CONTENTS. 



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The Pheasant 298 



The Partridge and Quail . . 303 



The Red Grouse ... .... 309 



The Lapwing . . 315 



The Common Sandpiper . . . 320 



The Snipe . . . . . . . 326 



The Landrail . . . . • • 33' 



The Moorhen and Coot .^ , . . . . 337 



The Swan .... ... . 343 



Evergreens and Bird-life . 347 



Hints to Ornithologists . . . 354 

 Instructions for the Preservation of Ornithological 



Objects 363 



