INDEX

Animals, mysterious faculties possessed by, [290], [291]
Animal world, the, its existence ignored by writers on psychical subjects, [294]
Antics, possible origin of some kinds of, [184], [185], [191-193]
Artists, leave the fenlands alone, [3]
Australian parrakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus), roosting habits of, [5], [6]
Australian swan, nest-building actions of the, [174]
Birds, roosting habits of, [5], [6]
Song of, at dawn, [74], [75]
Chases à trois of, [109], [110]
Nuptial rite performed habitually on nest by some, [181]
Some peculiarities in the fighting of, [185]
Mixture of pugnacity and timidity in, [191]
Their delight in nest-building, [199], [200];
false ideas on this subject, [199], [200]
Parental love in; from what period does it date? [208], [209]
Parental affection and instinct of incubation; are they distinct? [208]
Performance of parental duties by male; in what originating? [208-211]
Male feeding female, remarks on, [210], [211]
Nebbing or billing, origin of habit in, [211-213]
More interesting questions in regard to, avoided by ornithologists, [210]
Kiss in proper sense of the word, [211-213]
Collect insects, &c., to feed young, [216]
Sexual relations of, [234-236]
Permanent unions of, [265]
Power of expression in, [274]
Cries of, definite significance falsely attributed to, [278]
Maternal ruses practised by, [279];
suggested origin of these, [181], [279], [280]
Our commoner ones related to foreign species with interesting habits should be more closely observed, [286], [287]
“Bird Watching,” referred to, [127], [128], [158], [175], [181], [253]
Blackbirds, roosting note of, [4], [5]
Variety of notes of, [4], [5]
Alarm-note, so-called, of, [5]
Strange actions of, in construction of nest, [173], [174]
Hen alone observed to build by author, [206];
cock seen to, also, by Mr. Dewar, [206];
transition process probable; but which way? [206], [207]
Cock does not incubate, [207]
But helps feed the young, [208]
Blue-Tit, movements of, compared with those of long-tailed tit, [17]
Note of, [18]
Steals materials from blackbird’s nest, to build with, [205]
Bower, the, may have grown out of the nest, [70];
or out of the cleared space where some birds meet to court, &c., [70]
Bower-Birds, possible origin of bowers, &c., of, [64-70]
Cat, effects of a, on author’s observations, [265], [268]
Chaffinch, hen demolishes the nest of golden-crested wren, [205]
Hen alone observed to make nest, [205]
Nest-building actions of hen, [205], [206]
Cheerful constitution, a, a good thing but not a good argument, [231]
Children, death of, in quantity not affecting, [153]
Cinnabar moth caterpillar, pupating habits of, [15]
Ignored by fowls, [15]
May offer example of warning coloration, [15]
Coal-Tit, feeds on spruce-buds, [16];
and on larch-buds, [16]
Note of, [16]
Motions of, [16]
Extracts seeds from fir-cones, [18], [19]
Possible origin of name, [19], [20]
Nesting habits of, [194-197]
Flies directly into nest, [195], [196]
Composition of nest of, [197]
Size of nest of, [197]
Commensalism, possible origin of, [120], [121]
Coot, change of coloration in the, [276]
Has become more aquatic than moorhen, [285]
Dives better than moorhen, [285]
Bathes floating on water, [285]
Cow-birds, their habit of destroying their own, and foster-parents’, eggs, [273]
Cuckoo, comes late in April, [92]
Playground of, [93], [94], [97], [98]
Nuptial and social sportings of, [93-95]
Various notes of, [95], [96]
Does the male only say “cuckoo”? [96], [102], [103];
difficulty of making sure of this, [102], [103];
some evidence on the subject, [104], [105]
Tune of, changed before June, [96];
the old rhyme about, not trustworthy, [96]
Manner of feeding of, [98], [99]
Becoming nocturnal, [99], [100]
Persecuted by small birds, [100], [101]
Possible relations to, of small birds, [100], [101]
Not confounded by small birds with hawk, [101], [102]
