26 DECEMBER 1931, page 14

Country Life

BRAVE FEAn. Some weeks ago a short account was given of a lark taking refuge between a yachtsman's feet in the Solent in order to escape the pursuit of a sparrow hawk. My......

The Best Coltnty-"

Some delightful material wherewith to answer the old question, " Which is the best of the' counties ? "- ifir given by Canon Raven, who is one of the most eager and charming of......

Nature Study In America.

It is worth notice how much more attention is paid to natural history year by year in papers and magazines all over the world. The Sydney Mail perhaps takes the lead ; but the......

* Changes In Migration.

Recent details of bird migration on the West Coast of America suggest an interesting problem. It is thought by some observers that the species of bird that spend a part at any......

A Dog's Rebuke.

- The query has been put : what is the most human dog- story you know ? I have told mine in a very little dog book, of which part was printed in the Atlantic Monthly (A Letter......

As Opp.: Christmas.

The marvels of a really open Christmas in England - continue in spite of frost.. I could fill a church with . the blossoming sprays of yellow jasmine, and if we cannot say as......

Canon Raven Is Unduly Hard On Essex ; And, Indeed,

there is a tendency to regard it as one of the ugly ducklings. Doubtless quite hideous patches may be found ; but it has also peculiar virtues. A little circle within it......

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A SELF-SUFFICING ENGLAND. I cannot forbear to _ quote the conclusion of the last (or, I hope, only the : latest ?) article on " My Ninth Year's Farming " from The Countryman,......