INDEX. 
277 
Skimmer (Rhynchops) ; ii. 222. 
Snake-eater, Vultur serpentarius ; i. 141. 
Snipe’s attachment to place; ii. 158. 
mode of feeding ; i. 33. 
Snowy Owl, habits of the; i. 178, 182, 
Song in birds pleasurable ; i. 7 5. 
South Stack, punctual return of sea-birds to the; i. 109, 
Spider, height to which they ascend in the air ; ii. 50. 
Sparrow, boldness of ; ii. 18. 
— sociability of; ii. 21. 
affection for their young ; ii. 22. 
singular death of a; ii. 23. 
nest in a church ; ii. 35. 
Hawk, mode of catching; i. 161. 
Spoon-bill shot at Holyhead; ii. 145. 
-’sbeak; i. 39. 
Stanley Crest explained ; i. 119. 
Starlings, habits of ; ii. 2. 
Stomach, Heron’s; ii. 132. 
Stork; ii. 131. 
kills its faithless mate ; ii. 139. 
Strength of the Condor; i. 138. 
birds and bones ; i. 40. 
Swallow’s bill ; i. 36. 
singular nest ; i. 108. 
occasionally detained; i. 110. 
different species; ii. 40. 
if ever found dormant; ii. 41, 45. 
quantity of insects eat by; ii. 48. 
— nest in a bell, — in a lamp; ii. 51. 
courage; ii. 52. 
suit their nests to circumstances; ii. 55. 
nests eatable ; ii. 55. 
— scarcity of them in late years; ii. 61. 
Swan, strength of; ii. 185. 
Swiftness of Ostriches; ii. 114. 
