Wild Life in a Southern County

About this eBook

Author

Jefferies, Richard, 1848-1887

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

QH: Science: Natural history

Subject

Wiltshire (England) -- Description and travel

Category

Text

eBook-No.

36949

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36949

Release Date

August 2, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."Wild Life in a Southern County" — Preface. — Chapter One. — The Downs—The Entrenchment—Ways of Larks—Hares—A Combat—Happiness of Animals—Ants—A Long Journey. — Chapter Two. — A Drought—Ancient Garrison of the Entrenchment—Traditions of Forest—Curious Ponds—A Mirage. — Chapter Three. — The Hillside Hedge: its Birds and Flowers—A Green Track—The Spring-head. — Chapter Four. — The Village—The Washpool—Village Industries—The Belfry—Jackdaws—Village Chronicles. — Chapter Five. — Village Architecture—The Cottage Preacher—Cottage Society—The Shepherd—Events of the Village Year. — Chapter Six. — The Hamlet—Cottage Astrology—Ghost Lore—Herbs—The Waggon and its Crew—Stiles—The Trysting-Place—The Thatcher—Smugglers—Ague. — Chapter Seven. — The Farmhouse—Traditions—Hunting Pictures—The Farmer’s Year—Sport—The Auction Festival—A Summer’s Day—Beauty of Wheat. — Chapter Eight. — Birds of the Farmhouse—Speech of a Starling—Population of a Gable—The King of the Hedge—The Thrushes’ Anvil. — Chapter Nine. — The Orchard—Emigrant Martins—The Missel-thrush—Caravan Route of Birds and Animals—A Fox in Ambush—A Snake in a Clock. — Chapter Ten. — The Wood-Pile—Lizards—Sheds and Rickyard—The Witches’ Briar—Insects—Plants, Flowers, and Fruit. — Chapter Eleven. — The Home-Field—Hazel Corner—The Divining-Rod—Rabbits’ Holes—The Corncrake—Ventriloquism of Birds—Hedge Fruit. — Chapter Twelve. — The Ash Copse—The Nightingale—Cloud of Starlings—Hedgehogs—Heron’s Head—Moorhens—Among the Reeds. — Chapter Thirteen. — The Warren—Rabbit-Burrows—Ferrets—The Quarry—The Forest—Squirrels—Deer—Dying Rabbit—A Hawk. — Chapter Fourteen. — The Rookery—Building Nests—Young Birds—Rook-Shooting—Stealing Rooks—Antics in the Air—Mode of Flight—White Rooks. — Chapter Fifteen. — Rooks Returning to Roost—Vast Flocks—Rook Parliament—The Two Rook Armies and their Routes—Rook Laws, Traditions, and Ancient History—“Throws” of Timber—Thieving Jackdaws. — Chapter Sixteen. — Notes on Birds—Nightingales—Chaffinches—Migration—Packing—Intermarriage—Peewits—Crows—Cuckoos—Golden-Crested Wren. — Chapter Seventeen. — Notes on the Year—The Two Natural Eras—Spiders—The Seasons Represented Together—A Murderous Wasp—Feng-Shui—The Birds’ White Elephant—Hedge Memoranda. — Chapter Eighteen. — Snake-Lore—Snakes Swallowing Frogs—Swimming—Fond of Milk—Trapping Snakes—Frogs Climbing—Toads in Trees—The Brook—The Hatch—Kingfishers’ Haunts. — Chapter Nineteen. — Course of the Brook—The Birds’ Bathing-Place—Roach—Jack on their Journeys—The Stickleback’s Nest—Woodcock—The Lake—Herons—Mussels—Reign of Terror in the Lake. — Chapter Twenty. — Wildfowl of the Lake—Sea Birds—Drift Wood—Forces of Nature at Work—Waves—Evaporation—An Eagle—Frost and Snow—Effect on Birds and Animals—Water-Meadows—Shooting Stars—Phosphorescence—Waterspout—Noises ‘in the Air.’

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