CONTENTS 
BIRDS OF OTHER LANDS 
PAGES 
The Ostrich and Its Kindred ............. 1 
The Game-Birds and Rails .............. 13 
Pigeons and Sand-Grouse .............. 28 
Auks, Gulls, and Plovers . . . . . • . • • • . • • . .31 
Bustards and Cranes ............... 38 
Grebes and Divers, Penguins, Etc. ............ 41 
Storks, Herons, and Pelican Tribe ............ 49 
Screamers, Ducks, Geese, and Swans ............ 66 
Birds of Prey and Owls ............... 74 
Night-Jars, Swifts, and Humming-Birds ........... 87 
Parrots, Cuckoos, and Plantain-Eaters ........... 91 
Rollers, Kingfishers, Hornbills, and Hoopoes .......... 102 
Bee-Eaters, Trogons, Etc. .............. 110 
Toucans, Woodpeckers, Etc. .............. 1 12 
The Perching Birds . . . . . . , . .117 
Larks, Titmice, Honey-Eaters, Etc. ............ 128 
Shrikes, Thrushes, and Their Allies ........... 135 
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS 
Crocodiles and Alligators .............. 147 
Tortoises and Turtles ............... 153 
Lizards ................... 165 
Chameleons and the Tuatera ............. 183 
Snakes 187 
Frogs and Toads ................ 200 
Newts and Salamanders ............... 207 
