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CONTENTS. 
THE WILD SWAN 208 
A DIGRESSION 218 
ISLES OF THE EASTERN SEAS 220 
FORESTS OF JAVA 222 
THE BIRDS OP JAVA 223 
IN BOKD 232 
ABOUT THE MALEO 238 
BIRDS OF PARADISE 241 
COCKATOOS 255 
THE OOURA PIGEON 256 
AUSTRALIA 257 
STEOTHIODS BIRDS 265 
THE LYRE-BIRD 274 
AUSTRALIAN SCENERY 279 
THE APTERYX OF NEW ZEALAND 280 
IN AFRICA. — THE OSTRICH 284 
VALLEY OF THE ZAMBESI 293 
THE SECRETARY-BIRD, OR SERPENT-BIRD... 295 
THE WHYDAH-BIKD k 299 
THE BOPHAGA 300 
LIVINGSTONE AND THE BIRDS 301 
IN THE NILE VALLEY. — THE IBIS 304 
THE SPOONBILL 309 
PIGEONS 310 
THE BEE-EATER 314 
THE STORK 317 
THE GRIFFIN VULTURE 323 
ABOUT THE CRANE 327 
PHEASANTS 340 
TURKEYS 356 
THE WOODCOCK 358 
THE RUFF AND THE REEVE 363 
THE SAND-GROUSE 363 
THE PRAIRIE HEN 3C9 
ONCE MORE IN THE VIRGIN FOREST 374 
THE KAMICHI, OR SCREAMER 377 
ABOUT THE JABIRO 381 
THE AFRICAN TOURACO 387 
v.— BIRD 
THE BOWER-BIRD'S BOWER 391 
THE HORNRAY 397 
THE PHILIPPINE WEAVER-BIRD 398 
THE BAYA 399 
AFRICAN WEAVER-BIRDS 401 
PENSILE NESTS 406 
THE CASSIQUES 410 
THE FLYCATCHERS 413 
THE KLECKO SWALLOW 415 
EDIBLE NESTS 416 
NESTS OP OCEAN-BIRDS 420 
THE MEWS 423 
BIRDS OF PREY 424 
THE EGRETS 427 
THE CURLEW 428 
CHITECTURE. 
NESTS AT HOME 432 
THE GOLDFINCH 434 
THE CHAFFINCH 437 
THE LINNET 438 
THE YELLOW AMMER 439 
THE SKYLARK 439 
THE SAND-MARTIN 440 
THE LAPWING 442 
THE WAGTAIL 445 
THE KINGFISHER 447 
THE COOK OP THE ROCK 450 
THE DIAMOND-BIRD 454 
THE OVEN-BIRD 455 
THE CAVE-MUDWALLER 456 
THE HOOPOE 457 
