Jackdaw, a tame, [58] — his egg-stealing avenged, [61] — his parting visit, [63] — at Clissold Park, [310] — wild daws attracted by, [311] Jackdaws, their rarity in London, [52] — as cathedral birds, [53], [264] — colony of, at Kensington, [55] — their relations with rooks, [56], [138] — short visit of, to Clissold Park, [57] — white, [63] — abundance of, at Richmond, [262] Jay, its absence from the inner parks, [23] — at Streatham, [250] — at Wimbledon, [257] — at Richmond, [263] — at Kew, [267] ‘Jenny,’ the Tower raven, [29]
Kempshall, Mr., loaf-stealing crow observed by, [45] Kennington Park, [219] — — bird life in, [221] Kensington Gardens, raven in, [27] — — daws in, [55], [274] — — former rookery in, [77-82] — — a stranger’s first view of, [78] — — destruction of trees in, [79-85] — — Matthew Arnold on, [161] — — owls in, [165], [274] Kestrels at Hackney Marsh, [206] Kew Gardens, [265] — — bird life in, [267] Kilburn, open spaces in, [172] Kimber, Sergeant, his experiments in Clissold Park, [309] Kingfisher in Battersea Park, [293] — suggestion for encouragement of, [322] Kite, its former office as scavenger, [2] — destruction of last nest of, [121]
Lambeth Palace, skylarks in grounds of, [144] — — white owl at, [166] Lea River, swans on the, [205] — — former fishing in the, [206] Leg of Mutton Pond, moorhens on the, [180] Lethal chamber suggested for cats, [300] ‘London,’ ambiguity of the term, [2] London, toleration of, by birds, [275] — absorption of country by, [286] London districts: East, [192] North and North-west, [172] South, [216] South-east, [218] South-west, [237] West, [156] London fields, [194] Longevity of birds, [110], [324]
Macaulay, T. B., recollections of Clapham Common, [244] Magpie, rarity of, in London, [20] — fate of last pair at Hampstead, [22] Mallard, imperfect domestication of, [38] — nesting in trees, [39] Mansfield, Lord, birds in his grounds, [178], [181] Marsh lands by the Thames, [210] Melford, Mr. Mark, daws rescued by, [59] — Mrs., her tame jackdaw, [59-63] Middlesex, remains of primæval forest of, [184] Migration, as seen in London, [129-133] Minet, Mr. William, Myatt’s Fields given by, [219] Missel-thrush at Kew, [267] — possible reintroduction of, [318] Moat, the, at Bishop’s Park, Fulham, [251] Moat-hen, early name for moorhen, [94] Moorhens, the, in London, [94] — decorative tastes of, [96] — their dislike of dabchicks, [100] — their autumnal movements, [138] — on Hampstead Heath, [180] — half-grown, as parent’s assistants, [181] Moule, Mr. E. C. H., on the birds of Hampstead, [179] Mouser, the crow as, [49] Movements of London birds, diurnal, [38], [42], [145] — — — — seasonal, [129] et supra Myatt’s Fields, [219]
Nests in parks, &c., taking of, [276] Newton, Professor, as to the Temple Gardens rookery, [307] Night in Kensington Gardens, [38] Nightingale in Bostell Woods, [230] — at Streatham, [250] — increasing rarity of, [268] Northey, Sir R., rooks brought to Temple Gardens by, [307] Nunhead Cemetery, [233] Nuthatch, possible introduction of the, [318]
Offerings to mistress by tame rook, [74] Open spaces of London, [151], [171], [192], &c. — — comparative area of, in the several districts, [239] Owl, white, at Lambeth, [166] Owls, brown and white, in London, [4] — — — — in Kensington Gardens, [165], [274] — — — — at Hampstead, [178] — — — — at Bostell Woods, [230] Oxeye, disappearance of, from London, [158] — possible reintroduction of, [319]
Parks, central, of London, [156] Partridge, the, at Kew, [267] Peacock feathers, use of, by moorhens, [96] Peckham Rye and Park, [230] — — bird life in, [232], [233] Pewit, the, at Wimbledon, [257] Pheasant, the, at Kew, [267] Phillips, Mr. M. B., his tame crow, [49] Pigeon, domestic, increase of, in London, [53] — — need of check on, [313] — homing, shot on Hampstead Marsh, [208] Pike, destruction of water-fowl by, [213] Pinioning, [315] Plumstead, [225] Ponds, provision for bird life on, [180], [196] — small, swans on, [247] Putney Heath, [255]
