VI PREFACE. 



I have followed Jerdon as closely as possible, and have 

 deviated from his descriptions only when such appeared 

 really necessary ; and for these alterations I am mainly 

 indebted to Mr. A. 0. Hume, whose numerous works on 

 Indian Ornithology are so well known. 



The Bombay Presidency falls naturally into three 

 divisions, Sind, Rajputana, (including Guzerat, Kutch, 

 and portions of Central India), and the Deccan. 



For information relating to the Birds of Sind, I am 

 indebted to many papers scattered throughout "Stray 

 Feathers," and also to Mr. Murray's valuable work on 

 the Vertebrate Zoology of Sind. 



For similar information regarding Rajputana, I am 



.mainly indebted to Major Butler, whose able papers on 



the " Avifauna of Northern Guzerat and Mount Aboo" 



appeared in " Stray Feathers," Volumes III, IV, and V, 



I am again indebted to this gentleman for his exhaus- 

 tive resume of the " Birds of the Deccan," compiled from 

 papers by various authors published in " Stray Feathers," 

 and supplemented to a great extent by his own researches. 



I have quoted largely from the above authors, and trust 

 that this general acknowledgment will be deemed suffi- 

 cient. 



I would add, in conclusion, that my long residence 

 in India, embracing a period of 20 years (during which 

 time I have been located at most of the military stations 

 in the Bombay Presidency) has afforded me ample 

 opportunities for the careful study of bird-life in all its 

 various phases. 



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