Great Skua, Escape of a young, à la cuttlefish, 154
— Herrings decapitated by, 195; if not by gulls in first instance, 196
— Plumage of, in chick, 196
— Cry of chick to parents, 197
— Crouching habit of chick, 197
Guillemots, Apparent habit of constantly drinking sea-water, 62
— Will fight carrying fish in bill, 72
— Remain on breeding-ledges after departure of chicks, 95–7, 211, 212; or return there after having flown down with them, 96, 97
— Actions of, as of feeding young, after the young have gone, 97–9; possible explanation of this, 99, 103, 290, 291, 295; and of similar hallucinations in man, 101–3
— Young, how fed, 104, 140, 162, 163, 173, 209; colouring, etc., of, 104, 105, 141, 174; how do they reach the sea?, 105, 106, 139, 166, 174, 175, 232, 233; not quite immovable, 108, 109, 142, 188, 287–9
— Nest-building, instinct in, possible last trace of, 109
— Appearance of, on the ledges, 111, 112
— Nuptial note of, 113, 114; strange error made by author in regard to, 114, 115; how explained, 115–17
— Jodeling, etc., of, 113, 114, 162–4, 172, 177, 178, 187, 211, 288–90
— "Hărrāh," note of, 187, 188
— Flight of, a mystery, 133, 134
— Marital relations of, 139, 140
— Young, received under the parental wing, 141, 142, 162–6, 172–4, 176, 212
— Receptive power of chick, 162, 163, 210
— White mark round eye of, 164; represented in plain birds by depression in feathers, 164; both may be due to sexual selection, 164
— Funny attitude of young, 164, 165, 212
— A distinguished bird amongst, 165
— Picture of maternal love presented by, 142
— Power of ejecting excrement to a distance, of, 165
Guillemots, Possible relation of plumage to chick, in old bird, 166
— Depression under wings of, possibly in relation to chick, 166
— Manner of diving of, 168
— A chick gone, 176, 177
— A family scene amongst, 177, 178, 209
— Chicks, the, petted, etc., by birds not their parents, 179, 287, 291, 295, 296; suggested explanation of this, 183, 184, 290, 291, 295
— Possible process of social evolution taking place amongst, on analogy of insects, 179–83
— Plaintive cry of young, 189, 287; supposed origin of the name, 189
— Eye of, 209, 210
— Buccal cavity of grown, lemon-coloured, 210; but merely flesh-coloured in chick, 210; suggestes explanation of this, 210, 211
— Strong constitution of young, 232, 233; reflections aroused by, 232, 233
— Chick, dangerous journey of, 287, 288
— Bring in one fish at a time, 301
— Fish: how held by, 301
Gulls, Perpetual canopy formed by, 2
— Noise made by, 2; sounds softly, 2
— "Ow" note of, 2; language evolved out of, 2
— Discordant laugh of, 2
— Author troubled by hostility of, 4
— Odd sensation caused by, 4
— Seem to make all the world, 4
— Special sanctuary of, 4, 5
— Take place of men, 5
— House of Commons suggested by cries of, 5
— Clinging to breeding-place of, 5, 6, 95
— One's presence resented by, 4
— Young have habit of crouching, 6; but adults do not crouch, 6
— Young, habit of associating together of, 7; consequent migration of, from island, 7; suggested cause of above, 8
— In a mirage, 36
— Drink fresh water, 62; and may also drink salt, 62
— Herrings possibly decapitated by, 196
— Not interested in the fate of seals, 373, 375
Gun, A, Dries up all poetry in a man's heart, 193
