[BIRDS IN A CORNISH VILLAGE:]

[I. TAKING STOCK OF THE BIRDS . . . 265]

[II. DO STARLINGS PAIR FOR LIFE? . . 275]

[III. VILLAGE BIRDS IN WINTER . . . 287]

[IV. INCREASING BIRDS IN BRITAIN . . 295]

[V. THE DAW SENTIMENT ..... 305]

[VI. STORY OF A JACKDAW ..... 316]


LIST OF COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS

[Goldfinch and Blue Tit . . . Frontispiece]