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INDEX. 



Moorhen, Nest of, 83. 



Moorhen, Nocturnal habitsof, in Winter, 



282. 



Moorlands in Autumn, 235. 

 Moorlands, The, in Winter, 282. 



Naturalist, Pleasures of the, 8. 



Nature, Lavishness of production in, 

 165. 



Nest, House Sparrow's, double type 

 of, 27. 



Nestlings, Tricks and deceit practised 

 by, 130. 



Nests, 18. 



Nests, Concealment of, 129. 



Netting birds on the Wash, 180. 



Nidification and temperature, 321. 



Nightingale, Arrival of, 16. 



Nightingale, Departure of, 177. 



Nightingale, Song of, 17. 



Night in the shrubbery, 325. 



Nightjar, date of laying, in. 



Nightjar, Departure of, 178. 



Nightjar, Habitsof, in. 



Nightjar, Isabelline, points of dis- 

 tinction, 48. 



Nightjar, Isabelline, The, 42. 



Nightjar, Red-necked, points of dis- 

 tinction, 48, 49. 



Nightjar, Red-necked, The, 42. 



Nile valley, Migration down the, 246. 



Nutcracker, points of distinction, 217, 



Nutcracker, The, 201. 



Nuthatches and Creepers, 234. 



Nuthatch, Nest of, 72. 



Oases, Beauty of the, 243. 

 October, Bird life in, 188. 

 Old breeding-places, Birds' visits to, 



289, 



Organic life, Mortality among. 164. 

 Organs emphasized on plumage, 254. 

 Oriole, Golden, Nest of, 81. 

 Oriole, Golden, points of distinction, 48. 

 Oriole, Golden, The, 41. 

 Ornithology, The pleasures of, 134. 



Osprey, Winter home of, 241. 

 Ousel, Black-throated, points of dis- 

 tinction, 215. 



Ousel, Black-throated, The, 198. 

 Ousel, Ring, Departure of, 171. 

 Ousel, Ring, Flocking of, 122. 

 Ousel, Ring, Nesting of, 29. 

 Ousel, Ring, Winter home of, 241. 

 Ousel, Ring, Young of, 117. 

 Ousels, Streaked throat of, 250. 

 Owl, Hawk, points of distinction, 215. 

 Owl, Hawk, The, 198. 

 Owl, Scops, points of distinction, 47. 

 Owl, Scops, The, 40. 

 Owl, Short-eared, Migrations of, 175. 

 Owl, Snowy, points of distinction, 215. 

 Owl, Snowy, The, 198. 

 Owls, Plumage of, 255. 

 Owls, Services rendered by, 152, 153. 

 Owl, Tengmalm's, 198. 

 Owl, Tengmalm's, points of distinction, 



215. 



Oystercatcher, date of laying, 35. 

 Oystercatcher, Eggs of, 35. 

 Oystercatcher, Footprints of, 300. 



Palsearctic birds, Eastern range of, 



195- 



Paragraphs on plumage, 249. 



Partridge, Habits of, 174. 



Partridge, Pairing of, 293. 



Partridge, Roosting-place of, 333. 



Partridges, Broods of, 106, 107. 



Partridges, Rock, Colour of throat in, 

 252. 



Pastor, Rose-coloured, points of dis- 

 tinction, 218. 



Pastor, Rose-coloured, The, 201. 



Peewits, 29. 



Peewit, Wing of, 59. 



Peregrine, Nest of, 65. 



Peregrine, Swoop of, 66. 



Petrel, Fork-tailed, Date of laying and 

 nesting habits of, 115. 



Petrels, Sleeping-places of, 333. 



Petrels, Southern wanderings of, 180. 



