CONTENTS 



PART I. BIRDS 



CHAP. PACK 



I. THE SPECKLED THRUSHES 3 



II. THE BLACKBIRD 9 



III. THE RING-OUZEL 12 



IV. WHEATEARS 14 



V. THE WHINCHAT 17 



VI. THE STONECHAT 19 



VII. THE FIRETAIL 21 



VIII. COCK-ROBIN 22 



IX. THE NIGHTINGALE 25 



X. THE WHITETHROATS 27 



XL BLACKCAPS 30 



XII. GARDEN WARBLER 31 



XIII. THE HERRING-SPINK 33 



XIV. THE WILLOW-WREN 37 



XV. THE REED-WARBLER 39 



XVI. THE GREAT REED-WARBLER 44 



XVII. SEDGE- WARBLER 46 



XVIII. THE GRASSHOPPER-WARBLER 50 



XIX. HEDGE-SPARROW 54 



XX. THE REED-PHEASANT 56 



XXI. THE LONG-TAILED TITMOUSE 6l 



XXII. TWO MORE TITMICE THE GREAT TITMOUSE AND THE 



COAL-TITMOUSE 63 



XXIII. THE BLUE TITMOUSE . . . .- . . .64 



XXIV. THE WREN 67 



XXV. THE TREE-CREEPER 70 



XXVI. THE WAGTAILS 71 



