296 Among the Birds in Northern Shires. 



Crag and Sea-cliff, On, 236. 

 Crake, Spotted, 126, 193; migration, 126. 

 Creeper, 154. 

 Cromartyshire, 33. 

 Crossbill, 167. 



Crow, Carrion, 89, 90, 147; migration, 

 265. 



Hooded, 88, 89, 90, 147; migration, 



265, 273, 276, 277. 

 Crows, 132, 137, 151. 

 Cuchullin Hills, 76. 

 Cuckoo, 47, 59, 116, 153, 176, 180, 286, 



288; migration, 266-268, 271, 289; 



voice, 286, 288. 



Cuckoo and Meadow Pipit, 47. 

 Cuckoo's Mate, 153. 

 Cumberland, 91. 



Curlew, 34, 70, 71, 207; flocking, 289; 

 migration, 264, 269, 278, 282. 



Stone, 117, 118 fig., 119, 120. 121; 



migration, 120, 268; protective 

 coloration, 117, 118, 120, 121; 

 local names, 118, 119; eggs, 120. 



Dartford, 117. 



Dartford Warbler, 116, 117. 



Dartmoor, 52, 58, 66, 87. 



Darwin, 258. 



Daws, 237, 250. 



December, bird-life in, 292. 



Derbyshire, 13, 19, 24, 52, 59, 68, 82, 



106, 117, 133, 134, 148, 149, 167, 168, 



171, 196, 203, 208, 236, 239, 275; 



changing aspects of moors, 35; varied 



bird-life, 35. 

 Derwent, 14, 25, 34, 66. 



Edge, 53. 

 Devil's Hole, 237. >. 



Devonshire, 19, 29, 47, 49, 52, 54, 58, 

 64, 66, 87, 114, 129, 147, 149, 152, 

 165, 172, 173, 199, 206, 209, 210, 213, 

 220, 240, 265, 267, 288; lameness of 

 moors, 35; lack of bird-life on moors, 



Dipper, 14, 15 fig., 16-25, a8 . 3. 94. 

 201 ; difficulties of classification. 15, 

 16; world distribution, 16; variety of 

 races, 17; local names, 17; song, 19, 

 24, 286 ; evil reputation, 20; useful- 

 ness, 20; food, 20, 21 ; habits and 

 habitat, 20-22; nest, 22, 23. 



Diver, Black-throated, 96 fig. 



Red-throated, 96. 



Divers, 96, 97, 228; migration, 264; 



eggs, 98; nest, 97, 98. 

 Don, 14, 25, 208, 275, 277. 

 Doon, 252, 254, 258. 

 Dore, 14, 53. 

 Dor-hawk, 109. 



Dotterel, 90, 91 fig., 92, 100; meaning 



of name, 92. 

 Dove, river, 14, 25. 



Ring, 148; migration, 264, 280. 



Rock, 238, 240-241, 250. 



Stock, 137, 144, 148. 



Turtle, 148, 288; migration, 268, 271.. 

 Doves, 132. 



Dove-Dale, 236. 



Duck, Eider, 73, 102, 218, 222, 225 fig., 



233- 



Long-tailed, 233. 



Tufted, 198, 199 fig., 200; migration, 



265; nest, 200; eggs, 200. 



Wild, 33, 98, 99, 144, 145, 197. 

 Ducks, 72, 95, 192, 198, 207, 218, 228; 



migration, 264, 265, 278, 281, 282, 



289. 



Dukeries, 198, 199. 

 Dunlin, 70, 71, 193, 207; migration, 



265, 266, 269, 278. 



Eagle, 66. 



Golden, 82, 83, 236; food, 84. 



White-tailed, 82-84; unclean feeder, 



84. 



Eccleshall, 132. 

 Edwindstowe, 142. 



nting, Reed, 194. 



Yellow, 171. 

 Curlew, Stone, 120, 121. 

 Diver, 98. 



Duck, Tufted, 200. 

 Fulmar, 258. 

 Gannet, 247. 

 Goose, Gray-lag, 73. 

 Grebe, Little, 195. 

 Grouse, Red, 45. 

 Gull, Herring, 250. 



Lesser Black-backed, 220. 

 Kingfisher, 205. 



Merlin, 62. 

 Nightjar, 112. 

 Owl, Short-eared, 125. 

 Petrel, Fork-tailed, 255. 

 Plover, Golden, 70. 



Ringed, 212. 

 Ptarmigan, 81. 

 Sandpiper, Common, 31. 

 Shearwater, Manx, 256. 

 Sheldrake, 216. 



Swan, 198. 

 Tern, Arctic, 224. 



Common, 225. 



Lesser, 211. 



Sandwich, 223. 

 Twite, 50. 

 Whinchat, 175. 



