Chapter I: Preface

These Notes appeared from April to June this year in _The Warrington Guardian_ and afterwards came out in a de-localised form in _The Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel_.

I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. P. Ramsdale, of Heatley, for the photographs of The Old Church, The Yew-tree, and The Flower Garden (as it was some years ago).

My thanks are due also to Mr. Garrett for kindly allowing me to use his very interesting photograph of The Two Nests referred to on page 94.

CONTENTS.

CHAP. PAGE

I. Introductory 1

II. Weeds and Alien Plants 5

III. Birds--Thrushes 11

IV. Chats, Robins, and Warblers 26

V. Tits and Wrens 37

VI. Wagtails, Flycatchers, Swallows, and other Insect-eaters 46

VII. Sparrows and other Finches 57

VIII. Finches, Starlings, and Crows 67

IX. Other Birds 77

X. British Mammals 95

XI. Dogs and Cats 103

Index 113

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Flower Garden _Frontispiece_

FACE
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Old Church 6

The Old Yew 23

The Sundial 38

A Corner in the Garden with Allium Dioscorides 55

Two Nests 70

The Food-stand 87