AAmbition, a strange,323Animals, Memory of, as compared with that of man,107,108---- Wild, not appreciated,138,139---- Philistine nomenclature of,152-4---- Sensuous pleasures of, underestimated,252---- Happiness of, as compared with that of savages,256,257---- Choice of, in regard to one another a necessity,281-3---- Cries of, false value often attached to,306,307---- Minds of some people in strange state about,307---- Wild, hearts of, seldom explored,323---- Have no rights,348Appeal against God, an,333Arctic Skua, Persecution of terns by,9-13;not always successful in chase of,10---- Suggested origin of piracy practised by,11,12---- Threatened attack of, rarely made,10;possible reason of this,10,11---- Does not hawk at fish,9---- Baffled by rock-pipit,10,160---- Will leave fish that drops on the sea,11,12---- May be pirate or highwayman,13;possible process of differentiation in this respect,13---- Loves brigandage,14; and plays at it,14---- Wild cry of,14,161,162---- Grace, beauty, etc., of,14---- Variety of coloration exhibited by,15-25---- Description of fifteen differently coloured forms of,15-20---- Is multi-morphic rather than dimorphic,21---- Young resembles the great skua in plumage,22;and also in wanting the lance-like feathers of the tail,22,23;these facts probably due to sexual selection,22-5---- Might knock one's hat off under certain circumstances,94,151---- Puffin robbed by,133---- Its absurd prenomen,152---- Bathing habits of,160,161---- Chases ravens,191;its different cry whilst so doing,191---- Black guillemot robbed by,302,303---- Piracies of, may be turned to account by herring-gull,302,303BBacon in frying-pan, companionship afforded by,3Bathing, Possible passing of, into an antic in some aquatic birds,199-201Bats, Aerial performances of,134;compared with those of swifts,134Birds, Possible loss and reacquirement of the power of flight by some,7---- "Of a feather flock together,"7---- Segregation of the sexes of, in,7---- British, process of change and differentiation of, in,44;advantage of collecting evidence in regard to this,44,46---- Possible origin of some antics in,70,71---- Sometimes very rude,173---- Want of uniformity in the actions of,174Black Guillemot, Breeds in the Shetlands,57---- Its habit of carrying fish for long time in bill,68---- Manner of swallowing fish of,69---- Fighting of the,69;may be passing into a sport,70,71;will fight with fish in the bill,71,72---- Wings only used by, in diving,72---- Luminous appearance of, under water,72,204---- Manner of feeding young of,72,73---- Cry of,128---- Coloration of buccal cavity of,128,129;suggested explanation of,129-31---- Eats seaweed,203---- Wing-patches of, conspicuous under water,203---- Carries one fish at a time,301,302---- Robbed by arctic skua,302Black-headed Gull, Relations of, with peewit,10Books, The hundred best,110Brodby, Mrs., Missed as a landlady,190,191---- Pious hope in regard to,191CCheltenham Corporation, Ducks done away with by the, at Pittville,65-7Christianity, Mock trials as between, and paganism, by prejudiced Christian authors,256Collector, the, Does more harm than the sportsman,144,145---- Goal of the, extermination,145---- The biggest-record Thug,145---- His love of Nature,145Common Gull, is like common sense,13---- Makes best resistance to arctic skua,13,14---- A young Christian nationality,14Common Seals, seen leaping out of the water,57,58---- Luminous appearance of, under water,175,204---- Manner of swimming under water of,175---- A splendid sight of,213---- As seen under different circumstances,213,214---- Unorthodox attitudes of,214,226,227---- Odd actions of,214,215,227---- Animals of a finely-touched spirit,215---- Playing with a spar,216---- Practical joking of,217,322---- A dormitory of,225,226---- Difference in size, etc., of,229---- Sentinels not posted by,229,304,305,306---- Resemblance of, to a man,230---- At the chosen rock,231,259---- Bed-times of, not governed by the tide,234---- Perpendicular attitude of, in water,257,297,298---- Length of submersions of,257,258---- Habit of opening mouth of,258,259---- Sleep floating in the sea,259,260;and under the water,297,298---- Makes the sea a rock,260---- A great