PREFACE 



TO THE SECOND EDITION 



The first edition of this work was exhausted a 

 year before I became aware of the fact, and, 

 as the demand appears to be brisk, I have not 

 caused further delay by revising the book very 

 thoroughly. 



I am under considerable obligation to Mr. 

 G. O. Allen, I.C.S., for his notes and sugges- 

 tions. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to say 

 that the list of additions and corrections has 

 been almost entirely compiled by him. 



It is a source of great satisfaction to me to 

 learn that this little book, notwithstanding 

 its shortcomings, has enabled many people to 

 learn the names of the common birds that 

 live around them. j) DEWAR. 



Ghazipur, U.P., India, 

 1919. 



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