LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



COLOURED PLATES. 



Plate XXXI. — Painted Spur Fowl (Galloperdix 



lunulssa). 

 „ XXXII. — The Houbara (Otis Macquenii). 

 ,, XXXIII. — The Lapwing (Vanellus cristatus). 

 „ XXXIV. — Squacco Heron (Bupkus Comata). 

 ,, XXXV. — Chinese Jacana (Hydrophasianus 



Sinensis). 



Plate XXXVI. — Ruddy Sheldrake (Casarca 



rutila). 

 ., XXXVII. — Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata). 

 ,, XXXVIII.— Tern (Sterna Hirundo). 

 ,, XXXIX.— Great Northern Diver (Colym- 



bus glacialis). 

 ,, XL. — Puffin (Fratercula Arctica). 



WOOD ENGRAVINGS. 



FIG. 

 I. 



7- 

 8. 



9- 



(O. 



ii. 



12. 



«3- 



14. 



1 5' 



Bustards (Otis tarda) 



The Little Bustard (Otis letrax, or Tdrax cam- 



pestris). ....... 



The Trochilus, or Crocodile Watcher (Hyas 



jEgyptiacus) 



The Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) 

 The Common Thick-knee, or Stone Curlew 



( CEdicnetmis crepitans) . 

 The Golden Plover (Charadrius auratus), and 



the Dotterel (Eudromias Morinellus) 

 The Lapwing, or Peewit ( Vanellus cristatus) 

 The Spur-winged Lapwing (Hoploptcrus spino 



sus) ...... 



The Turnstone (Strepsilas interpres) 



The Pied Oyster-catcher, or Sea Pie (Hi 



pusostralegus) 

 The Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) 

 The Sanderling (Calidris armaria) 

 The Ruff (Philomachns pngnax) 

 Ruffs Fighting 

 The Scooping Avocet (Recuruirostra avocetta) 



I-AGH 



4 



13 



17 



24 



25 



32 

 37 

 40 



41 

 52 



16. The Great Curlew (Numenius arqnatus) . . 53 



1 7. The White or Sacred Ibis ( Threskiomis reli- 



giosa) -57 



18. The Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) . . .60 



19. The Whale-headed Stork, or Shoe-beak (Ba- 



Iceniceps rex) . . . . . .61 



20. The Savaku, or Boat-bill (Cancroma cochlearia) 64 



21. The Hammer-head, or Shadow-bird (Scopus 



umbrett'a) ....... 65 



22. The Ibis-like Tantalus (Tantalus ibis) . . 66 



23. Adjutants 6S 



24. The Simbil (Spcnorhynckus Abdimii) . . 69 



25. The Senegal Jabiru (Myctcria Senegalensis) . 72 



26. The Marabou (Lcptoptilos crumenifer) . . 73 



27. The African Clapper-bill (Anastomus laniel- 



ligents) 76 



2S. Group of Herons 77 



29. The Giant Heron (Ardea Goliath) ... 79 



30. The Great White Heron (H.rodias alba) . . So 



31. The Lesser Egret (Herodias garzctta) . . ?i 



32. Day and Night Herons S4 



