INDEX. 



243 



81 — in the neighbourhood of dwell- 

 ings, 82 — why they are not killed, 

 83, 84. 

 Owl, decoying a young, 13, 14 — his 

 time for hunting, etc., 76. 



Partridge, the common, as a game- 

 bird, 112 — the moor-bird, 113 — 

 general habits of, 114 — early recol- 

 lections regarding, 115 — a covey 

 described, 116, 117. 



Partridge, the French, his haunts, 118 

 — as a decoy for the bird-shooter, 

 119 — cause of the prejudice against, 

 120 — nest and eggs of, 121 — migra- 

 tion of, ib. 



Partridges, effect of the wet season 

 on, 182, 183. 



Pewits, how affected by the heat, 57. 



Pheasant, the common, its origin, 

 &c, 105 — early preservation of, 

 106— his colouring, 109, no — gives 

 fine sport, no — his courage, &c, 

 in — dispirited by wet weather, 

 172. 



Pheasant-pudding, 91, 92. 



Pike, 24 — setting night-lines for, ib. 



Pipits, their nesting habits, 32, 33. 



Plovers, nesting green, a covey of, 



3. 4- 



Poaching, how to check, 107, 108. 



Polecat, his prey, 195, 196— his fur, 

 &c, 196. 



Ptarmigan, nest and eggs of, 101 — his 

 haunts, 102 — his plumage, ib., 103 

 — how it protects him, 104 — collec- 

 tions of specimens of, ib. 



Quail, the common, his haunts, 122 

 — his cry, 123 — the nest and eggs, 

 ib. — an attempt to domesticate, 

 124, 125 — swallowed by sharks, 



125- 



Rabbit, a doe and her litter described, 

 13 — does little damage to corn 

 crops, 138 — his haunts, 199, 200 

 — his skin valuable, 199 — as a pet, 

 ib., 200 — the demand for, as food, 

 201. 



Railway embankments, insect life on, 

 141. 



Railway lines, birds nesting under the 



metals, 140. 

 Red-grouse, 99 — his natural enemies, 



100 — the nest and eggs, 101. 

 Reed-warbler, its nest, 158, 159. 

 Reptiles, effects of the heat on, 58. 

 Robin, his weeping, 171. 

 Rooks, effect of hot weather upon, 



59 — hunting for cockchafers, 68, 69 



— making for home in a gale, 176, 



177. 

 Rose-linnets, 4. 



Sand-martins, how affected by wet 



weather, 173. 

 Sandpiper, 47 — the hen and her 



chicks, 49. 

 Scandinavia, the capercailzie in, 132, 



„ 134- 



Shakespeare as a naturalist, 122. 



Skylark, the, 27 et seq. — damages 

 crops, 139. 



Snipes, 34-36. 



Snow-bunting, 102. 



Sparrow-hawk, tactics of, 12 — his 

 courage, 49, 50 — his method of 

 attack, 50-52 — the female and her 

 young, 52, 53 — difficulty of detect- 

 ing him, &c, 53 — a deserted nest 

 of, 153- 



Squirrels, how they damage fir-trees, 

 127, 128. 



Starling, a mocking-bird, 173. 



Stoat, 196. 



Storm-cock, 8, 9. 



Sunrise, the woods at, 42, 43 — the 

 river Mole at, 71 et seq. 



Sunset, the woods at, 41, 42 — the 

 shore at, 135 et seq. — on the flats, 

 144. 



Surrey and Sussex, the beauties of, 

 1 et seq. 



Swallows, a curious notion regarding, 

 15 — how they suffer from wet 

 weather, 172. 



Swans on the wing, 238, 239. 



Tench, fishing for, 80. 

 Thrushes, nesting habits of, 9. 

 Titlarks prospecting for a nesting- 

 place, 2. 

 Tits, the great, 7. 



