CONTENTS. 



Page 



INTRODUCTION ..... 



CHAPTER I. 

 FIRST ORDER. 



ACCIPITRES. 



The Eagle . . 12 



The Falcon . . 22 



The Tawny Owl 27 



The Virginian Owl . .30 



SECOND ORDER. 



PASSERES. 



The Bell-bird (C0*+~$*&**W^. . 33 



The Thrush ... 36 



The Mocking Thrush . .40 



The Oriole, or Golden Thrush . 43 



The Robin Redbreast . . . 45 



The Nightingale . .53 



The Black-Cap f$Ut#4U&) 62 



The Golden-crested Wren . .65 



The Willow- Wren . . . . 68 



