CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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BIRDS THAT COME TO OUR HOUSES AND GARDENS I 



CHAPTER II 

 WILD AND TAME HOOPOES .... 24 



CHAPTER III 



BLUE THRUSHES ...... 42 



CHAPTER IV 

 ROCK THRUSHES . . . . 56 



CHAPTER V 

 NIGHTINGALES ...... 73 



CHAPTER VI 

 THE INDIAN SHAMA AND THE DHYAL BIRD . 90 



CHAPTER VII 



VIRGINIAN NIGHTINGALES ..... 99 



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