viii CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IV. 

 DIVERS, GREBES, AND CORMORANTS. 



Divers Affinities and Characteristics Great Northern Diver Black-throated 

 Diver Red-throated Diver Grebes Characteristics Changes of 

 Plumage Great Crested Grebe Red-necked Grebe Black-necked 

 Grebe Sclavonian Grebe Little Grebe Cormorants Characteristics 

 Changes of Plumage Cormorant Shag Gannet . Pages 151-184 



CHAPTER V. 

 DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS. 



Ducks Characteristics Non-diving Ducks Characteristics of Changes of 

 Plumage Sheldrake Wigeon Pintail Duck Various other Species 

 Diving Ducks Characteristics Changes of Plumage Eider Duck 

 King Eider Common Scoter Velvet Scoter Scaup Duck Tufted 

 Duck Pochard Golden-eye Long-tailed Duck Mergansers Charac- 

 teristics and changes of Plumage Red-breasted Merganser Goosander 

 Smew Geese Characteristics Gray Lag Goose White-fronted Goose 

 Bean Goose Brent Goose Bernacle Goose Swans Characteristics 

 Changes of Plumage Hooper Swan Bewick's Swan . 185-240 



CHAPTER VI. 

 PETRELS. 



Petrels Characteristics Changes of Plumage Fulmar Petrel Fork-tailed 

 Petrel Stormy Petrel Manx Shearwater . . . 241-258 



CHAPTER VII. 

 LITTORAL LAND BIRDS. 



Littoral Land Birds White-tailed Eagle Peregrine Falcon Raven Jack- 

 daw Hooded Crow Chough Rock Pipit Martins Rock Dove 

 Stock Dove Heron Various other Species . . . 259-278 



