CONTENTS. 
CHAPTEK I. 
PAGE 
What are G-ame Birds ? 9 
CHAPTEE II. 
Pheasants : — The Common, Grold and Silver, Impejan, and 
Eeeves' Pheasants 15 
CHAPTEE III. 
Partridges and Quails : — The Common and Eed-legged Par- 
tridges — Common, Andalusian, Virginian, and Californian 
Quails 31 
CHAPTEE IV. 
Grouse : — The Eed and Black Grouse —Capercailzie — ^Ptarmigan 5 7 
CHAPTEE V. 
Water Birds, Cranes, and Bustards : — The Common Crane — 
Great and Little Bustards — Courser, and Pratincole . ,79 
CHAPTEE VI. 
Probers The Great, Golden, Dotterel, and Eing Plovers— 
Lapwing — Turnstone — Oyster-catcher 87 
