[111]“The Birds of the West of Scotland,” p. 198. [112]“Nat. Hist. Ireland” (Birds), vol. i. p. 353. [113]On this point the late Mr. Blyth, writing in the Natural History columns of “The Field,” 17th August, 1872, under the signature “Z.,” remarked that Orioles are amongst the few birds which breed before attaining the mature plumage, and the females acquire this later than the males, being always, however, of a greener shade. He had observed this in _O. melanocephalus_, _O. chinensis_, _O. tenuirostris_, and _O. acrorhynchus_, but thought that “the old females of _O. galbula_, and _O. kundoo_, less frequently attain the male colouring than those of the other species mentioned.” [114]“The Birds of Damara Land,” p. 136. [115]“The Birds of Norfolk,” vol. i. p. 360. [116]“The Birds of the West of Scotland,” p. 223. [117]“The Birds of Shetland,” p. 152. [118]Baikie and Heddle, “Fauna Orcadensis,” p. 55, and Gray, _op. cit._ p. 223. [119]“Birds of Egypt,” p. 214. See _ante_, p. 281. [120]Irby, “Ornithology of the Straits of Gibraltar,” p. 134. [121]A Landrail caught on Canvey Island, at the mouth of the Thames, lived in confinement on corn and water for a week, when it made its escape. [122]Jones’s “Naturalist in the Bermudas,” p. 45. [123]“Storia Naturale degli Uccelli che nidificano in Lombardia,” pt. xxxii. t. 91. [124]“Bengal Sporting Magazine,” 1842, p. 870. [125]Out of twenty-four correspondents, thirteen call this bird the Landrail and eleven the Corncrake, and this in various parts of the country, so that neither name can be regarded by any means as local. INDEX. B Blackcap, page 4, 10. Butcher-bird, 276, 325. C Chiff-chaff, 28, 307. “ Yellow-billed, 29, 30. Corncrake, 288, 312. Cuckoo, 219, 306. Cuckoo’s-mate, 242, 320. D Dove, Turtle, 282, 323. F Flycatcher, Pied, 160, 323. “ Red-breasted, 168. “ Red-eyed, 169. “ Spotted, 155, 311. G Goatsucker, 204, 320. Golden Oriole, 262. H Hoopoe, 249. L Landrail, 288, 312. M Martin, House, 184, 304. “ Purple, 190. “ Sand, 41, 43, 187, 305. N Nightingale, 32, 313-318. Nightjar, 204, 320. O Oriole, Golden, 262. P Pipit, Meadow, 124. “ Pennsylvanian, 149. “ Red-throated, page 152. “ Richard’s, 142. “ Rock, 130. “ Tawny, 146. “ Tree, 135, 318. “ Water, 138.