LIST OF PLATES



Puffin at Burrow .....





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Hybrid Wigeon ......







15



“ Circles and sails aloft on pinions majestic the Vulture ”





21



The Ostrich at Home .....







3S



Spotted Eagle-Owls .....







43



Black Cuban Seed-Finches ....







57



The Life-history of the Black-necked Swan







02



The Spotted Emu .....







67



The Great Australian Collection







78



The White-faced Heron ....







. 85



The Camp-follower .....







101



White-cheeked Finch-Larks ....







112



White-browed Wood-Swallow at Nest .







119



Mr. Jainrach’s Shell Ibises







139



The Indian Grey Tit .....







147



Rhea Feeding ......







157



Dr. Butter’s Pair of Emus







162



I'vsean Parra keet .....







173



Herring-Gulls over Breeding Grounds







189



Goldfinch on Nest .....







198



The Diamond Bird .....







205



A New Door-latch ....







. 215



Bird Camouflage : Snipe on Nest .







. 221



Greater Bird of Paradise Displaying







. 237



What the Country looks like







243, 244



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The Embryonic Life of the Ostrich