Dabchicks, haunt the river Lark, [261]
Eleven together seen on Lark in winter, [261]
Fascination in becoming acquainted with, [261]
Curious note of, [262-264];
and what it suggests, [262];
is not “whit” but “queek,” [263], [264]
Grande Finale of, [262], [263]
Matrimonial duet of, [263], [299], [300], [303], [305], [314], [315];
and what it expresses, [263-265];
is performed summer and winter, [299], [300]
Mate for life, [263], [265]
Observations on a pair of, at Tuddenham, [296-306]
Domestic habits of, [296-320]
Additions to nest by, after apparent completion and during incubation, [297-299], [301]
Such additions seem unnecessary, [301]
Leap on to nest of, [297], [302]
Removal of weed from eggs by, [297], [299], [303]
Nest of, described, [298]
Close sitting of, on occasions, [298]
Eggs sometimes left uncovered by, [298], [299], [300], [303], [304]
Change on the nest of the, [299], [301], [304]
Difficulty in eluding observation of, [299]
Habit of covering eggs of, seems fluctuating and unintelligent, [300];
probable origin of the habit, [300]
Chicks fed by parents with weed, [301], [302], [304], [307], [308], [311]
Chicks ride on parent’s back, [302], [303], [304]
Jump up on to nest, with young on back, [302], [303], [305]
Sit still in water as though on nest, [303], [305]
Family scenes, [303], [305], [311]
Three chicks on parent’s back, [304]
One egg out of the four laid by, left unhatched, [305], [306], [307], [319], [320]
Pair of, observed from pair of Hatherley steps, [306]
Chicks divided between parents after leaving nest for good, [307], [320]
Subdivision of parental labour in, [307]
Assiduous feeding of chicks by male, [307]
“Peep, peep” of, whilst feeding young, [308]
Chicks sit under parent’s wing, on back, [308], [309], [313]
Natural hollow on back of, for chicks to sit in, [308], [309]
Chicks rarely sit in true nest with parent except on back, [309]
“Dearest chuck,” note of, [309]
Invisibility of chicks on parent’s back, [310]
Parent dives with three chicks on back, [310-312]
Chicks prefer mother’s back, [312], [313];
and mount male’s with more difficulty, [312]
Back of, as seat for young, [313]
Chicks striped like tigers, [313]
Discovery made in regard to, [313]
“Chook-a, chook-a,” note of, [314]
Moorhen’s nest used by, to sit in with chicks, [314-318];
probable origin of this habit, [319]
Darwin, views of, as to origin of music, [10], [11];
ignored by the late Mr. F. W. H. Myers, [10]
Attributes colours of tiger, leopard, jaguar, &c., to sexual selection, [44], [45]
“Laudetur et alget,” [45]
Fenlands, charm of the, [3]
Fieldfare, scolding of, [4]
Firs, planted near Icklingham fifty years ago, [4]
Frank Buckland, his brown paper parcel, [85]
His half-part edition of White’s “Selborne,” [85]
Gilbert White on House-Martins, [243], [249], [251], [252];
unfair treatment of, [259], [260]
Great Crested Grebe, consummates nuptial rite on the nest, [68]
Great Tit, movements of, compared to those of long-tailed tit, [17]
Green Woodpecker, nest of, often seized by the starling, [129];
is not much the worse for this, [130], [131];
possible result of such deprivation, [131], [132]
Feeds on ants, [31]
Ants, how procured by, [219], [230]
Young of, fed by regurgitation, [31], [217], [218]
Does not bring insects in beak to young, [216], [217]
Almost wholly an ant eater, [218-221]
Contents of excrements of, [220], [221]
Almost as salient an instance of changed habits as Darwin’s La Plata woodpecker, [220]
Ant diet of, related to regurgitation of food in feeding young, [221]
Must mate for life, [221]
Conjugal habits in winter, [221], [222]
Tail not required as support, [222]
A fighter, though the contrary has been stated, [223]
Spring tide activities of, account of, [224-238]
Hostile demonstrations of, [225]
Its method of fighting, [226-230], [233], [237]
