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INDEX 



Quail, semi-nocturnal habits of, 

 231 ; resistance to persecu- 

 tion, 346 ; Painted and Harle- 

 quin, gallantry of males, 109 



Quaker Parrakeet, as nest- 

 builder, 1 86 



Rails, intelligent birds, 265 

 Ratite birds, feminism in, 115 

 Raven, not so long-lived as sup- 

 posed, 320 ; j sense of smell in, 



243 

 Redpolls, playfulness of young, 



303 

 Reptile-eating birds of prey, 



specialization of, 56 

 Rhea, curious breeding habits 



of, H5 



Road-runner, fast running of, 19 



Robin, early breeder, 165; hatred 

 of red in other birds, 233 



Rogeron, M. G., on Ducks eating 

 earth, 99 ; on scent in Jack- 

 daw, 243 



Rollers, young feeding fellow- 

 nestlings, 106 



Rook, feeding female on nest, 

 106 



Ruff, frill not a defence, 301 



Rusty-cheeked Babbler, its bill 

 used as pick-axe, 45 



Salt, appetite for, 99 

 Sand-Grouse, covering eggs from 



heat, 155 ; speed of, 30 ; 



watering young, 102 

 Sand-pipers, laying in old nests 



of other birds, 186 

 Satin-bird, preference for blue, 



308 

 Scissor-bills, exaggeration of 



tern type, 221 

 Screamers, padded armour of, 



299 

 Secretary-bird, feeding habits 



of, 6 1 ; weak flight of, 32 

 Seed-Snipes, bathing habits, 



314; vegetable feeders, 34 

 Sexual selection, 241 

 Shag, swallowing under water, 



100 

 Shama, its excellence of song, 216 



Shearwaters mistaken for Swifts 

 by Pliny, 323 



Sheldrakes, their dislike for 

 Geese, 275 ; diving when 

 young, 126 ; nesting in rabbit 

 holes, 185 



Shoveller Duck, mode of feed- 

 ing, 37 ; speed of flight, 28 



Shrikes, mocking instinct, 285 ; 

 spearing prey alive, 309 



Skuas, piratical habits, 312 



Snail-Hawk, peculiar diet and 

 structure, 60 



Snake-bird, name given to 

 Darters, 19 



Snakes, their sloughs used as 

 nest-linings, 311 



Snipe, action of beak in, 41 ; 

 difference in common and Pin- 

 tail species, 42 ; 



Song-Thrush, catching a fish, 72 



Sparrow, imitating song bird, 7 ; 

 versatility of, 4, 7 



Spine-tail Swifts, speed of, 29 



Spoonbill, feeding method of, 

 44 ; hybrid with Ibis, 44 



Spot-bill Duck, breeding with 

 Mallard, 241 ; speed of flight, 28 



Spurs of birds, 294, 296 



Starling, honey-sucking habit 

 acquired by, 84 ; relations to 

 insects, 237 



Steamer-Duck, mode of progres- 

 sion, 27 



Storks, friendly with man, 347 ; 

 mode of feeding young, 119 



Storm-Petrel, large egg of, 149 ; 

 long incubation, 159 



Sugar-bird, honey-eater related 

 to Tanagers, 84 



Sun-birds, diet, 82 ; feigning 

 death, nests, 178 ; preying 

 on lizards, 72 



Sun-bittern, nestling, 130 ; mud 

 nest, 184 



Swallow-Plovers as locust-des- 

 troyers, 74 



Swallows, perishing through de- 

 lay, 210 ; relations with man, 



347 



Swans, carrying young, 1 14 ; 

 pulling food for them, 127 



