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CHAPTER V. 
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Rarer Birds visilors to the Isle of Wight—Spoon-bill— 
Red-necked Phalarope—Bittern—Gannet— White- 
fronted (Laughing) Goose—Black Redstart—Com- 
mon Ditto—Hoopoe—Snow Bunting—Cirl Bunting 
—Brambling — Merlin— Hobby—Grossbeak— Wry- 
neck—-Grasshopper Warbler—Stone Curlew—Dot- 
terel—Ring Dotterel and Ox-bird—Grey Plover— 
Golden Plover—Protest against killing rare Birds . 203 
CHAPTER VI. 
Tameness of Animals on Sundays— Anecdotes as to 
Horses—Spaniel—Pomeranian Dog—Note of Pee- 
wit— Grass scarified by Rooks—Bareness at base of 
Rook’s bill—Infants—Young Asses—Young Ele- 
phants—Lofty flight of Moorhens at night—Land- 
rail—Quail—Woodcock—carries young from place 
to place—Snipe—fquirrels—Nuts and Nutshells on 
Down—Star on Hare’s forehead—Sparrows congre- 
gating in hard weather. i : ‘ : . 212 
CHAPTER VII. 
Singular effect of Storm—Great discharge of Sap 
from Trees—Growth of Cedar of Lebanon—of other 
Trecs—Changes in Pond-weeds—Soil collected at 
mouths of Worm-holes—Maggots from Sea-weed— 
Disease among Partridges—Boy and Wasps— 
Midges—Birds on Scotch Sea-lochs—Herons in 
Loch Duich—Mortality among Sea-birds—Skeletons 
of Weasels in Ricks—Rats . i 3 ; . 224 
CHAPTER VIII. 
Determination of Sparrow-hawk—Boldness and voracity 
of Stoat—Jays—bait for—Flocks of Magpies—Jays, 
Magpies,’ &c. subject to fits—Raven—Cats—Barn- 
owls—Kestrels—Foxes . . . . . .« 241 
NOTE. 
Pike choked by living Carp. 3 i F i . 256 
