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Seed-eating Birds often try Insects 5-7 



Semper, Professor jg. 

 Sharpe, Dr. R. Bowdler, 7, 53, 55 ; Blue Cuckoos' Eggs, 

 57, 58, 64, 66, 81, 82; Eggs of Blackcap, 107, 115; 

 on American Cuckoos 128, 151, 223, 224, 226 (note), 234 

 Shelley, Captain, on Egyptian Cuckoos, 210 ; on Cuckoos, 



206 (note). 



Shining Cuckoo of New Zealand . 202 



Singing Birds sacrificed for one Cuckoo 181 



Sitting Bird carries away broken shell 105 



Smith, Mr. Cecil, and Guernsey 32 

 Smith, Rev. Chas. Alfred, 22, 25 ; Blue Cuckoo's Eggs in 



Hedge-sparrow's Nest . . 58, 8g, 92 



Snakes, Transitory Tooth in young 37 



Snapshots, Mr. Millar's 29 



South African Weaver-birds 171 



Southesk's, Lord, Britain's Art Puradise 117 (note\ 

 Speedy's, Mr. Tom, Craigmillar, 182, 184 ; Mr. Tom 



Speedy and Deer's Antlers 168 



Stanley, Bishop 17 

 StaphylinidiE found in anthills confer no benefit on ants, 



188 ; Van Beneden's supposition 188, 189 



Stevenson, Mr. H., on Reed-warblers, 133 ; Mr Dew's 



Tame Cuckoo 266 



Stickleback, The . 167 



Suicide, Unintentional, of a species 179 



Swinhoe, Mr. R., and Cuculus orientalis 83 



" Tables Turned, The " 44 



Taylor, Rev R., quoted on Shining Cuckoo 203 



Tennyson quoted 25 



Thompson, Mr. R., on the Keel 218 



Thoreau's Night-hawk and Eggs 108 