Queen’s Park, Kilburn, [172] — private grounds at Kew, [267] — — — — — proposed opening of, [269]
Rabbits in Hyde Park, destruction of, by cats, [293] Ranelagh Sporting Club, [252] Raptorial birds, their possible reintroduction, [312], [325] Raven, bracelet stolen by, [26] Ravens, their former presence in London, [25] — fate of the last pair, [25] — duel in Regent’s Park, [27] — savagery towards their young, [127] Ravenscourt Park, [168] Regent’s Park, [173] Richmond Park, [261] Ring, theft and restoration of, by rook, [75] Ringdove, see [Wood-pigeon] Robins, growing scarceness of, [124], [159] — their intolerant spirit, [126], [127] — annual scattering of, [140] Roding, the river, [211] Rook, tame, curious customs of, [73-77] Rookery in Gray’s Inn Gardens, [70] — in Kensington Gardens, fate of, [77-84] Rookeries, [178], [212], [235], [250], [258] Rooks, daws joining a company of, [56], [138] — approaching disappearance of, [70] — their characteristics, [72] — their winter roosting places, [138] — at Richmond, [257] — proposed reintroduction of, to London, [305], [309] Rook shooting, herons scared by, [214] — — not approved of by rooks, [258] ‘Rough,’ the, his hunting instincts, [278]
St. James’s Park, little grebes nesting at, [98] — — — as a winter bird resort, [147] Sanctuary for birds at Caen Wood, [326] Sanctuaries for birds, need of, [163], [179], [213] Scavengers, birds as, [2], [8], [24], [44], [46] Serpentine, suicide of raven in, [27] — need of an island refuge in, [164] ‘Shindies,’ sparrows’, [113] Shooting of ducks in Hyde Park, [37] Shrubs for parks, native preferable to exotic, [17], [164], [185], [215] Singing matches of chaffinches, [198] Skylark, [144], [205], [209], [257] Soaring birds, appreciation of height helped by, [53], [264] Soho Square, wood-pigeons nesting in, [91] Southwark Park, [219] — — bird life in, [220] Sparrow, a tame, [108] — a love-sick, [112] Sparrows, companionship of, [7] — their predominance, [105] — intelligence, [107] — domestic irregularities, [111] — ‘shindies,’ [113] — vesper song, [115] — pugnacity of those at the Tower, [141] — cats as check on increase of, [285], [325] — naturally tree birds, [287] — utilisation of, as foster-parents, [323] — present attempts to check their number, [324] Species of birds lost to London, [197], [271] — — — decrease of, [272] — — — proposed restoration of, [304] Spoonbills, their former presence at Fulham, [2], [252] ‘Sport,’ fascination of, [199] Stables, Dr. Gordon, on domestic relations of sparrows, [111] Stanley, Bishop, on moorhens, [95] Starlings as London birds, [116] — labour of, in feeding their young, [117], [120] — variety of their notes, [119] — autumnal gatherings of, [139] Stock-dove in London, [103] — possibility of its reintroduction, [31] ‘Straying’ of cats, [299] Streatham Common, [248] — — bird life on, [250] Suburbs, abundance of birds in the, [155] Suggestion as to white daws, [66] — as to water-fowl at Hampstead, [181] — — — — at Victoria Park, [196] — as to pond at Kennington, [221] — as to moat at Fulham, [252] — as to care of bird life by County Council, [282] — as to Gray’s Inn rooks, [305] — as to disposal of stray cats, [300] — as to reintroduction of birds to London, [304] — as to encouragement of kingfishers, [322] Summer visitants, their usual route, [157] — — at Hampstead, [178] — — at Battersea Park, [243] — songsters in the suburbs, [321] Suspiciousness of sparrows, [107] Swallows as London visitors, [130] Swans and dabchicks, battle between, [100] — their unsuitableness on small ponds, [186], [247] — of the river Lea, [205]