Among the Birds in Northern Shires

by Charles Dixon

Dartford, [117].
Dartford Warbler, [116], [117].
Dartmoor, [52], [58], [66], [87].
Darwin, [258].
Daws, [237], [250].
December, bird-life in, [292].
Derbyshire, [13], [19], [24], [52], [59], [68], [82], [106], [117], [133], [134], [148], [149], [167], [168], [171], [196], [203], [208], [236], [239], [275];
changing aspects of moors, [35];
varied bird-life, [35].
Derwent, [14], [25], [34], [66].
—— Edge, [53].
Devil’s Hole, [237].
Devonshire, [19], [29], [47], [49], [52], [54], [58], [64], [66], [87], [114], [129], [147], [149], [152], [165], [172], [173], [199], [206], [209], [210], [213], [220], [240], [265], [267], [288];
tameness of moors, [35];
lack of bird-life on moors, [35].
Dipper, [14], [15] fig., [16]-[25], [28], [30], [94], [201];
difficulties of classification, [15], [16];
world distribution, [16];
variety of races, [17];
local names, [17];
song, [19], [24], [286];
evil reputation, [20];
usefulness, [20];
food, [20], [21];
habits and habitat, [20]-[22];
nest, [22], [23].
Diver, Black-throated, [96] fig.
—— Red-throated, [96].
Divers, [96], [97], [228];
migration, [264];
eggs, [98];
nest, [97], [98].
Don, [14], [25], [208], [275], [277].
Doon, [252], [254], [258].
Dore, [14], [53].
Dor-hawk, [109].
Dotterel, [90], [91] fig., [92], [100];
meaning of name, [92].
Dove, river, [14], [25].
—— Ring, [148];
migration, [264], [280].
—— Rock, [238], [240]-[241], [250].
—— Stock, [137], [144], [148].
—— Turtle, [148], [288];
migration, [268], [271].
Doves, [132].
Dove Dale, [236].
Duck, Eider, [73], [102], [218], [222], [225] fig., [233].
—— Long-tailed, [233].
—— Tufted, [198], [199] fig., [200];
migration, [265];
nest, [200];
eggs, [200].
—— Wild, [33], [98], [99], [144], [145], [197].
Ducks, [72], [95], [192], [198], [207], [218], [228];
migration, [264], [265], [278], [281], [282], [289].
Dukeries, [198], [199].
Dunlin, [70], [71], [193], [207];
migration, [265], [266], [269], [278].

Eagle, [66].
—— Golden, [82], [83], [236];
food, [84].
—— White-tailed, [82]-[84];
unclean feeder, [84].
Eccleshall, [132].
Edwindstowe, [142].
Eggs:—
Bunting, Reed, [194].
—— Yellow, [171].
Curlew, Stone, [120], [121].
Diver, [98].
Duck, Tufted, [200].
Fulmar, [258].
Gannet, [247].
Goose, Gray-lag, [73].
Grebe, Little, [195].
Grouse, Red, [45].
Gull, Herring, [250].
—— Lesser Black-backed, [220].
Kingfisher, [205].
Merlin, [62].
Nightjar, [112].
Owl, Short-eared, [125].
Petrel, Fork-tailed, [255].
Plover, Golden, [70].
—— Ringed, [212].
Ptarmigan, [81].
Sandpiper, Common, [31].
Shearwater, Manx, [256].
Sheldrake, [216].
Swan, [198].
Tern, Arctic, [224].
—— Common, [225].
—— Lesser, [211].
—— Sandwich, [223].
Twite, [50].
Whinchat, [175].
Eider, King, [234].
—— Duck, [73], [102], [218], [222], [225] fig., [233].
Endcliffe, [170]-[171].
—— Valley, [189].
—— Woods, [25].
English Channel, [218], [233], [234].
Europe, [16], [17].
Eve-jar, [109].
Evening-jar, [109].
Exmoor, [58].

