Drayton, the _Blackbird_ ("woosell,") 33 the _Bittern_, 48 the _Dotterel_, 64 the _Kingfisher_, 189 the _Coot_, 206 Faber, the _Sea-fowl_, 167 the _Kingfisher_, 192 the _Coot_, 206 Grahame, the _Merle_, 30 the _Eagle_, 153 the _Grouse_, 70 Hood, the _Blackbird_, 31 Hurdis, the _Rook_, 55 Ingelow, Jean, the _Finch_, 70 Keats, the _Thrush_, 14 the _Swallow_, 38 the _Finch_, 59 Leyden, the _Heron_, 143 the _Woodlark_, 103 Mackay, the _Gulls_, 162 Mallet, on _Migration_, 21 the _Sea-fowl_, 169 Marvel, the _Hewel_ (woodpecker), 50 the _Heron_, 150 Montgomery, the _Nuthatch_, 123 the _Sea-eagle_, 170 Pope, the _Magpie_, 136 Prior, the _Sparrow_, 106 the _Turtle-dove_, 120 Scott, the _Blackbird_, 30 Shakespeare, the _Throstle_, 14 Shelley, the _Ringdove_, 59 the _Skylark_, 103-4 the _Owl_ (Aziola), 133 the _Eagle_, 190 Shenstone, the _Rook_, 93 Somerville, the _Heron_, 143 Southey, the _Nuthatch_, 123 Spenser, the _Eagle_, 153 Tennyson, the _Thrush_, 14 Thomson, the _Rook_, 55 the _Woodlark_, 102 White, Gilbert, the _Rook_, 55 Wordsworth, the _Bittern_ and _Woodcock_, 83 the _Cuckoo_, 99 Prairie-dog, 170 Ptarmigan, 71 Puffin, 167 haunts and habits, 168, 169 its nest-hole, 170 Rabbit, and its enemy the erne, 170 Rat and blackbird's nest, 32 Reed-warbler, 211-213 Ring-dove (_see_ WOOD-PIGEON) Robin, and wren, 86, 89 early song of, 215 Rook, 55 and crow, 93 value to the farmer, 94-96 its habits, 97 its young, 98 Rowfant, the great tit of, 128, 129 Sambhur-stag, 148 St. Kilda and its puffins, 167, 168 Sea-eagle (_see_ ERNE) Seabirds, haunts of, 158 Seasons, birds of the, 13, 14 Sedge-warbler, 211-213 Shrikes, 191 Skua, 184-5 Skylark (_see_ LARK) Snails, 27 Song of caged birds, 33 meaning of song, 34, 35 song of warriors and savages, 37 expressiveness of bird-voices, 113 music of summer nights, 213, 214 Sparrow, its wildness, 60, 61 a pest in America and Colonies, 105, 106 the sparrow-line in the U.S., 105 a popular favourite, 106 the London sparrow, 108 the soldier and sailor's comrade, 109, 110 Squirrel and blackbird's nest, 32 Summer nights, music of, 213, 214 Swallow, in folklore, 38 its speed, care of young, destruction of insects, 39 hawk-chasing, 40 at brooding-time, 41, 42 migration of, 43, 55 Throstle (_see_ THRUSH) Thrush, 14 is it a migrant? 15, 19 identification with throstle and mavis, 26 food of, 27 song of, 29 in winter, 29 companion of blackbird, 30 appearance in March, 55 Tit, the great, 126 a curious experience, 127 strange nesting-place, 129, 130 Toucans, 191 Turtle-dove, migration of, 19 nest and nest-building, 119, 120 its flight, 123 Voices of Birds (_see_ SONG) Vole (_see_ WATER-VOLE) Wagtail, 50, 53 Water-hen (_see_ MOORHEN) Water-rat, 93 and moorhen, 210, 211