Fighting actions of, have become stereotyped, [227-230]
Sexual relations of, [233], [234], [236], [237]
Divergence of habits of, from those of the family, [236], [237]
Ant-eating habits of, [236], [237]
How does it roost? [237]
Hatherley steps make good observatory for watching birds, [306], [307]
Heart of man, Chinese proverb in regard to, [286]
Hedge-Sparrow, steals building material from blackbird’s nest, [205]
Heron, cries, &c., uttered by, [72], [73], [75], [76], [77], [79]
Nuptial flight of, [73], [80], [81]
Uncouth appearance of, [73], [74], [81], [82]
Ordinary flight of, [74]
Domestic habits of, [72-80]
Change on the nest, the, [75-78]
Sits firm in a hurricane, [78], [79]
A close sitter, [79]
Watchfulness of, [79], [80]
Descent of pair on to nest, [80]
Can rise with single flap, [82]
Eats frogs, moles, mice, shrews, &c., [82], [83]
Its manner of catching and eating fish, [83], [84], [119]
Delicacy of beak, [84]
Beak of, compared with human hand, [84]
Serratures in beak, [84]
Serrated claw of, how used, [84-86]
Management of large eel by, [85], [86]
Supposed filament of, [86]
Stalks his prey, [87]
Settling on nest, [87], [88]
Sometimes overbalances in catching fish, &c., [83]
Heronry, a, near Icklingham, [72]
The awakening of the, [72], [73]
Historians, their song to an old tune, [231]
Hooded-Crow, common in West Suffolk during winter, [51]
Called “carrion crow” by the people, [51]
Feeding habits of, [51], [52], [55]
Haunt open warren lands, [51]
Mingle with rooks, [52], [58]
Disagreements of, with rooks, [52-54]
Fighting methods of, [54]
Rules of precedence of, when feeding in company, [53]
Gregarious instincts of, compared with those of rooks, [54], [55]
May sometimes roost with rooks, [55]
Eats thistle roots, [56]
Mysterious relations of, with rooks, [58-60]
One seen flying with peewits, [127]
House-Martin, domestic habits of, [239-259]
Nest building of, [240-243], [246-248]
Musical meetings of, [242-244], [253], [256]
Gilbert White’s reference to slow rate of building of, [243], [249];
his explanation of this not the true one, [243], [249]
Possible intercommunal marriages of, [244], [245]
Sexual relations of, [244], [245], [252], [253], [255], [256], [259]
Oppressed by sparrows, [243-246], [248]
Quick building of nest of, [245], [249]
Social and communistic relations of, [248], [250], [251], [252], [259]
Fighting of, [248]
Apparent inability to resist sparrows, [248]
Suggested explanation of this, [248], [249]
Builds nest on site of old one, [249];
curious fact in relation to this, [249], [250]
Young, feeding of, [253-257]
Young, fed by regurgitation, [254-258]
Insects, how caught by, [258];
and how brought to young, [257-259]
Icklingham, where situated, [1], [3]
The country about, [1], [2], [4]
Some seven miles from the fenlands, [56]
Incubation, is instinct of, differentiated from parental love? [208]
Instinct, may sometimes have grown out of mere mechanical movements, [179-180], [184], [185], [300], [301];
evidence in regard to this, [180], [181]
Resulting from lapsed intelligence, [185]
“Intimations of immortality,” supposed, [10]
Jackdaws, seem conscious of their superiority when with rooks, [54]
Decorate their nests, [68]
Jaguar, theory of protective colouring in regard to, questioned, [43], [44]
Kestrel flying with peewits, [127]
Kissing, origin of, in man probably utilitarian, [211-213]
In relation to birds, [211-213]
Landseer, false criticism of, [88], [89]
Masterpiece of, removed from the National Gallery, [89]
Larks, various ways of mounting and descending of, [107], [108]
Individual variety in flight of, [108]
Winter ways of, [108], [109]
Piping note in winter of, [109]
Song in February of, [109]
Chases à trois of, [109]
Change locality according to season, [110]
Leopard, theory of protective colouring in regard to, questioned, [43], [44]
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker brings collection of insects in beak to feed young, [216]
