List of Illustrations 



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King of Saxony's Bird of Paradise 

 The Lyre-bird ..... 



A Motmot at work . . . , 

 Ornaments of the Puffin's bill • 

 The Poise of a Humming-bird 

 The Racket-tailed Humming-bird 

 Young Males of the Loiiiiigcsifi at play 

 The Ecuadorian Umbrella-bird . 

 The Great Crested Grebe 

 The Standard-\vinged Nightjar 

 The Huia ...... 



Ornamental markings in the nestling of th 



Finch ..... 

 The Satin Bouer-bird . 

 An Intruder 1 . . . . 



Nest of the Queensland Cat-bird 

 The Bower of the Satin Bower-bird 

 Double-arched Bower of the Spotted Bo« er 

 The Regent-bird .... 

 Arbour of the Gardener Bower-bird 

 Arbour of the Gardener Bower-bird (Section"! 

 Arbour of the Gardener Bouer-bird (Ground Plan) 

 The Cuckoo as a parasite 

 Nest of the Tailor-bird 

 Nest of a Crested Swift 

 An Enemy ! . 

 '' I bring you fine thing 



Denkera ''..... 



A Baby Hombill 



Storming the stronghold of the HornbiU 



Dyak Basket 



Hardwicke's Paradoxure 



The death of the Wood-Hoopoes 



Nest of Tanysiptcra sylvia . 



The Guacharo, or Oil-bird . 



Nest of the Guacharo .... 



Nest of the Flamingo .... 



Nests of the Indian Fair\"-Martin 



Nests of the Edible Swiftlets 



Oven-bird and its nest .... 



The Tree-Swift 



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