viii CONTENTS. 



The Partridge Page 79 



The Wood Pigeon 83 



The Carrier Pigeon 84 



Great Crowned Pigeon , 89 



The Parrot 93 



The Macaw 96 



The Hoopoe 100 



The Bird of Paradise 105 



The Toucan 109 



The Great Auk 112 



The Swan 116 



Guinea, or Swan Goose 120 



The Crowned Crane 124 



The Bittern 128 



The Heron 132 



The Adjutant 137 



The Spoonbill 138 



The Ruff . .143 