Lion, theory of protective colouring in regard to, questioned, [43]
Long-tailed Tit, roosting habits of, [6]
Movements of, [16-18];
compared with those of blue tit, [17], [18]
Aerial forced march of, [17]
Note of, [18]
Nest-building habits of, [198-204]
Origin of dome of nest of, [199];
and of entrance to, [200], [201], [203]
Uniform way of entering and leaving nest of, [200]
Contortionist powers of, [202], [204]
Approaches and leaves nest by one set path, [202], [203]
The “sweep” up to nest of, [203]
Man, the chief animal in this world only, [295]
Maternal affection, beauty of, [214]
All hail to, [216]
Mellersh, Mr., letter of, to Standard about starlings referred to, [160]
Migration, facts of, marginal reference to, [290]
Missel-Thrush, harsh strident note of, [4]
Puts a peewit to flight, [123]
Skirmishes of, with stone-curlews, [123], [124]
Retreats with honour, [124]
Moorhen, haunts the river Lark, [261]
Pair of, built yearly in author’s pond, [265]
Supernumerary nests made by, [265-269]
Sits in two or more nests, [266-269]
Bathing habits of, [267]
Special bathing-places of, public and private, [267]
Pronounced habit of over-building of, [269]
Destruction of its own eggs by, [269-273];
possible explanation of this habit, [272], [273];
may be compared with that of the cow-birds of America, [273]
Continued building of nest by, during incubation and rearing of young, [273]
Due, probably, to a blind impulse, [273], [274]
Legs of, gartered in male alone, [275]
Triple successive coloration of the cere in, [275]
Difficulty of explaining this, [275], [276]
Precocity of young, [276], [277]
Fear of man in the newly-hatched chick, [277]
Carries shell of hatched egg to shore, [277]
Young, fed by dams, [277]
Young, notes of, [277], [278]
Maternal cries of, [277], [278]
Clucking note of, to call young, [277], [278];
and for other uses, [278]
Variety of expression in cries of young, [278]
Young, sit in nest with one parent, [278]
No maternal ruse employed by, [181], [278], [279];
material for the evolution of one possibly observed, [279]
Nerves of, highly strung, [280]
Effect of report of gun on, [280]
Motions, actions, &c., of, [280]
A bundle of caprices, [280]
Habit of flirting tail of, [280]
Pugnacity of, [281]
Scene in “The Rivals” acted by, [281]
Warlike display of, [281-283]
Method of fighting of, [283-285];
is essentially unaquatic, [284], [285]
Pugnacity of, even in winter, [281]
Bathes only in shallow water, [285]
Analogy between some actions of, and more developed ones of Ypecaha rail, [285], [286]
Nuptial antic or pose of, [287], [288]
Emotional hermaphroditism of, [288]
Interchangeable performance of nuptial rite in sexes of, [288];
bearing of this on questions of nature and origin of sexual display, and of inter-sexual selection, [288], [289];
as, also, on the subliminal self theory, [289]
Myers, the late Mr. F. W. H., has ignored Darwin’s views as to origin of musical faculty in man, [10]
Natural history, no finality in, [249]
Nature, sometimes looks unnatural, [88]
Two voices of, [110]
Full of irony, [245]
Nest, false, of peewit, the, [166-168];
is the real nest, [168]
Of birds, suggested origin of the, [168-180]
May have been originally a thalamum more especially, [181], [182]
Was once put to two uses habitually, [181], [182];
as it still is in some instances, [182]
Nest-building instinct, suggested origin of, in birds, [168-184]
Nightingale, hen alone seen to build, [206]
Nightjar, common about Icklingham, [21]
Sits on extreme tip-top of spruce or larch, [21]
Its habit of clapping its wings, [21-23];
sometimes a great many times consecutively, [22], [23]
“Quaw-ee,” note of, [21]
Beauty of flight and aerial mastery of, [22]
A new sensation obtained by seeing it, [22]
Domestic habits of, [23-37]
Change on the nest of, [24]
Churring note uttered by both sexes, [25]
