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LXIII. THE CORMORANT 1 95 



LXIV. "GANTS" 19? 



LXV. THE HERON 199 



LXVI. THE BITTERN 205 



LXVII. THE STORK, SPOONBILL, AND SHELDUCK . . 207 



LXVIII. WILD GEESE 2C>9 



LXIX. SWANS 211 



LXX. THE MALLARD 217 



LXXI. THE SHOVELLER AND PINTAIL DUCKS . . . 224 



LXXII. TWO TEAL 226 



LXXIII. WIDGEON 230 



LXXIV. "POKER" DUCKS 232 



LXXV. THE GOOSANDER, MERGANSER, AND SMEW . . 237 



LXXVI. WILD PIGEONS 238 



LXXVII. PALLAS' SAND-GROUSE AND QUAILS . . .242 



LXXVIII. THE PHEASANT - . 243 



LXXIX. PARTRIDGES 245 



LXXX. THE RAILS 249 



LXXXI. THE WATERHEN 2$ 5 



LXXXII. THE COOT 260 



LXXXIII. RINGED PLOVER . 268 



LXXXIV. GOLDEN PLOVER 270 



LXXXV. THE PEEWIT OR " PIWIPE " 272 



LXXXVI. THE AVOCET 28 1 



LXXXVII. WOODCOCK 282 



LXXXVIII. SNIPE 285 



LXXXIX. THE COMMON SANDPIPER 292 



XC. THE RUFF AND REEVE 293 



XCL THE RED-LEG 297 



XCII. CURLEWS 304 



xcin. THE "COMMON TERNER" 306 



XCIV. THE BROWN-HEADED GULL 307 



XCV. SEA-GULLS 311 



XCVI. GREAT NORTHERN DIVER 313 



XCVII. GREAT CRESTED GREBE 31$ 



xcvin. THE "DOB-CHICKEN" 319 