sleeper,260,298---- Sporting of, with seaweed,321,322---- Should be calledphoca Antiquarius,325---- Liking shown for special rocks by,330-33,345;or particular places upon them,345,346---- Use made of seaweed by,332---- Activity of, in water,335,336;but surpassed by that of theotariidæ,337-41;difficulty of understanding this and parallel cases,336-41---- Sporting together of, in sea,346,347---- Eat fish in a playful manner,347---- Author's observations on, collated with those of the late Dr. Edmondstone,373-9---- Are governed by the law of practicability,379Crouching, Habit of, in birds may have preceded that of flying,6,7;or have been resorted to owing to weak flight,7---- Habit of, in young skuas, terns, gulls, peewits, etc.,197;and in stone-curlew through life, as supposed,6,197Cuckoo, Brilliancy of mouth-cavity in,131,132;suggested explanation of this through natural selection,131,132---- Actions of young in nest when disturbed,132Curlew, A complaining shadow,1DDarwin, Quoted in reference to lizards on the Galapagos Islands,52,53;and in reference to sexual selection,272-4;anticipated by Swift,33Dean Swift, Anticipation of Darwin by,33Death, The dance of, encouraged by science,148Ducks at the Pittville Gardens in Cheltenham,64,65EEagles, A pair of, foiled by pigeons,158,159Eider Duck, Female and young alone seen in late July,26---- Family parties of,26---- Feed sometimes on seaweed,26-8,77,78---- Bobbing, etc., of,28,29---- Mother and chicks feeding on the rocks,75-7---- Feed on mussels,77,78---- Process of differentiation in feeding habits of,78,80---- Luminous appearance of, under water,204Emotions, Our noblest tainted in their origin,185,186Evil may be the path of advance,207,208Expulsion, Law of, amongst birds,7;referred to by Gilbert White,7Extinction, The scientific charm of,148Eye, Accuracy of the ornithological, when helped by a measuring-tape,34,35FFalstaff in Eastcheap,343Fulmar Petrel, Appearance, etc., of young,88---- Actions, etc., of,88,89---- Lethargy of,89,90---- Difference between young and old,90,91---- Domestic habits of,91-3---- Young: how fed,92,93---- Different coloration of buccal cavity in young and old,93;suggested explanation of this,93---- Strange error made by author in regard to,114-16---- Nuptial note of,116,117---- Unangelic propensities of,117,118---- Marvellous powers of flight of,118-21---- A "delicate Ariel,"118---- Nuptial antics of,125,126,202---- Æsthetic coloration of buccal cavity in,126,127;suggested explanation of,129,131---- Power of ejecting excrement to a distance possessed by,165,166---- Statement made by author in regard to, checked,201---- Family parties of,201GGreat Black-backed Gull, Swoop of,2---- Will attack arctic skua,13---- Probably not victimized by arctic skua,13Great Seal, Perpendicular attitude in water of,217,234---- Length of submersions of,235,285---- Mistake of observation made by author in regard to,235,236,328---- Appearance of, etc., in or out of water,236,324,328,329,343-5---- More modified in relation to aquatic life than common seal,236---- Called "the bottle-nosed seal" locally,234,237---- Sideway roll of, in going down,238---- Splendid appearance of, under water,285,286---- Beauty of skin of,285,370;probably due to sexual selection,286---- Falstaffian proportions of,324,325---- Consummate happiness of,325---- Different appearance of fur of, when wet or dry,325,326---- Leaving his rock,325,326,329---- In Eastcheap,342---- His beloved sleep,342---- Author's observations on, collated with those of the late Dr. Edmondstone,364-73Great Skua becomes less savage as the young grow older,93,94,151,197---- Young, the, an absurd figure,150,151---- Less interesting than the arctic skua,152;and wants the wild cry of the latter,152---- Is difficult to watch,152,161---- Escape of a young,à lacuttlefish,154---- Herrings decapitated by,195;if not by gulls in first instance,196---- Plumage of, in chick,196---- Cry of chick to parents,197---- Crouching habit of chick,197Guillemots, Apparent habit of constantly drinking sea-water,62---- Will fight carrying fish in bill,72---- Remain on breeding-ledges after departure of chicks,95-7,211,212;or return there after having flown down with