Expressive power of the churr, [26]
Incubation shared by male and female, [23], [24], [26]
Sexes hard to distinguish, [26]
Male less skilful in incubation than female, [26]
Hen, the more assiduous sitter, [26]
Interesting scene observed, [26-29]
Method of moving eggs adopted by, [27]
Mahomet and the mountain, [28]
Both parents feed chicks, [29]
Low querulous note of, whilst in unharassed circumstances, [29]
Chicks fed by regurgitation, [29-32], [34]
Probable mode of catching insects of, [30-33]
Kind of insects, &c., mostly eaten by, [31-33]
An aerial whale, [33], [258]
Difference in size between the two chicks of, [35]
Early quiescence and later activity of chicks, [35], [36]
Nesting site gradually deserted, [35]
Chicks called up by parents, [35], [36]
Maternal ruse practised by, [36]
Anxiety of parents in regard to chicks, [36], [37]
Chicks walk or run easily, [37];
as do also the grown birds, [37]
Nuptial rite may be performed on the ground, [37]
Variety of notes of, [37-39];
no special limited meaning assignable to these, [37-39]
Resemblance of, to piece of fir-bark, [40], [41];
possible meaning of such resemblance, [41], [42]
Generally protective colouring in relation to incubative, &c., habits of, [42], [43]
Returns, each year, to same locality, [50]
Has favourite trees and branches, [50]
Does not always nest in same spot, [50]
Nuptial antics, suggested origin of, [180], [181]
Optimists, as reasoners, [231]
Ostrich, nesting habits of, as described by Mr. Cronwright Schreiner, [176-178];
suggestions as to the meaning and origin of these, [177-179]
Rolling of, in courtship, [178]
Two kinds of, [178]
Ornithologists, works of seem written to assist bird-nesters, [210]
Parasitic instinct, in birds, possible origin of, [132]
Parental ruses, suggested origin of, [180], [181]
Partridges, curious chasings of one another of, [188-191];
nature and suggested explanation of, [189-192]
Peewits, repair to fens towards end of October for the winter, [3], [116]
Return in February, [116]
Appearance, &c., of, [117]
Their way of bathing, [117], [118];
and of feeding, [119]
Chased by missel-thrush, [124]
Rolling and other strange sexual antics of, [163-166], [174], [175];
nature of such movements, [167], [168], [171-173];
theory founded upon them as to origin of nest-building amongst birds, [166-184]
“False nests” of, [166-168];
not essentially differing from the real nest, [168]
“Pesses,” formerly used in Icklingham church, [56]
Pheasant, at roosting time, [5]
Roosting habits of, [6]
Trumpety note of, [7]
Soft note of, at roosting, [7]
Partial paralysis produced in, by sudden fright, [279], [280]
A cock, put to flight by stone-curlew, [123]
Philistines, the, bloodthirsty shouts of, [156]
False plea of the, [156], [157]
Having no appreciation of anything, can destroy everything with impunity, [156], [157]
Hypocritical pretence of, to an æsthetic motive, [157]
Poet, the, not a teacher, [11]
His aptitude to feel and express, [12]
Protective coloration theory, unsatisfactory in regard to tiger, leopard, jaguar, &c., [43-49]
Inapplicable to animals that hunt at night by scent, [47]
Versus sexual selection, [43-50]
Psychical Research Society, great mistake made by, [143-145]
Its man-worshipping attitude, [143-145]
Its neglect of the comparative method, [143-145]
Indifferent to field natural history, [145]
Should let the dogs into church, [145]
Conclusions of, reared on too narrow a basis of fact and observation, [290]
Rabbits, the stamping of, with hind legs may have various meanings, [38]
Theory in regard to white tail of, unsubstantiated, [46], [47]
Browse lichen, [92]
One warming his paws at camp fire, [93]
Rhyme, old, about cuckoo changing its tune in June not trustworthy, [96]
Truth sacrificed for sake of, [96], [97]
So-called cockney, the, the bugbear of pedants and purists, [97]
