viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



FACING PAGE 



The Selborne Stream _ . . _ iga 



The Hanger . - . - - - 200 



The Lithe- _ - - - - - 212 



The Lesser Whitethroat. "It also runs up the stems 

 of the crown-imperials, and, putting its head into the 

 bells of those flowers, sips the liquor which stands 



in the nectarium of each petal " 233 



Selborne - 259 



Selborne Church - 264 



The Plestor - - 288 



Newton Valence - - 322 



Cornfield - - 348 



Old house at Empshott 383 



On Selborne Down - - . 408 



Hop Garden -...--_ 441 



