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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

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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

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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

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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