viii ILLUSTRATIONS 



Indian Swifts (p. 251) . To face p. 250 



Indian Pitta (p. 255) . . . . . . . 256 



A Jackal calling his friends to a Feast (p. 268) Large 



Civet (p. 274) 268 



Small Flying-foxes on a Plantain-leaf (p. 297) . . . 296 



Fruit of Parkia biglobosa simulating Flying-foxes . . 298 



Eat in its nest (p. 308) Palm-squirrels (p. 300) .% . 308 



Blood-sucker and Water-tortoise (p. 323) . . . 324 



Grass-snake swallowing a Toad (p. 335) Tree-frog (p. 369) 



Common Indian Toad (p. 365) .... 366 



Mudskippers (p. 375) . . . . ... . 376 



