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The Swan and Her Crew: or The Adventures of Three Young Naturalists and Sportsmen on the Broads and Rivers of NorfolkDavies, G. Christopher (George Christopher)

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The Swan and Her Crew: or The Adventures of Three Young Naturalists and Sportsmen on the Broads and Rivers of Norfolk

Name: The Swan and Her Crew: or The Adventures of Three Young Naturalists and Sportsmen on the Broads and Rivers of Norfolk
Author: Davies, G. Christopher (George Christopher)

Davies, G. Christopher (George Christopher)

Animals -- Juvenile fiction; Birds -- Juvenile fiction; Butterflies -- Juvenile fiction; Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Fishing -- Juvenile fiction; Flowers -- Juvenile fiction; Natural history -- Juvenile fiction; Outdoor life -- Juvenile ficti

CHAPTER VI.
      Mr. Meredith.--"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it
      with thy might."--A Botanical Lecture.--The Goat
      Moth.--Blowing up a Tree.--An astonished Cow.--Caterpillars
      in the Wood.                                                    31

    CHAPTER VII.
      A Trial Sail.--Preparing for a Cruise.--Charging a Reed
      Bed.--An explosion of Birds.--The First Adventure.--
      Orange-Tip Butterfly.--No Salt.--How Salt is obtained.          36

    CHAPTER VIII.
      An Eerie Night.--A Ghostly Apparition.--The Barn Owl.--A
      Will-o'-the-Wisp.--The Ruff and Reeve.--Snaring
      Ruffs.--A Nest.--Wroxham Broad.--Mud-boards and
      Leaping-pole.--Wild Duck's Nest in a Tree.                      43

    CHAPTER IX.
      Chameleon.--Light-coloured Eggs.--Sitting Birds have no
      Scent.--Forget-me-nots.--Trespassing.--The Owner.--A
      Chase.--Capture.--Pintail Duck.--Drumming of
      Snipe.--Swallow-tail Butterfly.--A Perilous Adventure.          51

    CHAPTER X.
      Moonlight.--Instinct and Reason.--Death's Head Moth.--
      Bittern.--Water-rail.--Quail.--Golden Plover.--Hen-Harrier
      and Weasel.--Preserving Bird-skins.                             63

    CHAPTER XI.
      To the Rescue.--A Long-tailed Tit's Nest.--A Shower of
      Feathers.                                                       75

    CHAPTER XII.
      Yarmouth.--The "Rows."--A Stiff Breeze.--An Exciting
      Sail.--Sparrow-hawk's Nest.--A Nasty Fall.--Long-eared
      Owl.--Partridge.--Sandpiper.                                    79

    CHAPTER XIII.
      A Grizzly Bear.--Gossamers.--Strike only on the Box.            88

    CHAPTER XIV.
      Oulton Broad.--Lateeners.--Lowestoft.--Ringed Plover's
      Nest.--Oyster-catcher.--Shore-fishing.--A Perilous Sail.        92

    CHAPTER XV.
      Animals which never die.--A Wonderful Tip to his Tail.--
      Thunderstorm.--Swan's Nest.--Bearded Tit.--Reed-wrens
      and Cuckoo.                                                     97

    CHAPTER XVI.
      Old School-fellows.--Tom-Tit's Nest in Boot.--Nuthatch.--
      Wryneck.--Ant-hill.--Marsh-Tit.--A Comical Fix.                104

    CHAPTER XVII.
      The Boat-race.--Winning.--Mr. Marston.--Nightingale and
      Nest.--The noise of the Nightingales.                          113

    CHAPTER XVIII.
      A queer Umbrella.--Visit to Scoulton Gullery.--Driving
      Tandem.--Running away.--Black-headed Gulls.--Collecting
      the Eggs.--Carp.--Wood Argus Butterfly.--Scarlet
      Pimpernel.--Grasshopper Warbler.--Chiff-Chaff.--Gall-Fly.--
      Robins' Pincushions.                                           121

    CHAPTER XIX.
      Back again.--Taken in Tow.--Bobbing for Eels.--Glow-worms.--
      Home.--Urticating Caterpillars.                                132

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