CONTENTS. 



CHAP. 



I. WHAT IS A BIRD? 

 II. BIRD LIVERIES AND THEIR MEANING 



III. HOW A BIRD FEEDS 



IV. birds' flight, and birds' wings 



V. FLIGHTLESS BIRDS AND THEIR FATE 



VI. COURTSHIP 



VII. FAMILY CARES — BUILDING THE HOME 



VIII. FAMILY CARES — NURSERY DUTIES 



IX. MIGRATION 



X. THE DISTRIBUTION OF BIRDS IN TIME 

 SPACE 



AND 



XI. PEDIGREES AND FAMILY TIES 

 XII. PEDIGREES — THE FOUNDERS OF THE HOUSE 



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