Оглавление
J. G. Black. Birds Nesting and Egg Collecting
BIRDS NESTING
PREFACE
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
BIRDS NESTING
PART I
HOW TO SET ABOUT IT
$ 1. WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU
$ 2. WHERE TO LOOK
$ 3. WHEN TO LOOK
$ 4. HOW TO LOOK
$ 5. CLIMBING
$ 6. WHAT NOT TO DO
$ 7. THE EGG COLLECTION
$ 8. THE NOTE-BOOK
PART II
THE BIRDS, THEIR NESTS AND EGGS, AND THEIR BREEDING HABITS
INTRODUCTORY
MIGRATION
ARRANGEMENT
FAMILY I.—THE CROWS
1.—THE CARRION CROW (OR “CORBIE”)
2.—THE ROOK
3.—THE JACKDAW
4.—THE MAGPIE (OR “PYOT”)
5. —THE JAY (Fig. 1)
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY. 6.—THE RAVEN (Fig. 2)
7.—THE HOODED CROW
8.—THE CHOUGH
FAMILY II.—THE STARLINGS
FAMILY III.—THE LARKS
1.—THE SKYLARK (OR “LAVEROCK”)
2.—THE WOODLARK
FAMILY IV.—THE WAGTAILS AND PIPITS
1.—THE TREE PIPIT
2.—THE MEADOW PIPIT
3.—THE ROCK PIPIT (OR “SEA MOUSE”)
4. —THE PIED WAGTAIL
5.—THE WHITE WAGTAIL
6.—THE GREY WAGTAIL
7. —THE YELLOW WAGTAIL
8.—THE BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL
FAMILY V.—THE FINCHES
I.—THE CROSSBILL
2.—THE HAWFINCH
3.—THE BULLFINCH
4.—THE HOUSE SPARROW
5.—THE TREE SPARROW
6.—THE GREENFINCH (OR “GREEN LINNET”)
7.—THE CHAFFINCH (Fig. 3)
8.—THE GOLDFINCH (OR “GOLDSPINK”)
9.—THE SISKIN
10.—THE LINNET (Fig. 4)
11.—THE TWITE (OR “HEATHER LINTIE”)
12. —THE REDPOLL
The Buntings
13.—THE YELLOWHAMMER (Fig. 5)
14.—THE CORN BUNTING
15.—THE REED BUNTING (Fig. 6)
16.—THE CIRL BUNTING
FAMILY VI. THE THRUSHES
I.—THE THRUSH
2.—THE MISSEL THRUSH
The Fieldfare
3.—THE BLACKBIRD
4.—THE RING OUSEL
5.—THE ROBIN (Fig. 7)
6.—THE NIGHTINGALE
7.—THE REDSTART
8.—THE WHEATEAR
9.—THE WHINCHAT
10.—THE STONECHAT
11.—THE HEDGE SPARROW
FAMILY VI. II.—THE WARBLERS
1.—THE WILLOW WREN (Fig. 8)
2.—CHIFF-CHAFF
3.—THE WOOD WREN
4.—THE WHITETHROAT (Fig. 9)
5.—THE LESSER WHITETHROAT (Fig. 10)
6.—THE GARDEN WARBLER
7.—THE BLACKCAP (Fig. 11)
8.—THE REED WARBLER
9.—THE MARSH WARBLER
10.—THE SEDGE WARBLER
II.—THE GRASSHOPPER WARBLER
12.—THE DARTFORD WARBLER
VII—THE DIPPER
VIII.—THE WREN
FAMILY IX. THE FLYCATCHERS
I.—THE SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Fig. 12)
2.—THE PIED FLYCATCHER
FAMILY X. THE SWALLOWS
1.—THE SWALLOW
2.—THE HOUSE MARTIN
3.—THE SAND MARTIN
FAMILY XI.—THE SHRIKES
THE RED-BACKED SHRIKE
FAMILY XII. THE TITS or TIT-MICE
THE LONG-TAILED TIT
2.—THE BLUE TIT
3.—THE COAL TIT
4.—THE MARSH TIT
5.—THE GREAT TIT
6.—THE CRESTED TIT
7.—THE BEARDED TIT
8.—THE GOLDCREST (Fig. 13)
9.—THE TREE-CREEPER
10.—THE NUTHATCH
THE CLIMBERS
FAMILY XIII.—THE WOODPECKERS
I.—THE GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Fig. 14)
2.—THE LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER
3.—THE GREEN WOODPECKER
4.—THE WRYNECK
FAMILY XIV.—THE CUCKOO
FAMILY XV. THE KINGFISHERS
FAMILY XVI. SWIFTS AND NIGHTJARS
1.—THE SWIFT
2.—THE NIGHTJAR (Figs. 15, 16)
THE BIRDS OF PREY
FAMILY XVII. THE EAGLES
4.—THE BUZZARD (Fig. 17)
FAMILY XVIII. THE HAWKS
Birds and Haunts
5.—THE SPARROW HAWK (Fig. 18)
FAMILY XIX. THE FALCONS
1—THE PEREGRINE FALCON (Fig. 19)
2.—THE MERLIN
3. —THE HOBBY
4. —THE KESTREL
FAMILY XX. THE OSPREY
FAMILY XXI. THE OWLS. (“HOOLETS.”)
