JlnalpBiB 0f Subjects. 
I.-THE BIRD AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 
The Bird in Poetry — 
The bird always a favourite with man 15 
Its place in English poetry 16 
Illustrations of the use made of it by our poets. 17-19 
Reasons of the attractiveness of the bird 19 
The variousness of their habits 20 
The ingenuity of their nests 21 
The bird builds for her young 22 
The Nest — 
Some remarks upon the nest 25 
Differences in form and material 
A community of birds 
Migrations — 
The bird a migratory individual 
Annual migrations of numerous families. 
Laws which govern them 
The barn-swallow in the United States. . . 
Her habits described by Audubon 
Mode of migration illustrated 
Travelling expeditions of birds 
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II.-THE MOVEMENTS OF THE BIRD. 
Motion, a Pleasure to the Bird — 
Movement a necessity for the bird 39 
But also a source of enjoyment 40 
Professor Wilson on the lark 40 
The Wing— 
Wonderful construction of the bird's wing ... 41 
Vigour and rapidity of his flight 42 
Tlie falcon, the condor, the albatross 43 
Flight of the tropic-bird and stormy petrel. . . 44 
Flight of the Alpine swift 45 
The characteristic movement of the bird is 
Flight 46 
III.— INTELLIGENCE OF THE BIRD. 
The Organs of Sense — 
Difficulty in defining intelligence and instinct 49 
Brehm's remarks quoted 50 
On the sight and hearing of the bird 51 
His sense of smelL 52 
His sense of touch 52 
His sensibility to atmospheric influences 53 
Michelet on the bird's love of light 54 
Mr. Bates on the birds of Brazil 
A Day in a Bird's Life — 
Activity of the bird 
How he spends his day 
His evening song 
The bird everywhere ; but specially abun- 
dant in the Tropics 
His energy in the pursuit of food 
IV.— THE HABITAT OF THE BIRDS. 
A General Retrospect — 
Localities favoured by the birds 
The forests of the Upper Amazons 
The shores of the West Indian Islands 
Montgomery on the flamingo 
The home of the guacharo 
The haunt of the house-martin 
The mocking-bird, where found 
Digression on the song of the mocking-bird . . 
His gift of imitativeness 
Birds of Jamaica — 
The wild doves described 
The Tropical Forest — 
A traveller's feelings on entering the forest . . 
His difficulties with parasitical vegetation 
The orchids 
Shelley on the forest 
Varied forms of vegetable-life 
Variety of colouring and foliage 
The Virgin Forests op South America : 
THEIR Bird-Life — 
A visit to the tropical forest of Brazil 
Its colossal trees 
Buttress-shaped projections ; the creepers. . . . 
Silence and solitude of the virgin forest 
Its abundant bird-life 
Its nocturnal aspect 
South American Birds — 
The melodious carashue described 
The bush-shrikes 
Adaptation of birds to their ways of living. .. 
The toucan's bill and its uses 
The curl-crested toucan 
About the umbrella-bird 
The guit-guits, members of the certhiola; .. .. 
Beautiful plumage of the trogons 
Reputed stupidity of the jacamars 
Mr. Edwards' description of a forest-scene.. .. 
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