CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. THE GREAT AND LITTLE BUSTARDS 4 I 



II. THE STONE CURLEW OR THICK-KNEE ' 9 



III. PLOVERS 16 



IV. THE RUFF AND THE REEVE , ... 38 



V. SANDPIPERS AND THE SANDERLING ... ... 43 



VI. GREAT CURLEW AND WHIMBREL 62 



VII. MORE WADERS ... 72 



VIII. WOODCOCK AND SNIPE ... ... ..." ... 98 



IX. THE COMMON HERON ... ... 117 



X. THE COMMON AND THE LITTLE BITTERN... ... 123 



XI. THE WHITE SPOONBILL 132 



XII. THE RAIL FAMILY ... ... ... ... ... 134 



XIII. WILD SWANS... ' l6l 



XIV. OUR WILD GEESE ... ... ... 164 



XV. THE SHELD-DUCK ... 176 



XVI. THE COMMON WILD DUCK 183 



XVII. THE TEAL AND GARGANEY 208 



XVIII. THE PINTAIL DUCK AND THE SHOVELLER ... 22O 



XIX. MORE OF THE WILD DUCK FAMILY ... ... 229 



XX. THE GOOSANDER AND THE PIED SMEW 252 



XXI. THE WIGEON AND POCHARDS 262 



XXII. THE GUILLEMOT, LITTLE AUK, RAZOR-BILL, AND 



PUFFIN 284 



XXIII. DIVERS AND GREBES ... 290 



XXIV. CORMORANTS AND GANNET ... ... ... 303 



XXV. THE GULL FAMILY ... ... ... ... ... 31! 



INDEX ... ... ... ... ... ... 325 