1.—THE BARN OWL (Fig. 20)
2.—THE BROWN OWL (Fig. 21)
3. —THE LONG-EARED OWL
4. —THE SHORT-EARED OWL
5. —THE LITTLE OWL
Note
FAMILY XXII. THE PIGEONS
1. —THE WOODPIGEON
2. —THE STOCK DOVE
3. —THE ROCK DOVE
4. —THE TURTLE DOVE
FAMILY XXIII. THE GAME BIRDS
1. —THE GROUSE
2.—BLACKGAME
3.—THE PHEASANT
4.—THE PARTRIDGE
5.—THE QUAIL
6.—THE RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE
7.—THE CAPERCAILLIE
8.—THE PTARMIGAN
FAMILY XXIV. THE RAILS
2.—THE WATER RAIL
3.—THE SPOTTED CRAKE
4.—BAILLON’S CRAKE
5.—THE WATERHEN (Fig. 22)
6.—THE COOT
FAMILY XXV. THE WADERS
I.—THE STONE CURLEW
2.—THE PEEWIT
3.—THE GOLDEN PLOVER (Fig. 23)
4.—THE DUNLIN
5.—THE DOTTEREL
6.—THE RINGED PLOVER
7.—THE OYSTERCATCHER
8.—THE SANDPIPER
9.—THE CURLEW
10.—THE WOODCOCK (Fig. 25)
12.—THE KENTISH PLOVER
13.—THE RUFF
14.—THE GREENSHANK
15.—THE WHIMBREL
16.—THE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
WATER BIRDS
FAMILY XXVI. THE HERONS
THE HERON
THE BITTERN
FAMILY XXVII. THE CORMORANTS
1.—THE CORMORANT (Fig. 26)
2. —THE SHAG
3. —THE GANNET
FAMILY XXVIII. THE DUCKS, GEESE and SWANS
THE SHELDRAKE
THE TRUE DUCKS
1. —THE MALLARD
2. —THE TEAL
3. —THE SHOVELLER
4. —THE TUFTED DUCK
5. —THE POCHARD
6. —THE EIDER DUCK (Fig. 27)
7.—THE GADWALL
8.—THE PINTAIL
9.—THE WIGEON
10.—THE GARGANEY
11.—THE COMMON SCOTER
12.—THE GOOSANDER
13. —THE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
THE GULL TRIBE
FAMILY XXIX. THE GULLS
THE SKUAS
2. —THE LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
3. —THE BLACK-HEADED GULL
4. —THE KITTIWAKE
5. —THE COMMON GULL
6. —THE GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
FAMILY XXX
1.—THE SANDWICH TERN
2.—THE COMMON TERN (Fig. 28)
3.—THE ARCTIC TERN
4.—THE ROSEATE TERN
5.—THE LITTLE TERN
FAMILY XXXI. THE PETRELS
1. —THE STORM PETREL
2. —LEACH’S FORK-TAILED PETREL
3. —THE MANX SHEARWATER
4.—THE FULMAR PETREL
THE PENGUIN TRIBE
FAMILY XXXII. THE AUKS
1.—THE GUILLEMOT (Figs. 29, 30)
2.—THE RAZORBILL
3.—THE BLACK GUILLEMOT
4.—THE PUFFIN (Fig. 31)
FAMILY XXXIII. THE DIVERS
I.—THE RED-THROATED DIVER
2.—THE BLACK-THROATED DIVER
FAMILY XXXIV. THE GREBES (Fig. 32)
1.—THE LITTLE GREBE
2.—THE GREAT CRESTED GREBE
OBSERVATION
HAUNTS
1. —BIRDS OF THE MOORS
2. —BIRDS OF THE WOODS
4. —BIRDS OF THE MARSH
5. —BIRDS OF THE LAKE
6. —BIRDS OF THE ROCKS
7. —BIRDS OF THE GORSE
8. —BIRDS OF THE ORCHARD
9. —BIRDS OF THE FIELDS
10. —BIRDS THAT HAUNT BUILDINGS
11. —BIRDS OF THE SEA COAST (other than regular sea-fowl)
12. —BIRDS OF ALMOST ANYWHERE
PART III. A BIRDSNESTING CALENDAR
PART IV. COLOUR INDEX
I. —THE HEAD. 1. With a crest
2. Black all over
3. Nearly all black
4. Just the top black
5. Red on top
6. A black mask across the eyes
7. A white forehead
8. A white streak over the eye
9. A yellow streak over the eye
10. White cheek-patches
II. —THE THROAT OR CHIN. 1. Black
2. White
III. —THE WINGS. 1. With two white bars
2. With one white bar
3. With white patches
4. Barred with other colours
IV. —THE BACK. 1. With a white patch on the rump
3. With a blue back
V. —THE TAIL. 1. With the outer feathers white
2. Outer feathers edged with white
3. Others showing white in the tail
4. Birds showing yellow in the tail
5. Birds with a barred tail
6. Birds with an extra long tail for their family
VI.—THE BREAST. 1. Birds with the breast black
2. Breast red
3. Breast brownish-red
4. Breast rosy-pink
5. Breast orange
6. Breast pale salmon pink
7. Breast yellow, chin to tail
8. Breast mostly yellow
9. Breast pure white, chin to tail
10. Breast speckled
11. Breast barred
VII.—THE WHOLE BIRD. 1. Birds that look black-and-white
2. Birds that look yellow
MYSTERIES
GENERAL INDEX
