . 44 



XIV. THE AGE OF BIRDS 50 



XV. THE RINGDOVE DISEASE . . 52 



