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INDEX 



Grebe, the, as destroyer of in- 

 sects, 42 

 large appetite of, 41 

 (See also Dabchick) 

 Green cormorant (see Shag) 

 Grey seal, the, 84 

 Gulls, an estimate of their daily 

 food supply, 115 

 as scavengers, 106, 123 

 destruction of fish food by, 



119 

 diet of, 25 



enormous increase in num- 

 bers of, 102 

 fish-feeding habits of, 102 

 influence of, on fish life, 

 102, 104 et seq, 117 et 

 seq. 

 land food devoured by, 123 

 partiality for trout, 122 

 plumage of, as a scheme for 

 aggressive concealment, 

 99, 101 

 rapid rate of digestion in, 



106, 107, 112 

 under-water observation of, 

 12 



Hawkins, Mr. Cecil, criticises 

 an article by author, 7 

 Herdman, Professor, 102, 110 

 Heron, the, appetite of, 95 

 feeding habits of, 96 

 its partiality for trout, 97, 



98 

 observations on, 92 

 plumage markings of, 94 

 "Herring gull, the, fish and 

 marine food consumed 

 by, 119 



Herring gull, the, grain-feeding 

 propensities of, 124 

 land food taken by, 123 

 Hope, Linnteus, 128 

 Howard, Mr., 102 

 Hudson, Mr., 95, 102 



Inland waters, fishing habits 

 of gulls on, 121 

 preservation of, 169 

 Insects injurious to fish culture, 

 42 

 taken by gulls, 123, 128 



Johnstone, Dr., 110 



Kingfisher, the, how it makes 

 its burrow, 130 

 its method of fishing, 134 

 various species of, 133 

 Kittiwalces and their food 

 supply, 114 

 examination of contents of, 

 109 



Land food devoured by gulls, 



123 

 Larvae detrimental to fish 



culture devoured by 



dab chicks, 42 

 Loach, the, concealment of, 21 

 Lobsters, mimicry among, 16 

 Long, W. T., describes an 



otter slide, 74 

 Lugworms, as food for gulls, 119 

 Lures for fishing, description of, 



144 