Fetters of, should be loosened, not tightened, [97]
River Lark, description of, [2]
Rooks, feeding habits of, [52]
Mingle with hooded crows, [52], [58]
Disagreements of, with hooded crows, [52-54]
Rules of precedence of, when feeding in company, [53]
Fighting methods of, [54]
Partial reversion of some, to less social state, [55]
Gregarious instinct of, sometimes in abeyance, [55], [56]
Eat roots of thistles, [56]
May sometimes roost singly, [57]
Are more civilised than the hooded crow, [57]
Mysterious relations of, with the hooded crow, [58-60]
Visits of, to nesting-trees during winter, [60-63];
reasons for, and suggested origin of these visits, [63-70]
Compared to bower-birds, [64-70]
Often pair on nest, [68]
Are swayed by love in winter as well as in summer, [70]
Their round of life during winter, [70], [71]
Sand-martins, fight violently, [248]
Late appearance of several, [259]
Schiller, his two great forces “hunger and love,” [70]
Has forgotten sleep, [71]
Scott, his style not appreciated by the inappreciative, [82]
Sense of direction referred to, [290]
Sexual selection, prejudice in regard to theory of, [45];
the reason for this, [45]
May account for white tail in rabbit, [47]
And for posterior markings, colours, &c., generally, [47]
Stripes and spots of tiger, leopard, jaguar, zebra, &c., probably due to, [43-50]
Shag, decorates its nest with flowers, &c., [68]
“She oaks,” characteristic of country round Icklingham, [3], [4]
Of the poplar tribe, [3]
Their great size, [3]
Are, fortunately, valueless, [3]
Sleep, a third ruling power, forgotten by Schiller, [71]
Snipe, one as part of picturesque scene, [119]
Their odd, stereotyped way of fighting, [185-189];
and of pursuing one another, [188];
suggested explanation of these and similar phenomena exhibited by other birds, [190-193]
Song-Thrush, a fighter, though said not to be, [223]
Sparrow with a grievance, a, [245]
Nest-building habits of, [245-247]
Oppression of house-martins by, [243-246], [248]
Spiders, one answers query, [14]
Hibernate under bark of trees, [14]
Spiritualism, doctrine of, does not answer certain questions, [232]
Makes best of bad job, but the bad job remains, [232]
Presents many difficulties, [232]
Spur-winged lapwing, antics, à trois of, [110];
suggested origin of, [109], [110]
Starlings, bathing, [119]
Feeding over the land, [119]
Enjoy company of peewits, [120]
A single one flying with peewits, [120]
One welcomed back by another, [120], [121]
Have hearts even in winter, [121], [122]
Imitate note of peewit, [122]
Relations of, with green woodpecker, [129-132];
may lead to one or other acquiring parasitic instinct, [131], [132]
As architects, [133-136]
Their nests in sand-pits, [133-135]
How made? [133-136]
Social nesting habits of, [136-138]
Make morality seem a bore, [137]
Roosting habits of, [138-154]
Flocking of, before roosting, [138], [139]
Susurrus, or sing-song of, [138]
Erratic descent into trees of, [139]
Simultaneous aerial movement amongst large bodies of, [140], [142], [143];
some form of thought-transference seems necessary to explain these, [143]
Distinctive note uttered by, whilst flying, [145], [146]
Twitter whilst flying, [146]
Varied entry of, into roosting place, [146]
Exodus of, from wood in regiments, [147-152];
back regiments fly first, [150]
Breaking back of, during exodus, [150], [151]
Increase altitude when passing hedges, &c., [152]
Great flights of, a study for Turner, [152]
Poetry in numbers of, [152]
Actions of, in the roosting place, [153], [154];
a disseminating process observable, [153];
slow diminution of the sing-song, [153];
sudden flights and scurryings, [153], [154];
silence not till long after nightfall, [154]
Morning flight out from roosting-place, [154], [155];
takes place by successive bands or regiments, [154], [155]
Kind of bushes, &c., chosen to roost in, [155], [156];
possible explanation of this, [155], [156]
