A Keeper Chorister 103
Velveteens 104
Owls and Hawks 105
The Bold Sparrow-Hawk 106
Nest and Young 108
The Keeper Outwitted 110
A Jackdaw Nursery 111
Detective Work 112
Cattle in the Woods 112
A Tragedy of the Woodlands 114
Fox and Partridge 114
A Study in Perseverance 115
The Hut in the Woods 116
Pheasant Chicks 117
The Roosting Habit 119
The Badger's Stealth 121
To Attract Bullfinches 123
Bird Warnings 123
A Rabbit's Fates 124
Game-Birds and Motors 125
Mysteries of the Nightjar 126
The Razor-grinder 127
A Ventriloquist 127
The Cock and the Hen 129
On Finding Feathers 130
When the Dog's Asleep 131
A Story of Rats 132
Blood and Water 133
The Untimely Opening 134
'Ware Wire 135
Witless Pheasants 135
Nature's Laws 136
The Partridge June 137
Favoured Pheasants 138
A Covey of Ancients 140
Keepers' Woe 141
Red-Legs 141
Water for Game-Birds 142
Ideal Coverts 144
The Thrist of Rabbits 145
Puppies at Walk 145
Schooling the Puppies 147
Dogs' Noses 148
The Thief of the World 149
The Cubs' Playground 151
A Fox's Feat 152
Dog-Washing Days 153
Shame-faced Cocks 155
The Turtle-Dove's Summer 157
The Lagging Landrail 157
The Truce Ends 159
The Thieving Jay 160
The Oldest Writing 161
Prospects 162
Useful Work by Game-Birds 163
Life of the Cornfield 164
The Keeper's Hopes 165
Finding the Fox 167
Harvest Sport 167
The Luck of the Game 169
Rabbit-Catchers' Craft 170
Among the Corn 172
The Last to Leave 172
In the Woods 172
Weasel Families 173
Mother Stoat 174
Lurking-Places 176
Studies in Stoat Ways 177
The First 179
Early Birds 179
Walking-up 180
Thoughts on Cubbing 181
Wines of the Country 183