D
Darwin, Quoted in reference to lizards on the Galapagos Islands, 52, 53; and in reference to sexual selection, 272–4; anticipated by Swift, 33
Dean Swift, Anticipation of Darwin by, 33
Death, The dance of, encouraged by science, 148
Ducks at the Pittville Gardens in Cheltenham, 64, 65
E
Eagles, A pair of, foiled by pigeons, 158, 159
Eider 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, 204
Emotions, Our noblest tainted in their origin, 185, 186
Evil may be the path of advance, 207, 208
Expulsion, Law of, amongst birds, 7; referred to by Gilbert White, 7
Extinction, The scientific charm of, 148
Eye, Accuracy of the ornithological, when helped by a measuring-tape, 34, 35
F
Falstaff in Eastcheap, 343
Fulmar 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
Fulmar Petrel, 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, 201
G
Great Black-backed Gull, Swoop of, 2
— Will attack arctic skua, 13
— Probably not victimized by arctic skua, 13
Great 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, 364–73
Great 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