Falcon, [59], [60], [62], [63], [84].
—— Peregrine, [59], [76]-[78], [85], [86], [239], [250].
Farm and Garden, In, [158].
Farne Islands, [212], [213], [214], [217], [221], [225]-[227], [240], [242], [243], [271].
Faroes, [71].
February, bird-life in, [285].
Fern Owl, [108].
Fieldfare, [172], [182], [292] fig.;
migration, [172], [263], [265], [279], [281], [291].
Filey, [240].
Finches, [48], [164], [170], [279], [284], [289];
migration, [265], [281], [261].
Flamborough, [213], [240], [242], [271], [274].
Flocking, [289].
Flycatcher, Pied, migration, [268].
—— Spotted, migration, [268].
Flycatchers, [141], [183], [271], [288].
Follart, Loch, [102].
Forest and Copse, In, [131].
Formosa, [16].
Forth, Firth of, [209], [210], [216], [244], [248].
Friskney, [278], [280].
Fulmar, [87], [232], [252], [257] fig., [259], [260];
migration, [280];
nest, [258];
eggs, [258].
Furze Kite, [64].

Gannet, [229], [234], [244], [245] fig., [246], [253], [254], [260];
nest, [247]-[249];
eggs, [247].
Garden, In Farm and, [158].
Geese, [192], [228], [293];
migration, [264].
German Ocean, [218], [276], [280].
Gilgit, [63].
Goatsucker, [106], [107].
Godwit, Bar-tailed, [207];
migration, [278].
Godwits, [266], [269].
Goldcrest, [138], [154], [191], [291];
migration, [265], [268], [269], [273], [275], [279], [291].
Golden-eye, [265].
Goldfinch, [169]; migration, [265].
Goosander, [102].
Goose, Bean, [215], [265].
—— Bernacle, [269].
—— Brent, [234];
migration, [264], [269], [278].
—— Gray-lag, [73];
eggs, [73];
nest, [73].
—— Pink-footed, [233];
migration, [265].
—— White-footed, [265].
—— Wild, [34].
Grace Darling, [217].
Grasshopper Warbler, [111], [116];
migration, [268].
Gray-lag Goose, [73];
eggs, [73].
Grebe, [21], [23], [197].
—— Little, [195];
eggs, [195];
nest, [195].
—— Red-necked, [264].
—— Sclavonian, [264].
Greenfinch, [141], [169], [284], [290];
migration, [263], [264], [266], [269];
song, [286].
Greenshank, [34], [72], [93];
migration, [268].
Grimsby, [275].
Grouse, [34], [59], [60], [287].
—— Black, [43], [121], [149], [150] fig.
—— Red, [38] fig., [39]-[46], [57], [75];
preservation of, [38], [39];
monogamous, [43];
protective coloration, [43], [44], [79];
migration, [291];
nest, [44];
eggs, [45].
—— Willow, [43], [80].
Guillemot, Black, [103].
—— Common, [103], [231].
—— Ringed, [231].
Guillemots, [218], [229], [231], [240]-[243], [250], [254].
Gull, Black-headed, [127], [128] fig., [129],1[30];
nest, [129].
—— Common, [94], [102].
—— Herring, [210], [220], [249],2[50];
eggs, [250].
—— Lesser Black-backed, [218], [219] fig., [250];
nest, [219];
eggs, [220].
Gulls, [73], [102], [193], [206], [214], [218], [222], [228], [229] fig., [241];
migration, [280].

Halcyon, [202].
—— Days, [202].
Handa, Bird-haunted, frontispiece. Harrier, Hen, [63]-[65];
migration, [63], [266], [268].
—— Marsh, [125].
Hathersage, [14], [53].
Hawfinch, [167], [184].
Hawk, Blue, [64].
—— Dor-. [109].
—— Ring-tail, [64].
—— Sparrow-, [61], [65], [66], [133], [136]-[138], [164], [184];
migration, [264];
nesting, [288].
Hawks, [132], [139], [140], [144], [151].
Heather Lintie, [48].
Heaths and Marshes, [105].
Hebrides, [13], [52], [71], [73], [83], [97], [99], [102], [103], [208], [213], [240].
Hedge Accentor. [See Accentor].
Heeley, [42], [159].
Heron, [32], [34], [196], [197], [201].
Highlands, [13], [18], [19], [26], [29], [30], [32], [35], [36], [38], [47], [51], [57], [66], [73], [82], [87], [88], [99], [101], [102].
Himalayas, [16].
Hobbys, [133], [144].
Hollow Meadows, [21], [30], [52], [59], [138], [192], [238].
Holy Island, [216].
Hoopoe, [205].
Hornsea Mere, [195], [201].
Humber, [206], [207], [208], [213], [274], [275], [277].

