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INDEX. 



Owl, its comrades, 97. 



, , its fame in song, 96. 



,, its five wits, 95. 



,, its habits misunderstood, 86. 



,, its utility to the farmer, 87. 



, , its use in medicine, 84. 



, , its note, 90. 



, , its retiring habits, 94. 



, , robbing nests, 91. 



,, of ill-omen, 85. 

 Osprey, 41. 



,, its power over fish, 43. 

 Ostrich, 286. 

 Ouzel, 139. 



P. 

 Parrot, 272. 



-teacher, 273. 

 Partridge, 216. 



in kite's nest, 216. 

 ,, -hawking, 217. 

 ,, netting-, 218. 

 Peacock, 175. 



, , introduction of, 176. 

 value of, 175. 

 variety of, 176. 

 Peewit, 222. 

 Pelican, 286. 



fable of the, 287. 



, , explanation of fable, 288-294. 

 Pelicans in England, 295. 

 Pheasant, 210. 



,, introduction of, 211. 

 ,, -hawking, 217. 

 Pigeon, 180. 



,, Barbary-, 189. 



,, Carrier-, 183. 



,, domesticated, 181. 



-fanciers, 182. 



,, feeding young, 1 86. 



-liver'd, 185. 

 ,, -post, 184. 



price of, 196. 

 Pitch, 51. 



Plantage, 192. 

 Point, 51. 

 Prune, 31. 



Q. 



Quail, 218. 



,, -fighting, 219. 



, , note of the, 220. 

 Quaint recipes, 71. 

 Quarry, 57. 



R. 

 Rabbit, 12, Intro. 



,, -netting, 12, Intro. 

 Raven, 100. 



,, of ill-omen, 101. 



,, deserting its young, 106. 



,, feathers of, 107. 



, , food of, 105. 



, , presence on battle-fields, 104. 



supposed prophetic power, 103. 

 , , variety of, 109. 

 Recipes, quaint, 71. 

 Redbreast, 139. 



,, -teacher, 142. 

 Robin, 139. 

 Rock-dove, 190. 

 Rook, 121. 

 Ruddock, 140. 



,, covering with leaves, 141. 



S. 



Sea-fowl, 235. 

 Sea-gulls, 266. 

 Sea-mells, 270. 

 Seel, 69. 

 Seeling, 69. 

 Slow-worm, 16, Intro. 

 Snake, 13, 15, Intro. 

 Snipe, 233. 



,, -netting, 234. 

 Souse, 38, 39. 

 Sparrow, 144. 



. , fall of a, 146 . 

 hedge-, 147. 



