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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



The Steeple Swift (Cypselus apusj . 



The European Goatsucker (Caprimiilgns Euro 



/«"-') 



The Whip-poor- Will [Antrosiomusvociferus) 

 The Lyre- tailed Night Jar (I fydropsalis forcipata) 

 The Oil Bird (Stcalornis Caripensis) 

 The True Dwarf Owl Swallow (/Egothele. 



A T tn'i£ Ilollanduc) .... 

 The Giant Owl Swallow (Podargus humerahs) 

 The Sentinel Butcher Biid (Lan'ms Excubilor) 

 Butcher Bird and Fly-catchers 

 The Falcon Shrike (Falciinculus frontatus) 

 The Flute Shrike (Laniarius sEthi picus) 

 The Helmet Shrike (Priouops poliocephalus) 

 The Magpie Shrike ( Craclicus destructor) 

 The True Tyrant Shrike, King Bird, or Tyrant 



Fly-catcher ( Tyrannus intrepidus) 

 The Scissor Bird (Mi/viiliis tyrannus) 

 The Paradise Fly-catchers ( Tersiphone para 



disea) ....... 



The Collared or White-necktd Fly-catcher 



(Muscicapa a.'bicollis) .... 

 The Silk-tail, Bohemian Chatterer, or Wax 



wing (Bombycilla garrula) . 

 The Cock of the Rock (Rupicola crocea) . 

 The Diamond Bird (Pardalotus punctatus) 

 The Capuchin Bird, or Bald Fruit Crow (Gym 



nocephalus calvus) .... 

 The Umbrella Bird, or Umbrella Chatterer 



(Cephalopterus ornatus) 

 The Nightingale (Luscinia Philomela) 

 The Swedish Blue-throat (Cyanecula Suecica) 

 The Robin Redbreast (Erythaca rubecula, o 



Rubecula silvestris) .... 

 The Garden Redstart (Ruticilla phanicura, or 



Phcenicura ruticilla) .... 

 The Black-throated Meadow Warbler (Pratih 



cola rubicola) ..... 

 The Wheatear (Saxicola auiaiithe) . 

 The Eared Stone Chat (Saxicola aurita) . 

 The Stone Thrush, or Rock Wagtail (Pctro 



cincla Tardus saxatilis) 

 The Bush Warbler (Thamuolcea albiscapulata) 





128 

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 '3D 

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137 

 139 

 144 



145 

 I48 



149 

 152 



'S3 



160 

 161 



165 



172 



77> 

 78. 



79. 

 80. 

 81. 



82. 



S3. 

 8l. 



8S. 



86. 

 87. 



90. 



91- 

 92. 



93- 

 94- 



95- 



208 

 209 

 210 

 212 

 213 

 217 

 219 



■73 



96. 



176 



97- 



179 



98 



180 



99 





100 



1S1 



IOI. 



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102 



189 



103 



192 



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105 



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108. 



197 



109 



200 







no 



201 



in 



204 



112 



The Song Thrush ( Tardus musicus) 

 Fieldfares ...... 



The Redwing ( Tardus iliacus) 

 The Blackbird (Turdus merula) 



The Mocking Bird (Mimus polyglottus) . 

 The Cat Bird (Caleoscoptts Carolinensis) . 

 The Grey Bird (Pycnonotus arsinoc) 

 The White-rumped Babbler (Crateropus leuco- 



pygius) . . . . . , .221 

 The White-tufted Laughing Thrush (Garrulax 



Icucolophus) 222 



Water Ouzels and Kingfisher .... 224 

 The Water Ouzel, or Dipper (Cinclus ajua- 



ticus) ........ 225 



Tlie Tapacolo (Ptetoptochus megapodius) . . 232 

 The Lyre Bird (Mcnura supcrba) . . . 233 

 The Sparrow-hawk Warbler (Curruca nisoria) 239 

 The Orpheus Warbler (Curruca Orphca) . . 241 

 The White Throat (Curruca cintrca) . . 245 

 The Spectacled Warbler (Curruca conspicillata) 248 

 The Field Tree Warbler, or Willow Wren 



(P/iyllopneuste Trochilus) .... 253 

 The Chiff-Chaff (Hippolais ru/a) . . .256 

 The Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus turdoides) . 257 

 The Sedge Warbler (Calamodus phragmitis) . 260 

 The Long-tailed Tailor Bird (Ortliolomus longi- 



cauda) ....... 265 



The Emu Wren (Stipiturus malachurus) . . 268 

 The Common Wren (Troglodytes parvidus) . 269 

 The Tree Pipit (Anthus arboreus) . . . 276 

 The Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) . - . . 277 

 The Fallow - land Pipit (Agrodroma campes- 



tris) 280 



Wren and Wagtails . . . .281 



The White Wagtail {Motacilla alba) . . 284 

 The Mountain Wagtail (Calobates sulphurea) . 288 

 The Meninting (Enicurus coronatus) . . 293 



The Alpine Accentor (Accentor Alpinus) . . 296 

 The Golden crested Wren (Regulus vulgaiis, 



flavicapillus, or auricapillus) . . . 300 



Bearded and Penduline Tits .... 304 

 The Long-tailed Titmouse (Orites caudatus) . 308 

 The Great Tit (Parus major) . . . .313 



