X CONTENTS. 



The Furze-Wren, or Dartford Warbler . 71 



The Wagtail ... -76 



The Swallow . . . ... 81 



The Fern-Owl . . . . . 85 



The Whip-poor- Will ... .94 



The Skylark 104 



The Woodlark . . . . , . . 109 



The Sparrow ,111 



The Java Sparrow . . . . .118 



The Goldfinch . . . . . 122 



The Bullfinch . .. . .128 



The Raven . . . , . 138 



The Rook . . . .144 



The Nuthatch . . . ... 149 



The Humming-Bird . . <' v . .156 



The Kingfisher . . . . . 161 



CHAPTER II. 

 THIRD ORDER. 



SCANSORES. 



The Green Woodpecker . . . . . . 164 



The Cuckoo . .168 



The Honey Cuckoo . 1 72 



CHAPTER III. 

 FOURTH ORDER. 



GALLING. 



The Ring-Dove . . ~. . 176 



The Wood-Grouse .(C^^^f^ . . 181 



The Ptarmigan . . . .185 