them,96,97---- Actions of, as of feeding young, after the young have gone,97-9;possible explanation of this,99,103,290,291,295;and of similar hallucinations in man,101-3---- Young, how fed,104,140,162,163,173,209;colouring, etc., of,104,105,141,174;how do they reach the sea?,105,106,139,166,174,175,232,233;not quite immovable,108,109,142,188,287-9---- Nest-building, instinct in, possible last trace of,109---- Appearance of, on the ledges,111,112---- Nuptial note of,113,114;strange error made by author in regard to,114,115;how explained,115-17----Jodeling, etc., of,113,114,162-4,172,177,178,187,211,288-90---- "Hărrāh," note of,187,188---- Flight of, a mystery,133,134---- Marital relations of,139,140---- Young, received under the parental wing,141,142,162-6,172-4,176,212---- Receptive power of chick,162,163,210---- White mark round eye of,164;represented in plain birds by depression in feathers,164;both may be due to sexual selection,164---- Funny attitude of young,164,165,212---- A distinguished bird amongst,165---- Picture of maternal love presented by,142---- Power of ejecting excrement to a distance, of,165---- Possible relation of plumage to chick, in old bird,166---- Depression under wings of, possibly in relation to chick,166---- Manner of diving of,168---- A chick gone,176,177---- A family scene amongst,177,178,209---- Chicks, the, petted, etc., by birds not their parents,179,287,291,295,296;suggested explanation of this,183,184,290,291,295---- Possible process of social evolution taking place amongst, on analogy of insects,179-83---- Plaintive cry of young,189,287;supposed origin of the name,189---- Eye of,209,210---- Buccal cavity of grown, lemon-coloured,210;but merely flesh-coloured in chick,210;suggested explanation of this,210,211---- Strong constitution of young,232,233;reflections aroused by,232,233---- Chick, dangerous journey of,287,288---- Bring in one fish at a time,301---- Fish: how held by,301Gulls, Perpetual canopy formed by,2---- Noise made by,2;sounds softly,2---- "Ow" note of,2;language evolved out of,2---- Discordant laugh of,2---- Author troubled by hostility of,4---- Odd sensation caused by,4---- Seem to make all the world,4---- Special sanctuary of,4,5---- Take place of men,5---- House of Commons suggested by cries of,5---- Clinging to breeding-place of,5,6,95---- One's presence resented by,4---- Young have habit of crouching,6;but adults do not crouch,6---- Young, habit of associating together of,7;consequent migration of, from island,7;suggested cause of above,8---- In a mirage,36---- Drink fresh water,62;and may also drink salt,62---- Herrings possibly decapitated by,196---- Not interested in the fate of seals,373,375Gun, A, Dries up all poetry in a man's heart,193Gunpowder, Invention of, deplored by the author,193HHeine, His views on sympathy in relation to civilization,293,294Herring Gull may profit by piracies of the arctic skua,302,303---- Young kittiwakes killed by,303,304,314-16,349-51;inferior, as a spectacle, to that of snakes killing their prey,351-4---- Young puffin dropped by, on the rocks,308,309---- Shakespearean disquisition, a, suggested by,308-12---- A fruit-eater,365-8---- Beautiful dye, a, produced by,365,366---- Pellets disgorged by, interesting objects,366,367;and would make an instructive collection,366,367---- Not interested in the fate of seals,373,375Humanitarian, the, Flies in the face of the deity,250;a difficulty shirked by,250Hunter, Mrs., Her pleasant establishment at Balta Sound,86Hunting Instinct, the, Natural but unjustifiable in civilized man,333-5;will cease when the animals have,335IIceland, The kind of paradise it may become,146Innocence, a trumpery thing,207Intersexual Selection, Arguments for a process of,261-80Island, the Author's, Lonely yet populous,1,2,3---- Remarkable caves in,47-50KKittiwakes, Young, assembling together of,7,8,201---- Appearance of, on the ledges,112---- Cry of,112---- Appearance, etc., of young,122---- Young, how fed,122,123---- Bright colouring of mouth cavity in,123;is less bright in the young,123;suggested meaning of this,124-31---- Mistake made by author in regard to,175---- Bathing of, resembles an antic,199---- Dove-like appearance of young,122,201