LIST OF CONTENTS 



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Dog- Washing Days . . 153 



Shame-faced Cooks . . 155 

 The Turtle-Dove's Summer . 157 



The Lagging Landrail . 157 



The Truce Ends . . 159 



The Thieving Jay . . 160 



The Oldest Writing . . 161 



Prospects . . . .162 

 Useful Work by Game- Birds 163 



Life of the Cornfield . .164 



The Keeper's Hopes . .165 



Finding the Fox . . 167 



Harvest Sport . . . 167 



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The Luck of the Game . 169 



Rabbit-Catchers' Craft . 170 



Among the Corn . .172 



The Last to Leave . . 172 



Weasel Families . .173 



Mother Stoat . . .174 



Lurking-Places . . .176 



Studies in Stoat Way ; > . 177 



The First . . . .179 



Early Birds . . .179 



Walking-up . . .180 



Thoughts on Cubbing . 181 



Wines of the Country . 183 



AUTUMN 



The Verdict of the Season . 185 

 Weather to pray for . . 187 

 After the Opening . . 187 

 An October Day . . 188 

 Low Flight and High . 189 



Wily Grouse Cocks . . 189 

 Rewards for Cubs . .190 

 ** Various " the Landrail . 191 

 Sport amid the Shocks . 192 

 "Mark" .... 193 

 The Keeper's Dogs . .195 

 Woodcock Owls . .196 



Dogs that Despise Woodcock 196 

 Pets of Pigs . . .198 

 Some Deals in Dogs . .199 

 Marked Birds . . .200 

 Colour-Changes in Feathers . 200 

 Nature's Healing . . 201 

 A Little Story . . .202 

 Accidents to Hares . . 202 

 Hares no longer Speedy . 203 

 Starling Hosts . . .204 

 Trials of a Copser . . 205 

 Wild Birds in Cages . . 205 

 Truffles 206 



Retriever's Usefulness . 206 



Nuts and Mice . . . 207 



The Hand of Time . . 209 



The Keeper grows Old . 210 



Rabbit Ways in Autumn . 211 

 The Rabbits' House-cleaning 212 



The Guileless Countryman . 213 



Sporting Policemen . . 214 



The Woodcraft of Gipsies . 215 



Gipsy Lies . . .217 



Long-netters . . . 219 



Training Rabbits . .219 



Why Birds Flock . . 221 



The Companies of Rats . 222 



The Fall . . . .223 



Late and Early Autumns . 223 



Hares in the Garden . . 224 



Food for Pheasants . . 225 



The Lingering Leaves . 226 



Planning Big Shoots . . 227 



Plots and Counter-Plots . 228 



Indian Summer . . 229 



Winter Sleep . . .230 



A Dish of Hedgehog . .231 



