CONTENTS 



BIRDS OF OTHER LJNDS 



The Ostrich axd Its Kindred 



The Game-Birds and Rails 



Pigeons and Sand-Grouse 



Auks, Gulls, and Plovers 



Bustards and Cranes 



Grebes and Divers, Penguins. Etc. 



Storks. Herons, and Pelic.-\n Tribe 



Screamers, Ducks. Geese, and Swans 



Birds of Prey and Owls . 



Night-Jars, Swifts, and Humming-Birds 



Parrots. Cuckoos, and Plantain-Eaters 



Rollers, Kingfishers, Hornbills. and Hoopoes 



Bee-Eaters. Trogons. Etc 



Toucans. Woodpeckers, Etc 



The Perching Birds 



Larks, Titmice, Hoxev-Eaters, Etc. . 

 Shrikes, Thrushes, and Their Allies 



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REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS 

 Crocodiles and Alligators 

 Tortoises and Turtles 



Lizards 



Cham.^leons and the Tuater.'^ 



Snakes 



Frogs and Toads 



Newts and Salamanders . 



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