CONTENTS ix 

 APRIL 



PAQB 



XXII. THE FLOWERING CURRANT 100 



XXIII. LORD AVEBURY 102 



XXIV. CONCERNING QUAILS AND LANDRAILS .... 103 

 XXV. BIRD LANGUAGE 107 



XXVI. THE MARCH BROWN 112 



MAY 



XXVII. SHORT- RISING FISH 116 



XXVIII. THE GREEN WOODPECKER 118 



XXIX. A STRANGER IN WESTMINSTER 120 



XXX. THE AGE OF EELS 122 



XXXI. DRAGON-FLIES 125 



XXXII. THE MISDEMEANOURS OF TROUT 127 



JUNE 



XXXIII. KIRKMAIDEN 129 



XXXIV. ROMSDAL ' . .134 



XXXV. SUNDAL 139 



xxxvi. OWLS 145 



xxxvu. WITCH'S BROOM ON BIRCH 148 



XXXVIII. SCOTLAND AT MIDSUMMER 150 



JULY 



XXXIX. IZAAK WALTON AND ANOTHER 153 



XL. THE GOBY 160 



XLI. AN IRISH SALMON -RIVER 163 



XLII. THE HEARTLESSNESS OF NATURE 186 



XLIII. TERRORS OF SUBAQUEOUS LIFE 188 



XLIV. THE GIANT LILY . . 191 



