This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...size and colouring. It is unusual to find size and good colouring in eggs, for usually if well-coloured they are small, whereas if large the markings are not so bright or extensive. Whilst here, a Grey Hen flew across the valley below; they are rather scarce in these hills. We now crossed back to a dingle above L. house, where yet another pair of Buzzards nested last year. The old nest had been patched up and a fresh one built the other side of the gorge. Here, too, we found another Moor Ouzel's nest with four eggs. It now began to rain in torrents and continued to do so. On the way home we again fell in with our friend of the morning, and he graciously informed us that he would not shoot a Raven, but would shoot a Kite if he saw one, and get it stuffed. We sincerely hoped that he would not see a Kite. May oth.--I first visited the New House larch wood, which holds a Sparrow-hawk's nest, finding on the way a Blackcap's with a brace of eggs in it. On getting to the wood I climbed an oak-tree adjacent to the larch containing the Hawk's nest, and noted that two well-marked eggs had been laid. Then on to the Black Bog, where I noted the usual Curlew and Peewit, besides flushing a Meadow Pipit from her five eggs in the rough, tussocky grass. By a little rivulet, bordered by a few clumps of rushes and cotton grass, I disturbed a pair of Snipe, from which I presume that they have not laid yet. The male immediately, on being flushed, began to " bleat." Further on still, in another bog, I flushed a single bird of this species, but could find no nest. From here I made tracks for the "Marten-cat's" rocks; but although I saw both Kestrels, could not find their eyrie, though I knew that it must be there somewhere. May wth.--Went out for a...