Letter written to Daily Telegraph about, [157-160]
Good done by, [160], [161]
Harm done by, to fruit inconsiderable, [160], [161]
Small space occupied by, to sleep in, [157-161]
Do no harm to song-birds, [158], [159], [161], [162]
Do not “infest,” but country gentlemen do, [162]
Statesmen, good that might be done by “translation” of, into dabchicks, [305]
Stevenson, style of, preferred by Stevenson to Scott’s, [82]
But not by author, [82]
Stock-dove, odd formalities in combats of, [185];
explanation of these, [185]
Stone-chat, his motions, &c., [115], [116]
An angry bird, [115]
His tail flirted at you, [116];
his certain answer if questioned on the subject, [116]
Variation in appearance of, [116]
Stone-curlew, a special feature of country round Icklingham, [124]
Often feeds with peewits, [122]
A fighter, [122], [123]
Puts a cock pheasant to flight, [123]
Skirmishes of, with missel-thrushes, [123], [124]
Warlike display of rival males, [123];
not employed when attacking another species, [123];
suggested explanation of this, [123]
Sad cry of, [124], [125]
The clamour of, [125]
Other notes of, [125], [126]
Cry of, recalling piping of oyster-catcher, [126]
The gathering of the clans, [125]
Pursued by sparrow-hawk, [126]
The Heimkehr of, in the early morning, [127]
Is di-nocturnal, [128]
More active during the day in spring, [128]
Crouching habits of, [128]
Evening dances of, in autumn, [128]
Migration of, [128]
Subliminal self, theory of the, a criticism of, [289-294]
Numerous objections to, [292-294]
Author’s counter hypothesis to, of innumerable ancestral subliminal selves, [289], [290]
Swallow tribe, the, insects, how caught and swallowed by, [258]
Swan, nest-building actions of the male, [174]
“Test of time,” the, a misleading expression, [89-92]
Tiger, protective coloration theory in regard to, questioned, [43-45]
Beauty of the, Darwin’s view as to how acquired, [44-46]
Coloration of, in relation to man, [47], [48]
Chinese proverb in regard to Coreans and the, [48]
Eye-witness’s account of the stalking of a cow by a, [48], [49]
Titlark, mounting and descent of, [110], [111]
More like a lark than a wagtail, [111], [112];
resembles a wagtail also, [113]
Tits, a feature of Icklingham, [194]
Tree-pipit, voice of, like the skylark’s, [112]
Tuddenham, observations on pair of dabchicks at, [296-306]
Voice, importance of the, in classification, [112], [113]
Water-wagtail, courting actions of male, [113], [114];
similarity in, to those of pheasant, [114]
Nest of, in that of song-thrush, [213]
Hen alone seems to incubate, [213]
Alternates eating with building, [213], [214]
Open bills of young, like Venetian glass vases, [214]
Collects a number of flies, &c., for young, [214]
Beauty of maternal love as exemplified by, [214]
Skill of, in collecting flies, [215], [216]
Weather, the, and the cries of birds, [6], [7]
Wheatear, characteristic of the steppes of Icklingham, [106]
Arrival of first pair of, [106]
Arrives in splendid plumage, [106]
Ways of the male, [106], [107]
Plumage of male, [114], [115]
Courtship of male, [107], [114]
Curious sexual actions of male, [175], [176]
Wood-pigeons, cooing of, [8], [9]
Roosting of, [9], [10], [12], [13]
Emotions raised by rushing sound of wings of, [9], [10];
remarks as to this, [10-12]
Numbers of, in West Suffolk, [12], [13]
Pigeon-trees made by, [13]
Less characteristic coo of, [74], [75]
Single one flying with starlings, [127]
Partial paralysis produced in, by sudden fright, [279], [280]
Wordsworth, his “intimations of immortality” due to the laws of inheritance, [10], [11]
No evidence contained in the famous ode of, [11], [12]
Wren, house-hunting of, [13], [14]
Food of, in winter, [14]
Seen to enter long-tailed tit’s nest in absence of owner, [204], [205]
Ypecaha rails, screaming dances of, referred to, [285]

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