Gunpowder, Invention of, deplored by the author, 193
H
Heine, His views on sympathy in relation to civilization, 293, 294
Herring Gull may profit by piracies of the arctic skua, 302, 303
— Young kittiwakes killed by, 303, 304, 314–16, 349–51; inferior, as a spectacle, to that of snakes killing their prey, 351–4
— Young puffin dropped by, on the rocks, 308, 309
— Shakespearean disquisition, a, suggested by, 308–12
— A fruit-eater, 365–8
— Beautiful dye, a, produced by, 365, 366
— Pellets disgorged by, interesting objects, 366, 367; and would make an instructive collection, 366, 367
— Not interested in the fate of seals, 373, 375
Humanitarian, the, Flies in the face of the deity, 250; a difficulty shirked by, 250
Hunter, Mrs., Her pleasant establishment at Balta Sound, 86
Hunting Instinct, the, Natural but unjustifiable in civilized man, 333–5; will cease when the animals have, 335
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Iceland, The kind of paradise it may become, 146
Innocence, a trumpery thing, 207
Intersexual Selection, Arguments for a process of, 261–80
Island, the Author's, Lonely yet populous, 1, 2, 3
— Remarkable caves in, 47–50
K
Kittiwakes, Young, assembling together of, 7, 8, 201
— Appearance of, on the ledges, 112
— Cry of, 112
— Appearance, etc., of young, 122
— Young, how fed, 122, 123
— Bright colouring of mouth cavity in, 123; is less bright in the young, 123; suggested meaning of this, 124–31
Kittiwakes, Mistake made by author in regard to, 175
— Bathing of, resembles an antic, 199
— Dove-like appearance of young, 122, 201
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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker carries many insects at a time to young, 302
Life, Civilized, dark clouds that hang over, 254–5
Lumbago, Disquisition provoked by, 205–8
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Man, Comparative happiness of savage and civilized, 252–6; impartial judgment as to, not obtainable, 255, 256
— Plays part of devil in nature, 347, 348
— Civilized, the most miserable being that exists or has ever existed, and the great purveyor of misery to other beings, 347, 348
Might judiciously exercised the highest ideal in accordance with the scheme of nature, 348, 349
Muscovy Ducks, Habit of drinking dew of, 62, 63
— In the Pittville Gardens, strange appearance of, 63, 64
Museums, Competitive roar for slaughter of, 148
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Natural History, Full of unverified statements, 308
— Museum at Kensington, The, Its family slaughter groups, 145–7; the kind of people who enjoy them, 145–7
Naturalist, The real, not a man for this world, 194
— Should be a Boswell, 323
Nature, The godlessness of, 137
— Ruthlessness of, the effect of witnessing, 317–21
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Optimist, the, His faculty of finding comfort in uncomfortable things, 175
Ostrich, A ratite bird, 198; the scientific exigencies of such a position, 198
