CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. INTRODUCTION i 



II. THE CARDINAL FAMILY ... 4 



III. THE CROW FAMILY . . . .11 



IV. THE DOVE FAMILY .... 15 

 V. THE DRONGO FAMILY .... 24 



VI. THE FINCH FAMILY .... 30 



VII. THE KINGFISHER FAMILY . . .35 



VIII. THE LARK FAMILY . . 38 



IX. THE MANNIKIN FAMILY . . 39 



X. THE OWL FAMILY .... 44 



XI. THE PARROT FAMILY . . . . 51 



XII. THE QUAIL FAMILY ... 68 



XIII. THE ROBIN FAMILY .... 71 



XIV. THE SPARROW FAMILY 73 

 XV. THE STARLING FAMILY ... 78 



XVI. THE TANAGER FAMILY ... 80 



XVII. THE THRUSH FAMILY .... 83 



XVIII. THE WARBLER FAMILY ... 87 



XIX. THE WAXBILL FAMILY .... 95 



XX. THE WEAVER FAMILY . . 106 



