The Lark’s Nest.
MORE TALES
OF THE BIRDS
BY
W. WARDE FOWLER
AUTHOR OF “A YEAR WITH THE BIRDS,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY FRANCES L. FULLER
London
MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1902
All rights reserved
Richard Clay and Sons, Limited,
LONDON AND BUNGAY.
TO
A. A. E. F.
IN MEMORY OF PLEASANT DAYS
IN THE SUNNY SUMMER
OF 1901
CONTENTS
- PAGE
- I. The Lark’s Nest 1
- II. The Sorrows of a House Martin 24
- III. The Sandpipers 51
- IV. The Last of the Barons 79
- V. Downs and Dungeons 104
- VI. Doctor and Mrs. Jackson 130
- VII. A Lucky Magpie 147
- VIII. Selina’s Starling 185
- IX. Too Much of a Good Thing 204
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- The Lark’s Nest Frontispiece.
- The Sorrows of a House Martin To face page 24
- The Sandpipers ” 52
- The Last of the Barons ” 80
- Downs and Dungeons ” 104
- Doctor and Mrs. Jackson ” 131
- A Lucky Magpie ” 148
- Selina’s Starling ”...