CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. OWLS . , . , -.'"'. i 



II. THE RAVEN DESCRIPTIVE '." ,V" ; * , 75 



III. THE RAVEN IN POETRY, HISTORY, HAGIOLOGY, AND 



FOLK-LORE . , . . . .107 



IV. THE RAVEN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES . .141 

 V. THE OLD THATCHED RECTORY AND ITS BIRDS . 184 



VI. THE WILD DUCK . . .... .. ; . . 238 



VII. A DAY ON A NORFOLK MERE . . . . 262 



VIII. THE MAGPIE . . . . . . 281 



IX. THE OLD MANOR HOUSE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS . 333 



X. BIRD LIFE AT BINGHAM'S MELCOMBE . . . 369 



APPENDIX . . . . . . . 419 



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