FOOTNOTES:
[1] See Beethoven’s song “The Call of the Quail.” One of Antoinette Sterling’s favourites.
[2] Mr. Wells Bladen, of Stone, wrote an interesting brochure on this subject.
[3] “Birds in their Seasons.”
[4] In “Home-Life of Marsh Birds,” Miss Emma Turner gives a most interesting account of these lovely little birds, illustrated from her own photographs.
[5] “A Son of the Marshes.”
[6] Noisy, coarse creatures.
[7] “A Son of the Marshes.”
[8] “A Son of the Marshes.”
| Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber: |
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| particular sepcies=> particular species {pg 8} |
| their oppresive enemy=> their oppressive enemy {pg 28} |
| plunders and steal nests=> plunders and steals nests {pg 69} |
| and feeds its young=> and feeds it young {pg 91} |
| I was struck wtih=> I was struck with {pg 96} |
| it finds it diet=> it finds its diet {pg 131} |
| The clutch consits=> The clutch consists {pg 131} |
| enlivens the neighbourheed=> enlivens the neighbourhood {pg 153} |
| The German naturalist Linz=> The German naturalist Lenz {pg 157} |
| and it a joy=> and it is a joy {pg 169} |
| as would by comparison made=> as would by comparison make {pg 219} |
| clear and joyonus=> clear and joyous {pg 251} |
| in one of of our old hedgerows=> in one of our old hedgerows {pg 264} |
| The gooseberry blossoms was=> The gooseberry blossom was {pg 272} |
| superstitition has linked=> superstition has linked {pg 277} |
| wiremorms, click-beetles=> wireworms, click-beetles {pg 285} |
| a vistor only on its way=> a visitor only on its way {pg 287} |
| covers up the eggs is order=> covers up the eggs in order {pg 313} |
| Its aspect in cunning and cruel=> Its aspect is cunning and cruel {pg 351} |