THE 



BIRDS OF ASIA. 



BY 



JOHN GOULD, F.R.S., 



F.L.S., V.P. AND F.Z.S., M.E.S., F.R.GEOGR.S., M.RAY S., CORK. MEMB. OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF TURIN; OF THE SOC. OF THE MUSEUM 



OF NAT. HIST. OF STRASBURG ; FOR. MEMB. OF THE NAT. HIST. SOC. OF NURNBERG, AND OF THE IMP. NAT. HIST. SOC. OF MOSCOW; 



HON. MEMB. OF THE NAT. HIST. SOC. OF DARMSTADT ; OF THE NAT. HIST. AND THE NAT. HIST. AND MED. SOCS. OF 



DRESDEN ; OF THE ROY. SOC. OF TASMANIA ; OF THE ROY. ZOOL. SOC. OF IRELAND ; OF THE PENZANCE 



NAT. HIST. SOC. ; OF THE WORCESTER NAT. HIST. SOC. ; OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND, 



DURHAM, AND NEWCASTLE NAT. HIST. SOC. ; OF THE IPSWICH MUSEUM; OF 



THE ORN. SOC. OF GERMANY ; OF THE DORSET COUNTY MUSEUM AND 



LIBRARY ; OF THE ROYAL UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION, ETC. 



DEDICATED TO THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY. 



IN SEVEN VOLUMES. 



VOLUME I. 



LONDON: 



PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET. 



PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, 26 CHARLOTTE STREET, BEDFORD SQUARE. 



1850-1883. 