Iceland, [71].
Ireland, [152], [154].
Isle of Man, [82], [89].

Jackdaw, [142]-[144], [237], [240], [250];
migration, [264].
Jack Snipe, [127], [181], [291];
migration, [181], [265].
January, bird-life in, [284].
Jay, [132], [139], [140], [142], [149], [180], [184], [265], [288]-[290];
migration, [265], [291].
Jessop, Francis, [156], [183], [189].
July, bird-life in, [288]-[289].
June, bird-life in, [288].

Kent, [117].
Kestrel, [62], [65], [82], [113], [133], [136], [137], [184], [239], [285], [292], [293].
King Eider, [234].
Kingfisher, [18], [21], [25], [34], [187], [188] fig., [189], [197];
method of feeding, [21];
legends concerning, [201]-[204];
nest, [204];
eggs, [205];
note, [205].
Kite, Furze, [64].
Kites, [133].
Kittiwake, [221], [243], [249], [250].
Knot, [207];
migration, [266], [269].

Lagopus albus, [43], [79], [80].
Lake District, [239].
Lambs, destruction of, by Eagles, [84], [85].
Lancashire, [125], [127].
Landrail, [176]-[178];
migration, [268].
Lapwing, [67] fig., [68]-[70], [126], [127], [182], [286], [289];
migration, [264], [281], [282].
Lark, Shore, migration, [264], [280].
—— Sky-. [See Sky-lark.]
—— Wood-, [113]-[115];
nest, [115];
song, [113], [114].
Larks, [182];
migration, [281].
Lii, Stack, [253].
Lincolnshire, [106], [117], [127], [128], [209], [210], [213], [261], [262], [272]-[274].
Linnæus, on the Dipper, [16].
Linnet, [48], [50], [116], [168], [169];
migration, [263], [264], [269].
Lintie, Heather, [48].
Loch, Mountain and, [74].
Lundy Island, [82].

