CONTENTS. vii 



Plate xxiii., figures 265 to 272a. 



Plate xxiv., „ 273 - 284. 



Plate XXV., „ 285 291. 



Plate xxvi., „ 292 - 303. 



Plate xxvii., „ 304 - 316. 



Plate xxviii., „ 317 - 328. 



Plate xxix., „ 329 - 340. 



Plate XXX., „ 341 - 353. 



Plate xxxi., „ 354 - 368. 



Plate xxxii., „ 369 383. 



Plate xxxiii., „ 384 - 398. 



IV. SORTATION 29 



V. The Families ^ ... 40 



VI. Examples of Identification 43 



VII. The Passerine Sub-Families 55 



VIII. The Orders 57 



IX. Index to the Families and Sub-Families . . 62 



X. The Genera 67 



XI. The Species 75 



xii. Dimensions 131 



XIII. Eggs ... .140 



