Swarraton, White formerly curate of, 289; church at, pulled down, 289; changes in, since White's day, 290; old woman's recollections of mimulus at, 292 Swifts, the, at Selborne, 172, 174; evening gatherings of, 175; on the Itchen, 264; destruction of May flies by, 267 Swinton, A. H., quoted as to _Cicada anglica_, 135 Teal, Wolmer a breeding-place of, 212; his lively disposition, 214, 215 _Thamnotrizon cinereus_ at Selborne, 177; his habits, 178; voice and disposition, 179 _Thomisus citreus_, its habits, 155; its wooing antics, 156 Thrush, young, 55; arum berries eaten by, 298 Tidbury Ring, 295 Tit, long-tailed, nest of, 7 Traherne, Thomas, quoted, 38 Trees, age of, 199 Turtle-doves in Wolmer, 212; appearance of young, 294 Varieties, racial, in Southern English people, 220 Vegetation by Hampshire streams, 242, 243, 247 Villages, characteristic Hampshire, along the rivers, 243 Viper, _see_ Adder Vole hunted by weasel, 97 Voles, field and bank, 8 Wagtail, a pied, at Selborne, 165 Wallace, Dr. A. R., as to the cuckoo controversy, 13 Warning note of cirl bunting, 276, 277 Water-birds on the Itchen, 252, 258 Water-keeper on the Itchen, destruction of grebes' nests by, 254; on the Test, his opinion as to dragon-flies, 119 Water-rail on the Itchen, 259 Watson, William, on "world-strangeness," 47 Weasel, the, his place in nature, 7; dreaded by small birds, 94; his fascination-dance, 95; his pursuit of field-vole, 97 Wheatham Hill, wide view from, 184 White admiral, 117 White, Gilbert, his strictures on Hampshire churches, 184; his connection with Farringdon, 197; Farringdon yew not mentioned by, 199; vain attempts after reminiscences of, 206; his description of Wolmer Forest, 210; his curacy at Swarraton, 289 Whitethroat attacked by lesser whitethroat, 61 Whitethroat, lesser, song of, 60, 138 Wild musk at Selborne, 171 Willughby, his suggestion as to colour, 37 Wine, elderberry, a forgotten vintage, 301 Wolmer Forest, first impression of, 203; colour of streams in, 205; Holly-water Clump in, 209; White's description of, 210; its bird population, 211 Woman, a young, of Hampshire type, 232; an old, her recollection of wild musk, 292; an old, a praiser of past times,300 Wood owl, carrying power of voice of, 4 Woodpeckers, green, drumming by, 9; in Hollywater Clump, 210; great spotted, 12; small spotted, 12 Wren, its continued use of old nest, 297; its sun-bath, 297 Wren, golden-crested, nest of, 6 Yellow flowers, want of attraction in, 282; the smell of, 282 Yellowhammer not distinguished by White from the cirl bunting, 173 Yew tree, at Priors Dean, 190; its association with the dead, 196; called the "Hampshire weed," 197; at Farringdon, 197, 199; at Selborne, 198, 218; slow growth of, 199; growth of new bark in, 199; at Crowhurst, 199; at Hurstbourne Priors, 201; possible injury to roots of, from grave-digging, 201 PRINTED BY THE TEMPLE PRESS AT LETCHWORTH IN GREAT BRITAIN