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XXI. THE SHRIKE'S LARDER ... ... 160 



XXII. NESTS AND No NESTS ... 167 



XXIII. THE CROUCH OAK ... ... 176 



XXIV. A SPOTTED ORCHIS ... ... 183 



XXV. THE ROOT OF THE MATTER ... 192 



XXVI. THE DEVIL'S PUNCHBOWL ... 199 



XXVII. THE LARK IN AUTUMN ... ... 207 



XXVIII. THE SQUIRREL'S HARVEST ... 215 



XXIX. A DRAINED FISHPOND ... ... 223 



XXX. AN INTERVIEW WITH A COCK-SPARROW 230 



XXXI. THE GREEN WOODPECKER ... 237 



XXXII. THE HAREBELL ... ... ... 244 



XXXIII. THE UNTAMABLE SHREW ... 251 



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