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 THE GIGANTIC CRANE . . . . 12S 



.... BITTERN 126 



AVOSETTA . . .4 . . .131 



WATER OUZEL . '. . . .132 



WATER-HEN, OR GALLINULE . . 136 



OYSTER-CATCHER . . . .130 



.... PHALAROPE 140 



GREBE 1*1 



.... WOODCOCK ..*.... 143 



.... GODWIT 148 



GREEN-SHANK 14Q 



.... RED-SHANK 150 



SNIPE ibid 



.... SANDPIPER 152 



RUFF AND REEVE . . . .153 



.... LAPWING, OR PEE-WIT . . .156 



.... DOTTEREL 160 



.... LONG-LEGGED PLOVER . . , l6'<2 



.... GREEN PLOVER 16* 



.... GREY PLOVER 165 



RINGED PLOVER 166 



.... KNOT . . . . . . . ibid 



.... PURRO ibid 



.... TURNSTONE 15T 



.... DUNLIN ibid 



.... BALEARIC CRANE .... ibid 



JABIRU AND JABIRU GUACU . 169 



.... ANHIMA ibid 



NUMIDIAN CRANE . . . .170 



.... SPOONBILL 171 



.... FLAMINGO 173 



.... SWAN 183 



.... WILD, OR WHISTLING SWAN . . 187 



.... DUCK 190 



.... EIDER DUCK 1Q2 



.... WILD DUCK 195 



.... COMMON WILD DUCK . . .203 

 .... SCAUP DUCK, OR MACULA . . 204 



.... SHELDRAKE ibid 



KING DUCK, OR GREY-HEADED 



DUCK. 205 



.... SCOTER, OR NIGRA .... ibid 



HOOK-BILLED DRAKE . 206 



.... MALLARD 20T 



.... TUFTED, OR BLACK-CRESTED DUCK 208 



.... UPRIGHT DUCK 209 



.... MUSCOVY DRAKE . . . .210 

 .... MADAGASCAR DUCK . . . .211 

 SHOVELLER . . . 212 



