[Illustration: THE HERON'S NEST]
BIRDS OF THE WAVE
AND WOODLAND
BY
PHIL ROBINSON
AUTHOR OF
"_NOAH'S ARK_" "_THE POETS' BIRDS_" _ETC._
ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES WHYMPER
AND OTHERS
LONDON
ISBISTER AND COMPANY LIMITED
15 & 16 TAVISTOCK STREET COVENT GARDEN
1894
_Printed by_ BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO.
_London and Edinburgh_
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
THE BIRDS OF THE SEASONS--SOME BIRDS OF PASSAGE--THE MIRACLE OF
MIGRATION--THE THRUSH--THE BLACKBIRD--WHAT IS THE MEANING OF
SINGING?--THE SWALLOW.....Pp. 11-43