CONTENTS 



PABB 



Pbefacb to the Skcond Edition vii 



Intboduction ix 



Pbepacb to the First Edition .... . xv 



Systematic Index ... . ... xix 



List of Illustrations ... ... xxxiii 



CHAPTER I 

 Scavengers op the Veld ... ... 1 



CHAPTER II 

 Friends of the Agriculturist 10 



CHAPTER III 

 The Farmer's Foes 82 



CHAPTER IV 

 Bird Architects . ... .... 108 



CHAPTER V 

 Denizens of the Forest 143 



CHAPTER VI 

 Ornaments of the Veld 196 



CHAPTER VII 

 The Birds of River and Vlbi 228 



CHAPTER VIII 

 Birds op the Sea and Coast 260 



CHAPTER IX 

 Bird-Parasites 268 



Name Index 289 



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