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XXI. THE COMMON WRYNECK . . .121 



XXII. GREEN PIGEONS . . . .126 



XXIII. BULBULS' NESTS . . . .131 



XXIV. NIGHTINGALES IN INDIA . . . 145 

 XXV. THE WIRE-TAILED SWALLOW . .150 



XXVI. WINTER VISITORS TO THE PUNJAB 



PLAINS 157 



XXVII. A KINGFISHER AND A TERN . . 167 



XXVIII. THE RED TURTLE DOVE . . .172 



XXIX. BIRDS IN THE MILLET FIELDS . .178 



XXX. HOOPOES AT THE NESTING SEASON . 185 



XXXI. THE LARGEST BIRD IN INDIA . . 197 



XXXII. THE SWALLOW-PLOVER . . .204 



XXXIII. THE BIRDS OF A MADRAS GARDEN . 211 



XXXIV. SUNBIRDS 218 



XXXV. THE BANK MYNA .... 225 



XXXVI. THE JACKDAW .... 231 



XXXVII. FIGHTING IN NATURE . . . 234 



XXXVIII. BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES . . . 238 



XXXIX. VOICES OF THE NIGHT . . . 246 



INDEX 257 



