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INDEX 



Newt, or Elt, Water, 55, 59 

 Nidiflcation of Birds, 262 

 Nightingale, 52, 102, 141 

 Nocturnal Birds, Notes of, 269 

 Norton Farmhouse, 12 

 Notes of Birds, 143, 232, 269 

 Nuthatch, 53, 263 

 Nuts, Methods of Opening, 263 



Oak, A Gigantic, 12 



, Bog, 23, 269 



Oaks of Temple and Blackmoor, 

 12 



Losels Wood, 13 



Ornithologist, Qualities Neces- 

 sary to, 230 



Osprey, 99 



Ostrich, 127 



Otter, 85 



Owl, Barn or White, 38, 84, 153 



Brown, 38, 154 



, Eagle, 78 



Owls, 233 



and their Prey, 154 



, FUght of, 230 



Hooting in Different Keys, 



143 



Pairing of Woodcock, 137 

 Parasites on Sand Martins, 175 



on Swifts, 183 



Parasitic Habits of Cuckoo, 126 



Parrots, 231, 233 



Partridge, 19, 24, 85, 133 



Peacocks, 94, 234 



Perch, 30 



Pettichaps, 264 



Pheasant, 19, 29, 133 



Pigeons, 231 



Plants, Blossoming of, 228 



Plestor, The, 12 



Plumage of Birds, 131, 154, 182 



Polcc&t 48 



Ponds on Chalk Hills, 201 



Poultry, 234, 235 



PufHns, 64 



Pugnacity of Missel Thrush, 186 



Q 



Quack Swallowing Toad, 54 

 Quail, 19, 44, 73 

 Queen Anne and Red Deer of 

 Wolmer Forest, 25 



R > 



Rabbits, 27, 128 

 Rag Stone, Blue, 17 

 Rainfall, 19, 20, 68, 138 

 Range of Nightingale, 141 

 Rat, Water, 36, 78 

 Raven, 13, 14, 150, 230, 233 



, Devotion to Young, 13, 14 



Redbreasts, 103, 123, 125, 126, 



128 

 Redstart, 38, 52, 102, 105, 130, 



135 

 Redwing, 35, 128, 138, 142, 144 

 Reed Sparrow, 124, 128, 131, 136 

 ReptUes, 53, 56, 57, 62, 76 

 Ring Ousel, 41, 61, 64, 66, 70, 74, 



77, 87, 97, 100, 134, 142 

 Rooks, 37, 165, 231, 233, 269, 270 



. Milkwhite, 48 



Preying upon Starlings, 



146 

 Royston, or Grey Crow, 142 

 Rushes for Candles, 193 

 Rushlights, Economy of, 195 

 Rust Balls, 17 



Sagacity of a Field Mouse, 152 



Salads, 217 



Sand Martins (see Martin) 



Sandpiper, 61 



Scallops, 16 



Scardbceus fullo, 70 



Screeching of Owls, 154 



Sedge Bird or Warbler, 71, 75, 

 78, 101, 124, 128, 131 



Selborne a Favourite Bird 

 Haunt, 106 



, Character and Employ- 

 ment of Natives, 21 



. Flora of, 226 



