TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE TENANTS OF A SEASON ..... J A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD 8 THE PROMISE OF MAY - . . - - 1 A RIVER PATH - BY LEAFY WAYS . A RISING GENERATION - - - - A COLD-BLOODED RACE - . - . - BY QUIET WATERS - - . . AS EVENING DARKENS A PARADISE OF BIRDS - . . . 52 59 -66 SABRINA FAIR ALL AMONG THE - BARLEY - . . 74 82 THE MISTY MOORLAND - - . . - 89 FOOTPRINTS ON THE SANDS . . - - 97 THE PARTING GUESTS ..... 104 FLYING, FLYING SOUTH..... 109 38 45 Table of Contents. PAGE THE RETURN OF THE FIELDFARE - Il6 THE SUMMER OF ST. MARTIN - A GREAT FREQUENTER OF THE CHURCH - - SYLVAN MINSTRELS - 138 WINTER VISITORS - - - ADAPTED PLUMAGE OUTLAWS - SOME BIRD MYTHS - - - 166 WHEN WOODS ARE BARE - - - - 1 74 THE BIRDS-EYE VIEW - - 182 THE WINTRY SHORE - - - - - 123 130 144 149 157 189 IN WESTON WOOD LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. WREN AND NF.ST - THE STARLINGS HAUNT - - BRIDGE ON THE DART - - PEREGRINES - - . - THE STEEP HOLM - - - PAGE Frontispiece i -. 8 ON THE BROADS - . WINSCOMBE CHURCH WROXETER ON - DARTMOOR GATHERING SWALLOWS - - BORGUND CHURCH, WITH FIELDFARES NEST . Toface . . Toface - - - - 52 59 74 89 104 Il6 GLASTONBURY ABBEY THE HAUNT OF THE KINGFISHER - - - - - 130 KESTRELS NEST IN CALLOW CLIFFS - - - THE WOODPECKERS HOME - - IN SAND BAY - . 34 38 44 149 157 174 jg Under the greenwood tree, Who loves to lie with me, And turn his merry note Unto the birds sweet throat, Come hither, come hither, come hither. As You Like It. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.