Vlll REPTILES AND BIRDS. 



CHAPTER VII. 



PASSERINES. 



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Syndactyles .... 456 

 Tenuirostres .... 462 



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Conirostres . 472 



Fissirostres .... 503 



Dentirostres 513 



CHAPTER VIII. 



RAPTORES, OR BIRDS OF PREY. 



Nocturnal Birds of Prey . . 545 

 Horned Owls .... 547 

 Hornless Owls . . . -553 



Diurnal Birds of Prey . . 560 

 Falconidoe . . . . .561 

 Sea Eagles .... 572 



Vultures 597 



FULL -PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS. 



FRONTISPIECE. HAWKING IN THE MIDDLE AGES. 



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I. SNAKE CHARMERS To face 69 



II. CHASED BY AN ALLIGATOR . . . ^ . . ,, 132 



III. CAPTURING TURTLES . ,, 161 



IV. GATHERING EGGS IN THE FAROE ISLANDS . ,, 209 

 V. FLIGHT OF WILD DUCK ,,217 



VI. SHOOTING OVER DECOY DUCKS ,, 221 



VII. DUCK-SHOOTING FROM A HUT 222 



VIII. DUEL BETWEEN RUFFS ,,311 



IX. RUFFS IN THEIR NUPTIAL PLUMAGE ... ,, 310 



X. WOODCOCK SHOOTING ...... ,, 317 



XI. THE OSTRICH ,, 354 



XII. THE EMU ,,364 



XIII. QUAILS AND YOUNG ,, 376 



XIV. QUAIL SHOOTING ., 380 



XV. PARTRIDGE SHOOTING ,, 385 



XVI. COMMON PARTRIDGE AND YOUNG .... ,, 386 



XVII. RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE SHOOTING .... ,.388 



XVIII. PHEASANT SHOOTING .... ,, 397 



XIX. GOLDEN PHEASANTS ,.401 



XX. ARGUS PHEASANT ,, 402 



XXI. COCHIN-CHINA FOWLS ,,409 



