Silchester, mosaics at, [64]

Snake-skin, apparent continued vitality of, [77]

Snipe, breeding habits of, [40], [41]; in Wolmer, [215]; beauty of young, [294]

Sounds, pleasure in, affected by conventions, [169]

South Hayling, curious yew tree at, [200]

Spider killing grasshopper, [44]; a flower-haunting, [155]

Squirrel, visit from a, [10]; a dead, [103]; fatal fall of, [104]; fleas on, [104], [105]; his irritable temper, [106]; his memory of hidden food, [107]

Stag-beetle, "stags and does," [69]; in search of a mate, [71]; striking a scent, [72]; unconscious comedy of the, [74]; life remaining in severed head, [75]

Starling, note of, [3]; his search for cockchafer grubs, [57]; his untidy habits, [210]; his varied language, [210]; increase in his numbers, [303]

Stoat, rabbit's helplessness when chased by, [97]