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INDEX 



Mountain, Life history of a, 



Mouse, Characteristics of Field, 

 3-7 ; Harvest, 4, 6, 84 ; 

 Long-tailed Field, 6, 51 ; 

 Red-backed Meadow, 133; 

 Short-tailed Field, 173, 199; 

 Short-tailed ^leadow.i 73, 199; 

 Pure Albino ileadow, 201 ; 

 Orkney Meadow, 203 ; Com- 

 mon Shrew, 304, 318 ; Pygmy 

 Shrew, 304, 318; Water 

 Shrew, 304, 318; in Winter, 

 462 ; How to handle a, 532 



Mulberry, Black, 311; White, 



311 

 Mullet, Grey, 105 1 

 Mussels, Fresh-water, 766 ; 



River, 766 



N 

 Nasturtium, 837 

 Natica, 193 

 Nereis, 574 

 Nettles, 1 00 1 

 New Forest, 890, 945 

 Newt, 765 ; Great Warty, 448 ; 



Palmated, 448 ; Smooth, 448 ; 



How to handle, 532 

 Nightingale, 80 

 Nightjar, 341, 945 

 Nightshade, Deadly, 968 ; 



Woody, 968 

 Nuthatch, 343 



O 



Tur- 

 36; 



Oak, 862 ; Common, 32 ; 

 key, ^x. ; Holm or H0II3 

 Galls of, 35, 693 



" Oak Apple," 35, 693, 903 



Oak Thecla Butterfly, 913 



Oat, Wild, 546 ; False, 548 ; 

 Downiy, 579 



Orange-tip Butterfly, 47 ; 

 Chrysalis of, 629 



Orchids, 955 ; Mimicry of, 750 



Orchis, 750; Bee, 625, 750; 

 " Lizard," jyy 



Ormer, 193 



Osier, 414 



Osprey, 25 



Ouzel, Ring. 63 ; Water, 64 



Owl, Long-horned, 25 ; Short- 

 eared, 25 ; Tawny or Brown, 

 25, 949, 1058 ; White or Barn, 

 25, K)58 ; Long-cared, 1058 



Oyster Catcher, 401 



Painted Lady Bullerfly, Meta- 

 morphoses of, yyS 

 Pansy, 987 



Parnassus, Grass of, 951 

 Partridge, English or Grey, 



364 ; French, 364 

 Pastures, Flowers of the, 622 

 Peacock Butterfly, 494 ; 



Development of, 495 

 Pear, Wild, 616 

 Pectan, 190 

 Peewit, 400 

 Pennywort, 879 

 Perch, 1035 ; Haunts of, 565 

 Periwinkle, 192 

 Perla, 573 

 Pheasant, 362 

 Pig, Earth, 675 

 Pigeon, Wood, 361 

 Pike, 1035 ; Haunts of, 565 

 Pill-bug, 520 

 Pine, Cluster, 713 ; Corsican, 



713 ; Scots, 713, 957 ; Stone, 



714; Himalayan, 715 ; Wey- 

 mouth, 715 

 Pintail, 705 

 Pipit, Tree. 113; Meadow, 114; 



Rock, 1 14 

 Plaice, 1004 

 Plane, 223 



Plantain, Water, 172 

 Plant Life, Notes on, 834, 



860, 900, 935, 950, 997, 1019, 



1041 

 Plants, Sleep of, 298 ; Kinship 



of Animals to, 749, 846 ; 



Fresh-water, 767 

 Plover, 462, 850 ; Common, 400 ; 



Golden, 400 ; Grey, 400 ; 



Ringed, 400 ; Kentish, 401, 



908 ; Green, 816, 908 

 Plum, Wild, S8S 

 Poa, Annual. 479 ; Alpine, 579 ; 



Wood, 605 

 Pochard, 707 



Poker Duck, Black-headed, 707 

 Polecat, 391 

 Polype, Garland, 144 ; Alcy- 



onium, 382 

 Pond-skater, 50, 671 

 Pond Stick Insect, 671 

 Pope, 1035 

 Poplar, White, 327 ; Black, 



328 ; Grey, 328 ; Lombardy, 



330 ; Balsam, 331 

 Poppy, 941 ; Horned, 823 ; 



Corn, 986 

 Primrose, 97, 840. 949 



Privet, 790, 1016 



Ptarmigan, 364, 461 



Puffin, 754 



Puppy, How to handle, 530 



Purple Emperor Butterfly, 895 



Q 



Quake Grass, 479 



R 



Rabbit, 460, 607, 791, 810; 



How to handle, 531 

 Rail, Land, 539; Water, 539 

 Ranunculus, Water, 167 

 Raspberry, Wild, 787 

 Rat, Land, 417, 743 ; Water, 4 16 

 Ratton, 743 

 Ra\-en, 842 

 Razorbill, 754, 979 

 Razor-shell, 191 

 Red pole. Lesser, 1 5 1 

 Redshank, 443 

 Redstart, 78 

 Redwing, 59, 462 

 Reed, Common, 517; Grass, 



518 ; Small Wood, 605 

 Regent's Park, 1053 

 Reptiles, The, 501, 549, 580 

 River, Romance of a, 89, 159 

 Roach, 738, 1033 

 Robin, Nest of, 912, 974, 975 

 Rook, 186 

 Rose, Dog, 435 ; Field, 435 ; 



Wild, 4^5; Burnet, 436; 



Sweet Briar, or Eglantine, 



436 ; Rock, 626 ; Wild 



Guelder, 801 

 Rotifer, 722 

 Rowan, 635 

 Rudd, 738, 1033 

 Ruff, 845, 1035 

 Rushes, The True, 715 

 Rush, Wood Club, 666 ; IMarsh 



Spike, 668 ; Mud, 668 ; Twig, 



668 



Sacculina, 575 



Sage, Wood, 705 



Sallow, 412 



Salmon, 1035 ; Haunts of, 424 



Salmon Trout, Haunts of, 496 



Saltwort, Black, 876 



Sand-Dunes, 930 



Sanderling, 401 



Sandpiper, 401 ; Curlew, 402 ; 



Purple, 402 ; Common, 444 ; 



Green, 444 