Macgillivray, [246].
Magpie, [132], [137]-[140], [180];
flocking, [289];
nesting, [288].
Mallard, [32], [72], [98], [99], [122], [200], [233], [286];
migration, [264], [269], [282].
March, bird-life in, [285].
Marlowe, [203].
Marshes, [105].
Martin, House, [238].
—— Sand, [192].
Martins, [180], [192], [196], [197], [287];
migration, [192], [268], [271], [290].
Mason, Little, [51].
May, bird-life in, [287], [288].
Meersbrook, [14], [159].
Meersbrook Park, [140].
Merganser, [94].
—— Red-breasted, [96] fig., [99], [101].
Merlin, [57], [58] fig., [59]-[63];
migration, [266], [268], [282], [291];
nesting, [288];
eggs, [62].
Mersey, [206].
Migrants at a Lighthouse, [270] fig.
Migration:—
Accentor, Hedge, [265], [269], [279].
Auk, Little, [264].
Bernacle, [264].
Bittern, [264], [280].
Blackbird, [263], [269].
Blackcap, [184], [267], [287].
Brambling, [166], [265], [275], [292].
Bunting, Common, [265].
—— Lapland, [280].
—— Reed, [194], [265].
—— Snow, [263]-[265].
—— Yellow, [265], [269], [291].
Buntings, [279].
Chaffinch, [166], [263], [264], [266], [269], [275].
Chiffchaff, [267], [271].
Crake, Spotted, [126].
Crow, Carrion, [265].
—— Hooded, [265], [273], [276], [277].
Cuckoo, [266]-[268], [271], [289].
Curlew, [264], [269], [278], [282].
—— Stone, [120], [268].
Divers, [264].
Dove, Ring, [264], [280].
—— Turtle, [268], [271].
Duck, Tufted, [265].
Ducks, [264], [265], [278], [281], [282], [289].
Dunlin, [265], [266], [269], [278].
Fieldfare, [172], [263], [265], [279], [281], [291].
Finches, [265], [281], [291].
Flycatcher, Pied, [268].
—— Spotted, [268].
Fulmar, [280].
Geese, [264].
Godwit, [278].
Goldcrest, [265], [268], [269], [273], [275], [279], [291].
Goldfinch, [265].
Goose, Brent, [264], [269], [278].
—— Pink-footed, [265].
Greenfinch, [263], [264], [266], [269].
Greenshank, [268].
Grouse, Red, [291].
Gulls, [280].
Harrier, Hen, [63], [266], [268].
Hawk, Sparrow-, [264].
Jackdaw, [264].
Jay, [265], [291].
Knot, [266], [269].
Landrail, [268].
Lapwing, [264], [281], [282].
Lark, Shore, [264], [280].
Larks, [281].
Linnet, [263], [264], [269].
Mallard, [264], [269], [282].
Martins, [192], [268], [271], [290].
Merlin, [266], [268], [282], [291].
Nightjar, [109], [110], [268].
Ouzel, Ring-, [53], [54], [267], [271], [290].
Owl, Short-eared, [265], [269], [277], [278].
Owls, [278].
Phalarope, Red-necked, [268].
Pipit, Meadow, [46], [47], [282].
—— Tree, [268].
Pipits, [290].
Plover, Golden, [264], [279].
—— Gray, [265], [266].
—— Ringed, [266].
Plovers, [265], [269], [278], [282].
Quail, [268].
Rail, Land, [268].
Redshank, [264], [269], [278].
Redstart, [267].
Redwing, [166], [172], [263], [265], [269], [279], [290].
Robin, [263], [266], [268], [269].
Rook, [264], [269].
Ruff, [266].
Sanderling, [265], [266], [269], [278].
Sandpiper, [271].
—— Common, [29], [268].
—— Curlew, [266].
Scaup, [269].
Scoter, [265], [269], [278].
Shrike, Great Gray, [280].
Skua, [266].
—— Buffon’s, [266].
Sky-lark, [178], [264], [269], [273], [276], [279].
Snipe, [264].
—— Common, [269].
—— Jack, [181], [265].
Sparrow, Hedge, [266].
— House, [263]-[264] note.
— Tree, [263], [269].
Starling, [264], [265], [268], [269].
Stint, Little, [266].
Stonechat, [265], [269], [291].
Swallow, [192], [266], [268], [271], [277], [290].
Swan, [264].
Swift, [268], [270] fig., [271], [289].
Teal, [265], [269].
Tern, [271].
Thrush, Missel-, [269], [291].
—— Song, [263].
Titmice, [265], [266], [269], [275], [291].
Turnstone, [269].
Twite, [282], [290].
Waders, [265], [289].
Wagtail, Gray, [24].
—— Pied, [265], [266], [268], [269].
Warbler, Garden, [268].
—— Grasshopper, [268].
—— Reed, [267].
—— Sedge, [268], [271].
Warblers, [290].
Wheatear, [51], [267].
Whimbrel, [266].
Whinchat, [267], [271].
Whitethroat, [267], [271].
—— Lesser, [267].
Wigeon, [265], [269], [278].
Woodcock, [264]-[266].
Wren, [265], [266].
—— Willow, [267], [271].
—— Wood, [268].
Wryneck, [267].
Migration in the Northern Shires, [261].
Millers Dale, [236].
Minsben’s Dictionary, [202].
Missel-thrush, [24], [55], [120], [124], [146], [147], [172], [285], [286], [290];
migration, [269], [291];
song, [284], [290], [291], [293].
Monsal Dale, [236].
Montagu, [64].
Moorhen, [21], [23], [126], [182], [188], [189], [195], [197].
Moorland fires, [41], [42].
Moorlands and Roughs, [35].
Mountain and Loch, [74].