256 



Neo-Darwinian School, 124, 

 Nest, sanitation of, 224 

 Nests, birds in their, 224-228 

 Nests, edible birds', 102 

 Newman, Mr. T. H., 75 

 Nutmeg bird, 52-55 



Gates, 158 



CEiiopopclia tranquebarica, 128 



Oriole, black-headed, 135 



Oriole, Indian, 13, 134-139 



Oriolus kundoo, 135 



Oriolus melanocephabis, 135 



Orthotonus, 222 



Orthotomus siitorius, 62-67, 219 



Otocompsa, 229-34 



Otocompsa emeria, 231 



Otocompsa fuscicaudata, 23 1 

 Owl, barn, 3, 140-144 

 Owl, screech, 144 

 Owl, white, 141, 142 

 Owlet, spotted, 94, 142 



Paddy bird, 115, 116 

 PalcEornis nepalensis, 194 



INDEX 



28 



194 



PalcEornis torquatus. 



Palm swift, loi 



Paradise flycatcher, 13, 81, 150- 



162 

 Parakeet, i 



Parental instinct, 27, 104 

 Paroquet, Alexandrine, 194 

 Paroquet, rose-ringed, 194 

 Parrot, 95, 184 

 Parrot catching, 194 

 Parrot, green, 88,166, 190-196, 197 

 Parrot, West African, 195 

 Partridge, grey, 90-93, 166 

 Passer domesticus, 2, 75, 76 

 Peacock, 42-44 

 Peafowl, 93 



Pearson, Professor, 42, 44 

 Peregrine falcon, 6 

 Pericrocotus peregrinus , 1 6 1 



Pheasant, 92, 144 



Photography, difficulties of bird, 



225 

 Pica rustica, 68 

 Pie, tree, 68-72 

 Pigeon, 6, 133, 134, 184 

 Pintail, 8 



Pinto, Mr. G. A., 63, 64, 66, 158 

 Pipit, 7 



Playing cuckoo, III-I16 

 Ploceus bay a, 183, 219 

 Plover, Kentish, 9 

 Plover, ringed, 9 

 Pochard, white-eyed, 171 

 Prinia iitontata, 219 

 Prima socia/is, 222 

 Protective colouration, 59, 93, 128 



Quail, 7, 93 



Rain, birds in the, 178-182 



Raven, 3, 4 



Red munia, 46-51, 52-54 



Redshank, 9 



Reid, 74, 222 



Rhipidura albifrontata, 146, 158 



Robin, Indian, 128 



Robin redbreast, i, 107 



Rock chat, brown, 130 



Roller, 12 



Rook, 4, 5 



Salvadori, 74 

 Sandpiper, 9 

 Sanyal, Babu, 38, 39 

 Sarciophoriis malabariciis, 57 

 Sarcograiiitmis indicus^ 56 

 Sarus, 35-39 



Selection, feminine, 160, 161 

 Selection, natural, 23, 24, 42, 105, 



109, 129, 202-207, 232, 234 

 Selection, sexual, 42, 160, 161, 205- 



207 

 "Seven sisters," i 



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