CONTENTS. 



THE TAME PIGEON ... . . . 89 



THE OSTRICH . . ... 90 



THE CASSOWARY .93 



THE WHOOPING CRANE 94 



THE BLACK-NECKED STILT .... 97 



THE FLAMINGO 99 



WILSON'S STORMY PETREL t . . . .101 



THE PIED OYSTER-CATCHER . . . . 105 



THE GREAT HERON Ill 



THE WOOD IBIS 118 



THE SNOW GOOSE 119 



THE WANDERING ALBRATROSS . . . .122 



THE SWAN . . ..... 12.5 



THE CINEREOUS COOT 127 



THE SUMMER, OR WOOD DUCK . . . : 131 



THE COMMON DUCK, OR MALLARD .... 1,37 



THE CANVASS-BACK DUCK 139 



THE PELICAN 148 



THE CORMORANT 151 



THE BLACK AND WHITE GULL ... . . 152 



THE GREAT TERN . . .... 154 



THE PURPLE GALLINULE . . * . . .155 



THE GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, OR I/X)N . . . 159 



THE BLACK-HEADED GULL 161 



THE EIDER DUCK 167 



THE CANADA GOOSE 169 



THE SKUA GULL ... ... 175 



THE WOODCOCK .... . . 178 



THE GREAT AUK 183 



THE SNIPE . . 184 



THE CAROLINA RAIL .... . . 189 



THE RUFF ' . 106 



