CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



PREFACE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... iii. 



CONTENTS >. v. 



INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... vi. 



SYSTEMATIC INDEX xiii. 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xxi. 



CHAPTER I. 



Scavengers of the Veld 1 



CHAPTER II. 



Friends of the Agriculturist 7 



CHAPTER III. $ - 

 The Farmer's Foes 50 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Bird Architects 63 



CHAPTER V. 

 Denizens of the Forest ... ... ... ... ... 83 



CHAPTER VI. 

 Ornaments of the Veld ... 116 



CHAPTER VII. 

 The Birds of Eiver and Vlei 138 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Bird Parasites 159 



NAME INDEX 173 



