A Year with the Birds Third Edition, Enlarged
CHAPTER VI.
The Alps in September.
Geography of Switzerland—Bird-catching on the passes—Birds on the Brünig Pass—The Hasli-Thal—Crossbills—The Gadmen-Thal and Stein-alp—Migration on the Susten-pass—Hospenthal—Departure of Swallows—Migration of insects—Return to Meiringen—The Swiss peasant 177