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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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A pair of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers attacking a Great Spotted Woodpecker |
Frontispiece |
Territorial flight of the Black-tailed Godwit |
54 |
Competition for territory is seldom more severe than among cliff-breeding seabirds, and the efforts of individual Razorbills to secure positions on the crowded ledges lead to desperate struggles |
64 |
Male Blackbirds fighting for the possession of territory. The bare skin on the crown of the defeated bird shows the nature of the injuries from which it succumbed |
74 |
Male Cuckoos fighting before the arrival of a female |
82 |
Two pairs of Pied Wagtails fighting in defence of their territories |
86 |
Long-tailed Tit: males fighting for the possession of territory. The feathers have been torn from the crown of the defeated and dying rival |
96 |
A battle between two pairs of Jays |
106 |
The Female Chaffinch shares in the defence of the territory and attacks other females |
110 |
Peregrine Falcon attacking a Raven |
216 |
A battle between a pair of Green Woodpeckers and a Great Spotted Woodpecker for the possession of a hole in an oak tree |
238 |
Plans of the Water-meadow showing the Territories occupied by Lapwings in 1916 and 1916 |
Between 58 and 59 |