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CONTENTS. 



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Prekack .. .. .. .. .. •• .. vi. 



IjsT OF Illustrations .. .. .. .. .. vii. 



Introductory: — 



Some General Principles of Bird-keeping, 



by A. Trevor Battyk, M.A. .. viii. 



I. The Cultnre of Finches, by A. G. Butlkr, Ph.D. .. i 



II, The British Warblers, by W. E. Teschemaker, B.A. 7 



III. Foreign Doves, by Miss RosiK AlderSON .. .. 17 



VI. Parrakeets, by D. Seth-Smith, F.Z.S. .. .. 33 



V. Hawks and Owls, by J. LEWIS Bonhote, M.A. .. 42 



VI. Starlings, by A. G. BuTLER, Ph.D. .. .. .. 51 



VII. Taiiagers, by S. M. Townsend .. .. .. 56 



VIII. The Care and Feeding of Parrots, by H. D. ASTi.EV, M.A. 6r 



IX. Living Food for Insectivorous Birds, by A. G. BuTLER 



Ph.D. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 



X. Quails, by D. SeTH-SmiTh, F.Z.S. .. .. .. 74 



XL The Feet of Birds in Captivity, by KaTheRINE CurrEY 77 



XII. The Crow^ Tribe, by E. G. B. Meade- Waldo, F.Z.S. 79 

 XIII. Touracous, Bower Binls and Birds of Paradise, by Mrs. 



Johnstone .. .. .. .. .. 82 



XIV. How to Breed Birds, by J. LEWIS Bonhote, M.A. .. 88 



XV. Larks, by A. G. BuTLER, Ph.D. .. .. .. 95 



XVI. Bulbuls, by A. G. Butlkk. Ph.D. .. .. .. 99 



XVII. Waders, Vjy C. Barnby Smith .. .. .. 103 



XVIII. The Smaller Waterfowl, by D. Sbth-Smith, F.Z.S... 108 



XIX. The Game Birds, by W. H. ST. OuinTIN .. .. 112 



XX. Cranes, by R. CosgravE .. .. .. .. 123 



XXI. Notes on Out-of-the-way Birds, by Frank Finn, B.A. 128 



References to the more important articles in the AvicuUural 



A/ijoazine .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 



