CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. A Chat with the Intending Reader ... 3 

 II. Birds as National Emblems 28 



III. An Ornithological Comedy of Errors . . 51 



IV. The Folklore of Bird Migration . . . .81 

 V. Noah's Messengers 9 8 



VI. Birds in Christian Tradition and Festival . 109 



VII. Birds as Symbols and Badges 127 



VIII. Black Feathers make Black Birds . . .154 



IX. The Familiar of Witches 179 



X. A Flock of Fabulous Fowls 191 



XL From Ancient Auguries to Modern Rain- 

 birds 212 



XII. A Primitive View of the Origin of Species . 226 



XIII. Birds and the Lightning 242 



XIV. Legends in an Historical Setting . . . .253 

 XV. Some Pretty Indian Stories 270 



List of Books Referred to 282 



Index 287 



