CONTENTS. 



IX 



CHAPTEE n. 



DUCTKS, GEESE, SWAXS, A^"D PELICANS. 



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Mallard 232 



Golden-eyed Garrot 242 



Poachard 243 



ShoTellcr 244 



Shieldi-ake 246 



Eider Duck 2i7 



Common Teal 250 



Velvet Duck 253 



Scoter, Black 253 



Great-billed 258 



Goosander 259 



Smew 

 Goose . . 



Wild . . 



Bean . 



Domestic 



260 

 261 



262 

 266 

 266 



Eemiele 269 



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Goose — 

 White-fronted Bemicle .... 269 



Swan 270 



T\Tiooping 273 



Black 277 



Frigate Bird 277 



Tropic Bh-d 279 



Darter 281 



Gannet 283 



Cormorant 285 



Shag 289 



Pelicans 291 



A\Tiite 294 



Crested 29.5 



Brown 296 



Spectacled 297 



CHAPTEE III. 



THE LARID^E. 



Tern 299 



Little 301 



Koddy 302 



Silver-winged 



Skua 308 



Parasite 309 



Eichardson's 309 



Ponicriue 309 



Common 310 



Petrels 310 



Giant 311 



Chequered 311 



Fulmar 311 



Stormy 311 



Blue 312 



Puffins 312 



C+rey 312 



English 312 



Brown 312 



Albatross 312 



Common 314 



Black-browed 314 



Brown 314 



Yellow and Black-beaked . . . . 314 



CHAPTEE IV. 



GRALLATOIIES, OK WADING BIKES. 



Falmidactyles : 



Flamingo 317 



Avocet 320 



Stilt Bird 321 



Mac/'odac'i/ks : 



Water Hens 322 



Common 323 



Purple, or Sultana Fowl .... 324 



Eails 325 



Coots 326 



Bald 328 



Crested 328 



Blue 328 



Glareola 328 



Jacana 328 



Kamichi 330 



Hoi-ned 332 



Faithful 332 



