WITH the exception of " The Education of 

 Young Birds," which came out in The 

 Albany Review, the chapters which com- 

 pose this book appeared in one or other 

 of the following Indian periodicals : The Madras Mail, 

 The Times of India, The Indian Daily Telegraph, The 

 Indian Field, The hidian Forester. 



The author begs to tender his thanks to the several 

 editors for permission to reproduce this collection of 

 essays. 



