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I. THE NIGHT-JAR ... ... ... i 



II. PROPHETIC AUTUMN ... ... 10 



III. OUR WINGED HOUSE-FELLOWS ... 17 



IV. A NEIGHBOURLY GOSSIP ... 26 

 V. A RABBIT OF THE WORLD ... 33 



VI. THE ADDER'S SIESTA ... ... 42 



VII. A FLIGHT OF QUAILS ... ... 49 



VIII. IN LEAFLESS WOODS ... ... 58 



IX. A BUTTERFLY EPISODE ... ... 65 



X. THE FROZEN POND ... ... 74 



XI. THE GNARLED PINE-TREE ... 81 



XII. IVY IN THE COPSE ... ... go 



XIII. A DESPERATE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE ... 97 



XIV. COLTSFOOT FLOWERS ... ... 106 



XV. A HEATHER EPISODE ... ... 113 



XVI. THE CHRYSALIS YEAR ... 122 



XVII. A SUMMER STROLL ... ... 129 



XVIII. A MOOELAND FIRE ... ... 138 



XIX. THE ARCADIAN DONKEY ... ... 145 



XX. A LIFE-AND-DEATH STRUGGLE 153 

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