viii CONTENTS 



PACK 



XX. Playing Cuckoo . , . . iii 



XXL The Koel 117 



XXII. The Common Doves of India . .124 



XXIII. Doves in a Verandah . . . 130 



XXIV. The Golden Oriole . . . • i3S 

 XXV. The Barn Owl 140 



XXVI. A Tree-top Tragedy . . . .145 



XXVII. Two Little Birds . . . -150 



XXVIII. The Paradise Flycatcher . . .156 



XXIX Butcher Birds 163 



XXX. Ducks 168 



XXXI. A Dethroned Monarch . . . i73 



XXXII. Birds in the Rain . . . .178 



XXXIII. The Weaver Bird . . . .183 



XXXIV. Green Parrots 190 



XXXV. The Roosting of the Sparrows . -197 



XXXVI. A Gay Deceiver . ... 202 



XXXVII. The Emerald Merops . . . .208 



XXX VIII. Do Animals Think? . . . .213 



XXXIX. A Couple of Neglected Craftsmen . 219 



XL. Birds in their Nests .... 224 



XLI. BuLBULS 229 



XLII. The Indian Corby . . . .235 



