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Where a generic name has been shown to be wrong it has, 

 of course, been discarded, otherwise I have refrained from 

 making changes as far as possible. 



Some of the illustrations have been considerably altered 

 since their first appearance in the Journal, it is hoped for 

 the better. Three new coloured plates, the Fantail and 

 Jack Snipe, the Great Bustard and the Little Eastern 

 Bustard have been added. Mistakes in the matter recorded 

 in the original letter-press have been rectified, certain additions 

 made and some paragraphs deleted, these being principally 

 such as did not really refer to our Asiatic birds but rather 

 to some of their Western relations. 



Geographical races have been acknowledged, but in the 

 families treated in this volume, geographical races are not 

 nearly as numerous or well-defined as they are in certain 

 other groups of Game-birds. 



Finally, I may say that in order to facilitate reference a 

 regular sequence in the letter-press for each species has been 

 adopted. First Synouyniy and cetiiacular itames, then 

 Descriptions of male, female and young, next Distribution 

 followed by NicTitication, finishing up with General Habits. 



The Index has been prepared on similar lines and this 

 it is hoped Avill fully meet the criticisms not unjustly passed 

 on the first edition of " Indian Ducks." 



E. C. Stu.\rt Baker. 

 London, 



May, 1921. 



