Part One
1 SPRING JOURNEY 11
2 ENSURING A PLAGE IN THE SUN 27
3 NUPTIALS AND NESTING 49
4 THE EGG, AND THE YOUNG BIRD 66
5 INHERITANCE AND IMITATION 88
6 AUTUMN FLIGHT 97
7 WATCHING BIRDS IN WINTER I06
Part Two
8 THROUGH THE EYE OF A BIRD Il8
9 COLOUR IN A BIRD'S WORLD 131
10 A BIRD IN THE AIR 144
11 PROBLEMS OF POPULATION 162
12 AIDS TO FIELD WORK 167
13 THE MIND OF A BIRD 169
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES 173
REFERENCES 174
BIRDS ON THE BRITISH LIST MENTIONED IN THE TEXT 184
FOREIGN BIRDS MENTIONED IN TEXT 188

CHAPTER 1

SPRING JOURNEY

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
IBIRD FAMILIES
IIHABITATS OF BIRDS
IIISEASONS OF BIRDS
IVBIRDS GROUPED ACCORDING TO SIZE
VDESCRIPTIONS OF BIRDS

INTRODUCTION

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
INTRODUCTION
BIRDS
BIRD ENEMIES
THE TRAGEDIES OF THE NESTS
BEES
AN IDYL OF THE HONEY−BEE
THE PASTORAL BEES
IISHARP EYES AND OTHER PAPERS
SHARP EYES
THE APPLE
A TASTE OF MAINE BIRCH
WINTER NEIGHBORS
NOTES BY THE WAY
ITHE WEATHER−WISE MUSKRAT
IICHEATING THE SQUIRRELS
IIIFOX AND HOUND
IVTHE WOODCHUCK

INTRODUCTION.

Table of Contents

PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION
INTRODUCTION TO RIVERSIDE EDITION
I THE RETURN OF THE BIRDS
II IN THE HEMLOCKS
III THE ADIRONDACKS
IV BIRDS'−NESTS
V SPRING AT THE CAPITAL WITH AN EYE TO THE BIRDS
VI BIRCH BROWSINGS
VII THE BLUEBIRD
VIII THE INVITATION

PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION
This is mainly a book about the Birds, or more properly an invitation to the study of Ornithology, and the purpose of the author will be carried out in proportion as it awakens and stimulates the interest of the reader in this branch of Natural History.

PREFACE
BIRDS IN A VILLAGE
EXOTIC BIRDS FOR BRITAIN
MOOR−HENS IN HYDE PARK
THE EAGLE AND THE CANARY
CHANTICLEER
IN AN OLD GARDEN
BIRDS IN A CORNISH VILLAGE
ITAKING STOCK OF THE BIRDS
IIDO STARLINGS PAIR FOR LIFE?
IIIVILLAGE BIRDS IN WINTER
IVINCREASING BIRDS IN BRITAIN
VTHE DAW SENTIMENT
VISTORY OF A JACKDAW

PREFACE

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