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CONTENTS 
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Nightingale, .... 
Brown Thrush, . . . 
Mocking Bird, . . . 
Baltimore Oriole, . . 
Stories about the Oriole, 
Wall-creeper, .... 
Nut-cracker, .... 
Blue Jay, . 
Finches,. 
Titmice,. 
House Wren, .... 
Shrikes,. 
Butcher Bird, .... 
Indigo Blue Bird, . . 
Cedar Bird, .... 
Dotted Fly-snapper, . 
Speckled Titmouse, . 
Necklace Fly-snapper, 
Robin Redbreast, . . 
Garden Red-tail, . . 
Ground Robin, . . . 
Garden Red-tail, . . 
Ortolan,. 
Wagtails,. 
Larks,. 
Stories about Larks, . 
Pipits,. 
Sparrows,. 
The English Sparrow, 
Snow Bird,. 
Song Warblers, . . . 
Hedge Accenter, . . 
Rice Bird,or Bob-o’-link 
Strange Nest-building 
Birds. 
Parti-colored Wren, . 
Australian Jungle Fowl, 
Its Wonderful Nest, . 
Brush Turkey, . . . 
The Oven Bird, . . . 
Pied Grallina, .... 
Black-headed Synalaxis 
Weaver Birds, . . . 
Australian Trappe, . . 
Singular Weaver Birds, 
Tailor Bird,. 
Singular Birds’ Nests, 
Satin Bower Bird, . . 
Gallinaceous Birds, . 
Hokko Hen, .... 
Pheasants,. 
Argus Pheasants, . . 
Shining Pheasants, . . 
American Pheasants, . 
English Partridge, . . 
Quails, . 
Grouse,. 
Great Bustard, . . . 
Little Bustard, . . . 
Wild Turkey, .... 
Wading Birds, .... 
Flamingo,. 
Cranes,. 
Herons,. 
Sun Bittern, .... 
Jacana,. 
Horned Screamer, . . 
Storks, . 
Stories about Storks, . 
Whale-headed Storks, 
Boat-bill Storks, . . . 
Spoonbill,. 
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Adjutant, . 
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Marvellous Voracity, • 
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The Jabira,. 
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Ibises,. 
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Avocet,. 
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Curlew. 
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Godwit,. 
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Jacksnipe,. 
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Woodcock,. 
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Ruff,. 
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Spoon-bill Snipe, . . 
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Golden Plover, . . . 
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Kildeer Plover, . . . 
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Oyster Catcher, . . . 
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Pebble Turner, . . . 
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Irish Sanderling, . . 
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Marsh Swallow, . . . 
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Scabbard-bill, .... 
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Seriema,. 
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Sultan hen,. 
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Shade Bird, .... 
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The Rail,. 
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Swimming Birds, . . . 
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Geese, . 
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Swans, . 
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Laws relating to Swans, 
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Cormorant,. 
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How used for Fishing, 
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Water Hen, .... 
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Ducks, . 
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Grebes,. 
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Crested Gorfou, . . . 
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Arctic Parrot, .... 
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Great Auk,. 
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Razor-bill,. 
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Little Auk,. 
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Penguins,. 
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Pelicans,. 
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Stories of the Pelican, 
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Tropic Bird, .... 
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Booby. 
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Darter,. 
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Sea Swallow, .... 
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Scissors-bill Gull, . . 
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Gulls, or Terns, . . . 
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Wandering Albatross, 
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Stormy Petrels, . . . 
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Birds of Prey, .... 
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Owls.. 
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Secretary Bird, . . . 
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Hawks,. 
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Falconry and Falcons, 
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Kites,. 
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Buzzards,. 
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Eagles,. 
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Stories of the Eagle, . 
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Vultures and Condors, 
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Stories of the Condor, 
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Turkey Buzzard, . . 
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The Ostrich Family, . . 
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Connection Between Birds 
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The Extinct Dinornis, . 443 
Wingless Birds, .... 443 
Wonders of the Ostrich, . 444 
Stories about the Ostrich, 445 
The Emeu,.448 
How the Emeu is Hunted 448 
Rhea.449 
Hunting the Rhea, . . 450 
The Cassowary, .... 451 
The Mooruk,.452 
BATS. 
Metamorphosis of Birds 
to Mammals, .... 453 
Bats,.453 
Bats in Superstitions, . . 454 
Singular Habits of Bats, 455 
Species of Bats, .... 456 
Fruit-eaters, .... 456 
Horse-shoe, . . . . 427 
Lyre.457 
Red,.457 
Long-eared, .... 458 
Long-winged, .... 458 
Collar, ....... 458 
Hare,.458 
Rose-leafed, .... 458 
Vampire,.458 
Kalong,.458 
Egyptian,.459 
Tongue-using, . . . 459 
Wart-lipped, .... 459 
Tailless Vampire, . . 459 
Pouched,.460 
Hammer-head, . . . 460 
Armor-bearing, . . . 460 
Mexican,.460 
Nyctiname,.460 
Colugo,.460 
MAMMALS. 
A Review of the Theory 
of Development, . . 461 
The Marvellous Adapta¬ 
tion of Species, . . . 462 
Monotremes, .... 464 
Duck-billed Platymus, 464 
Porcupine Ant-eater, . 464 
Peculiarities of Ant- 
eaters, .465 
Eccentricities of Nature 465 
Egg-laying Mammals, 465 
Marsupials,'.466 
Extinct Species of 
Pouched Animals, . 466 
Opossums,.467 
Wombats,.469 
Phalangers,.469 
Australian Bear, . . . 469 
Spotted Cuscus, . . . 469 
Flying Mammals, . . 469 
Bandicoots,.472 
Kangaroos,.472 
Wallabee,.474 
Ant-eaters,.475 
Tasmanian Devil, . . 477 
Zebra Wolf, .... 477 
Edentates,.478 
Armadillos,.478 
Sloths, ....... 479 
The Wonderful Ai, . 480 
Stories about Sloths, . 481 
The Great Ant-eater, . 482 
Singular Aard-vark, . 483 
The Armored Manis, . 483 
Rodents, . ... . . 484 
Observations about Ro¬ 
dents.485 
Hares,.: . 487 
Conies and Rabbits, . 490 
Pikas,.491 
Squirrels, .492 
Facts about Squirrels, . 492 
