xvi List of Illustrations 



Redstart . , Facing page 220 



White Stork » » 230 



Australian Crane ..,...,,„ 244 



CHAPTER HEADINGS 



PAGE 



Mandarin Duck ........ ix 



Pied Flycatcher i 



Little Crake 24 



Wheatear -42 



Orange-Cheeked Waxbills -56 



Long-Tailed Finches (Australian) ..... 73 



Tufted Duck .90 



Pope Cardinal . -99 



Pectoral Finches (Australian) . . . . . .109 



St. Helena Waxbill , . . . . . . .119- 



Sheldrake 128 



Spur-Winged Plover 148 



Red Rump Parakeets -163 



Zebra Finches (Australian) 187 



At Capri 206 



Egret 227 



Flying Storks 237 



