LIST OF TEXT -FIGURES. 



t Denotes full-page illustrations. 



FIG. PAGE 



1. SHAG 6 



2. COMMON HERONS 13 



3. LITTLE EGRET ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 



4. HEAD OF LITTLE EGRET 22 



5. tNiGHT HERON 27 



6. HEAD OF NIGHT HERON 29 



7. COMMON BITTERN 34 



8. WHITE STORK 40 



9. HEAD OF WHITE STORK 41 



10. SPOONBILL 48 



11. FLAMINGO 53 



12. HEAD OF FLAMINGO 53 



13. {BEWICK'S SWAN 81 



14. MALLARD 92 



15. JTEAL 'PUT IN' BY PEREGRINE FALCON ... ... 103 



16. fWlGEON ON THE SNOW 112 



17. GOLDEN-EYE 129 



18. GOOSANDER 152 



19. CORN-CRAKE 164 



20. HEAD OF CORN-CRAKE 166 



21. HEAD OF BAILLON'S CRAKE .. 176 



22. WATER-BAIL 178 



23. HEAD OF WATER-HEN 182 



24. LEFT FOOT OF WATER-HEN 183 



25. COOT ... ';>.;.. 186 



26. GREAT BUSTARD 195 



27. GREAT PLOVER 203 



