I may say in bringing these notes to a conclusion that they have in substance been taken from a diary, and that I have not had to depend upon my memory for what they contain, as I used to put down in this diary at the moment any happenings connected with Natural History that I noticed and wished to remember. When after several years I came to look through the entries, the idea occurred to me that possibly some of the matter might have an interest for others; I may very likely, of course, be mistaken in this, all the more so, perhaps, because these notes do represent what to me has been a source of very great interest. I have had to live for many years an unexciting life, in an out-of-the-way country place, with little society, and with few opportunities of getting away for a holiday; and yet with the garden itself, and the little world it embraces, in making the acquaintance of its inhabitants and watching the doings of their daily life, I can safely say I do not know what it is to be dull. Of course, I do not pretend that Natural History has supplied all the interests I have had outside my work, for I am thankful to say there is hardly anything in the world that doesn't interest me, but it certainly is the case that the tom-tits and the robins and the other birds have always been to me as human friends, and have continually provided me with amusement and pleasure. INDEX. Aviary, Outdoor--at Warrington, 68. Barn Owls, 82. Bats in Old Church, 95. Birds as friends, 11, 112. Power of recognizing one another, 40, 41. Blackbirds, 17, 22-25, 64, 65, 83, 84. Blackcaps, 31. Black Tern, 93. "Blueback" Cheshire for Fieldfare, 22. "Blue-cap" Cheshire for Tomtit, 38. "Blue rock" local name for Stockdove, 94. Bohemian Waxwing, 94. Brambling, 67-68. Bullfinch, 70. Canary, 104. Cat, changing its home, 106. Extreme old age, 103. Uncanny spirit, 104. Chiffchaffs, 33. Chaffinches, 64-67. Coal-tits, 38, 41-43. Contrivances for baffling sparrows on the Food-stand, 59-64. "Coot" Cheshire for Waterhen, 90. Corncrakes, 89. Creeper, Tree-, 56. Crossbills, 71. Crows, Carrion-, 74. Hooded-, 94. Cuckoos, 81. Dogs, their intelligence, their love of home, 108-110. Dogs and cats compared, 103. Earthquake and Pheasants, 89. Eclipse, a bat flying about while it lasted, 95. Fieldfares, 22. Figs self-sown, 6. Flycatchers, Spotted-, 48-51. Pied-, 51. Food for birds, 39. Food receptacles, 40. Food-stand, 59-64. Fox, 97. Frosts in spring, 3. Garden-warbler, 34. Golden-crested wrens, 32. Golden plover, 91. Goldfinches, 57. "Goldfinch" Cheshire for Yellow-hammer, 71. Greater Spotted woodpecker, 79. Great Tits, 37, 38, 41. Greenfinches, 57. Gulls, 93. Hares, 101. Hawfinches, 58. Hawks, Hobby, 94. Kestrel, 84. Sparrowhawk, 84. Hedgehog, 96. Hedgesparrows, 35. Heron, 87. Hobby, 94. Holly berries sometimes left untouched, 14. Hooded crow, 94. House martins, 54. House-sparrows, 58-66. Jackdaws, 74.