Index 
VII. 
Progressive Humanity, 163. 
Protection of Birds: 72, 162, 176, 19S : 
in ihe United States, 142; on the 
Continent, 82. 
Priming-book, L. II. Bailey, 132. 
Rabbits and Belladonna, 196. 
Races of Mankind, 157. 
Rare Birds, Extermination of, 138. 
Rats: 96; and Moorhens, 197: Stealing 
Eggs, 175, 197. 
Rawnsley, Rev. II. 1 )., Doll and the Star- 
ling, 203 ; In a Gullery, 109 : The 
Altar of Fashion, Si ; White Herons 
and Horses, 168. 
Redwings, 218. 
Reed Bunting’s Nest, 37. 99. 
Ring-doves, 137. 
Riviera Nature Notes, 234. 
Robin’s Politeness, 236. 
Robson, J., Ferret and Trout, 5S. 
Roe-deer, Maternal Instinct of, 157. 
Rooks, 223. 
Rooper, G., Widgeon Breeding in Cap 
tivity, 157. 
Rope, G. T., Mid-March, 51. 
Rossetti, Christina, 67. 
Royal Buckhounds, 63. 
Rushen, W. N., London Birds, 38. 
Salmon in the Thames, 2, 22. 
Sanctuary, My, 24. 
Saw-fly, Life History of a, 88. 
Science Gossip, 174, 196, 215, 236. 
Seasons, Union of the, 18. 
Secretan, D. , Duck with Unwebbed 
Feet, 218 ; Hedgehog, 216. 
Seeds by Seawater, Transport of, 159. 
Selborne : An Autumn Day at, 184 : The 
Zigzag at, 202. 
Selborne Society : Annual Meeting, 82, 
101 ; Annual Report, 121 ; Com- 
mittees, 16 1 ; Financial Position of, 
16 1, 201, 221 ; Officers of the, 124 ; 
Official Notices and News from the 
Branches, 20, 40, 60, 79, 99, 1 19, 
139 , 159 , 179 , 199 . 219, 239. 
Selborniana, 1, 21, 41, 61, S2, IOI, 121, 
141, 161, 181, 201, 221. 
Selbornian, On Matters, 5. 
Selous, E., A Suggestion, 110; Hornets 
Gnawing Twigs, 16: Precocity in 
Pigs, 85; To a “Feathered 
Woman,” 162. 
Simpson’s, E. , Insect Lives as Told by 
Themselves, 195. 
Singing Mice, 176, 196. 
Siskins, 45. 
Skertchly's Geology, 2 1 3. 
South Africa, Letters from, 144. 
Sou th - Eastern U n ion of Scientific Societies, 
Report and Transactions of, 214. 
Sparrow Hawk in the House, 58. 
Sparrows and Thrushes, 39. 
Sparrow, W., Cream Squirrel, 137: White 
Owl, 178. 
Spider Story from the Soudan, 23S. 
Spring : A Dream Fulfilled, 105. 
Squirrels, 69 ; Cream, 137. 
Stanton, (j. , An Autumn Day at Sel- 
borne, 184. 
Stevenson, A. L., A Protest, 104. 
Story of the Farm, 202, 235. 
Struggle for Existence, 159. 
Suckling's, Mrs., Lectures for Children , 
214. 
Summer Migrants, 97. 
Swallows : A Hostelry for, 208 ; and 
Martins, 198; Decrease of, 217; 
Migration of, 217. 
Swallow-Tail, Scarce, 159. 
Swiney Lectures on Geolog)', 184. 
Tadpoles in November, 237. 
Tasmanian: Lizards and Snakes, 153; 
Nature Notes, 17. 
Testacella, 23. 
Thames as a Salmon River, 2, 22. 
Thompson, M. B., Migration of Swal- 
lows, 217. 
Thrush : Late, 4 ; Nest of, on the 
Ground, 98; Young, Feeding 
Others, 158. 
Time-limit for the Origin of a Race, 137 
Towndrow, R. F., Spring, 105. 
Tree Planting on Hampstead Heath, 61 
Trees and Shrubs, Notable, 149. 
Trichiosoma lucorum, 88. 
Turle, R., Singing Mice, 176. 
