CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Preface . . . . . . . . ^ 



Publishers' Note . . . . • . vii 



Contents ... .... . . ix 



Introduction .... . . ... xiii 



Chapters. 



I. — The Mysteries of Migration (\9th March) . . . . 1 



II.— Geese ('26tt ManhJ T . . . . 5 



III.— Duck (2nd A'pril) 9 



lY.—Sni-pe (9th April) 13 



v.— Woodcock (I6th Api-il) 17 



VI. — Rooks and Crows (iZrd Jpril) 21 



VII.— The Crow's Cousins ('30(?t 4pra; • .... 25 



VIII. — Some Shanghai Singing Birds (7th May) 29 



IX. — Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns (14th May) 33 



X.— Cuckoos (2lst May) . '. 37 



XI.— Nests and Nestlings C28tt May) 41 



XII. — Flycatchers (ith Jime) 46 



XIII.— The Kingfishers Cllfli June) 50 



XIV.— Orioles and Rollers (I6th Juno) 54 



XV.— The Finches (25th June) 58 



XVI.— The Tit Family (2nd July) 62 



XVII.— Woodpeckers (9th JuVy) 66 



XVIII. — Pigeons, Doves and Sand-Grouse (16th July ) 70 



XIX. — Swallows, Martins, Swifts, and Night-Jars (23rd July) . 74 



XX.— The Shrikes (30th JuUj) 78 



XXI. — Mynas, Starlings, etc. (6th August) . . . . .82 



XXII.— Plovers (13th August) 88 



XXIII. — Plovers and Sandpipers (20th August) . 90 



XXIV.— Curlews, Whimbrels (27th Aunust). . . . 95 



XXV. — Bustards, Rails, ecc. (3id September) .... . .99 



XXVI.— Quails (lOih September) . . . ... . . 103 



XXVII.— Partridges (17th September) 107 



XXVIII.— Pheasants C24fli September) Ill 



XXIX. — Pheasants. (Continued) (1st October) .... . . 115 



XXX.— Pheasants. {Concluded] (8th October) 119 



XXXI.— Gulls (15f ft, OotofterJ '. . 123 



XXXII.— Terns (22nd October) ' 127 



XXXIII.— Cormorants and Pelicans f29ft Octotei:; 132 



XXXIV.— The Ibis and Crane f5(7i Wotiemfei^ l."7 



XXXV.— Wagtails and Buntings f 12*?!, November) 141 



XXXVI. — Autumn Migrants ('19tt ffo?;em!)er; . 145 



