CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



PEEFACE ... . . vii 



CHAP. I. SHEEWOOD FOEEST . . .1 



II. BIEDS OF PEEY . . .14 



III. PEECHING BIEDS ' . .46 



IV. PEECHING BIEJ>S continued . . 123 

 V. GAME BIEDS 180 



VI. WADING BIEDS 187 



VII. WATEE BIEDS , 204 



APPENDIX .... . 235 



INDEX . . 241 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



BLACK EEDSTAET ... . Frontispiece 



INOSCULATED FIB ....... 11 



TEEE SPAEEOW 103 



HEN IN MALE PLUMAGE 183 



