INDEX 



407 



Linnets, 72, 74, 182, 245, 247, 



331, 334- 



Little auks, 181, 355, 361. 

 Little owl, the, 28, 177. 

 Loddon lily, the, 366. 

 London birds in winter, 366. 

 Looper caterpillars, 63. 

 Loosestrife, 80. 



MAGPIE MUSHROOM, 163. 

 Mallard, the, 179, 182, 294, 



307,350, 351,355- 

 Mangrove, seeding of, 44. 

 Maples, Canadian, 14, 93 ; 



English, 92 ; hedge, 242. 

 Marsh marigold, the, 374. 

 Marsham records, the, 167, 



221, 287, 363. 

 Martinmas, 194, 168, 198. 

 Martins, 105, 106, 350. 

 Mayweed, 89, 195. 

 Meadow pipit, the, 354. 

 Meadow saffron, 84. 

 Meadowsweet, 79. 

 Mergansers on Norfolk Broads 



in winter, 355. 

 Mice, activity in winter nights, 



299 ; in the stackyard, 401. 

 Michaelmas Day, 10. 

 Migration of birds in autumn, 



104, 106, 181, 331 ; of 



gossamer, 140 ; of sap, 98, 



140. 



Milfoil, 80. 

 Mint, 80. 

 Missel-thrushes, 113,114,170, 



171, 271, 320, 321. 

 Mistletoe, 266, 267. 

 Mists of autumn, 15, 47. 

 Moles in winter, 302. 

 Moorhens, 350, 352, 354, 356, 



357- 



Mosses, winter seeding of, 217. 

 Moths in autumn, 16, 53, 128, 



145, 308. 

 Mountain-ash, winter form of, 



247. 

 Mountain finch. See Bram- 



bling. 



Mountain hare, the, 285. 

 Mullet, grey, migrations of, 



392, 393- 

 Mushrooms, 160. 

 Musk mallow, 88. 

 Mussel duck. See Scoter. 



NAILBOURNES, 158. 

 Nature poets, the, 4. 

 Nelson Column, starlings' 



roosting-places upon, 344. 

 Nesting of birds, early, 376. 

 Newfoundland, autumn in, 14, 



15,98. 



New Year, south-west winds 



of, 309. 



Nightjar, 105, 285, 322, 324. 

 Nocturnal animals in winter, 



297. 

 Norfolk Broads in winter, the, 



352. 



November, calendar of, 167. 

 Nuthatch, 118, 228. 

 Nuts, as food of birds and 



animals, nS. 



OAKS, 199, 232, 237. 



Oar weed, 330. 



Oats, seed dispersal of, 44. 



October, calendar of, 91. 



Orange-tip butterflies, 129. 



Orchises, autumn, 85. 



Osier beds, 199. 



Otters, diet of, 305, 306, 361. 



Owls, activity in winter nights, 

 298, 305 ; as winter birds of 

 passage, 177; in London, 

 343 ; in the stackyard, 400. 



Oyster-catchers, 177. 



Oyster mushroom, the, 163. 



PAINTED-LADY BUTTERFLY, 

 55, 56, 58. 



Pairing of birds, the, 376. 



Pale tussock moth, caterpillar 

 of, 67, 68. 



Partridges, enemies of, 28, 29 ; 

 family affection of, 23, 25- 

 28 ; feeding of, 229 ; pairing 

 in February, 379 ; seed dis- 

 persal by, 42 ; shooting, 21 ; 

 sufferings in winter, 323. 



Pasteur and Fabre, 143. 



Peacock butterfly, the, 54, 58. 



Peregrine falcon, the, 355, 356. 



Pheasants, 167, 285. 



Pigeons, 71, 271, 321,340. 



Pines, 273. 



Pintail ducks, 355. 



Plague, disseminated by rats 

 and rabbits, 305. 



Plane-trees, winter forms of, 



234. 



Ploughing, II. 

 Plovers, 71, 108, 176, 321, 



333,361. 



Pochard, the, 179, 353, 360. 

 Polecats, 30. 



Poplars, winter forms of, 243. 

 Poppies, 13, 89, 195. 

 Potamogeton, the, 353. 

 Primroses, early, 213,221,372. 

 Privet, in winter, 278 ; berries, 



112, 115. 



Privet hawk moth, caterpillar 



of, 64. 

 Ptarmigan, winter plumage of, 



127, 283, 285. 



Puff-balls, 163. 

 Puffins, 181, 280. 



QUAIL, the, 30. 



RABBITS, 257, 306, 307. 



Ragwort, 80. 



Rain in autumn, 149 ; effect 



on wild animals, 315. 

 Rainfall of England, 155. 

 Rats, 299, 302-304, 401, 403. 

 Raven, the, 218. 

 Razorbills, 181, 331, 332, 350. 

 Red-Admiral butterflies, 56, 



57, 58, 197. 

 Red deer, 201, 261. 

 Red grouse, 283. 

 Redpolls, 245, 247. 

 Redshanks, 72, 177. 

 Red-underwing moth, 72. 

 Redwings, iio, 169, 170, 182, 



361. 



Reed bunting, the, 31. 

 Reed warbler in London parks, 



349- 



Rhus, 95. 



Ring ousel, the, 114. 

 Robins, 107, ill, 196, 200, 



230, 287, 326, 327, 348, 377. 

 Roe deer, 201, 208. 

 Rooks, 75, 77, 178, 182, 321, 



323, 346, 361, 382. 

 Rose haws, as food of birds, 



117. 



Rowan-berries, 195. 

 Rowan-tree, winter form of, 



247. 



'Royston' crow, the, 174. 

 Ruff, as winter bird of passage, 



177. 

 < Rype,' 283. 



ST. KlLDA WREN, 283. 



St. Luke's Summer, 91, 92, 



193, 194, 195- 



St. Martin's Summer, 17, 193, 



194, 198. 



St. Valentine's Day, 364, 376. 

 Salmon, 386, 388, 390. 

 Sanderlings, 107, 361. 

 Sandpipers, migration of, 107, 



in, 333, 349- 

 Sap, migration of, 98, 140. 

 Scad, the, 330, 331. 

 Scaup, the, 332. 

 Scorpions, breeding habits, 



146. 



Scoter, the, 180, 332, 351, 355. 

 Scots pine, the, 273-275. 

 Sea buckthorn, berries of, 122. 

 Seashore in winter, the, 329, 



330, 352 et seq. 

 Seeds, dispersal of, 32. 



