CONTENTS XY

The Weaver Bird, 278

The Lark, 279

Maternal Instinct of the Lark, 280
The Lark and the Hawk, 281

The Wagtails and Pipits, 281

The Ant-Eaters, 282

The King Bird, 282

The Chatterers, 282

The Lyre Bird, 283

ORDER II

CLIMBERS AND GAPERS
The Woodpecker, 284
The Wryneck, 284
The Cuckoo, 284
The Cuckoo and the Hedge-Sparrow,
285
The Cuckoo and the Thrush, 286
The Trogons, 287
The Kingfishers, 287
The Hornbill, 287
Thé Goat-Suckers, 288
The Whip-poor-Will, 288
The Chuck-Will’s-Widow, 288
The Swifts, 289
The Humming Bird, 289

ORDER III
THE PARROTS

Intelligence of the Parrot, 290
Famous Parrots, 291

The Grey Parrot, 292

Parrot Talk, 293

ORDER IV
PIGEONS
Carrier Pigeons, 294
Pigeons on the Wing, 295
ORDER V
FOWLS

The Peacock, 297

The Pheasant, 298

The Partridge, 299

The Wild Turkey, 300

The Domestic Turkey, 300
Sagacity of the Turkey, 300
Sitting Turkey Cocks, 301
Domestic Fowls, 302

The Common Hen, 303

ORDER VI
The Hoazin, 304
ORDER VII
BIRDS OF PREY

The Eagle, 305
Eagle Shouting, 305

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White-Headed Eagle, 306

The Vultures, 307

The Condor, 308

The King of the Vultures, 308

A Feast of Vultures, 309

The Secretary Bird, 310

The Kite. The Osprey. The Buzzard,
3IL

The Falcon, 311

The Sparrow-Hawk, 312

The Owl, 313

ORDER VIII
WADING BIRDS

The Cranes, 314

The Heron, 314

The Bittern, 315

The Stork, 315

Jealousy of the Stork, 315
A Stork’s Revenge, 316

ORDER IX
THE GEESE

Gratitude of the Goose, 316

A Wild Goose Chase, 317

Goose Friendships, 317

The Goose and the Dog, 318
Maternal Instinct of the Goose, 318
The Duck, 319

The Swan, 319

Maternal Instinct of the Swan, 320
Intelligence of the Swan, 320

The Swan and the Fawn, 32

The Common Sea-Gull, 321

A Tame Sea-Gull, 321

Mother Carey's Chicken, 322
Catching the Stormy Petrel, 322
The Cormorant, 323

The Albatross, 324

The Pelican, 325

A Tame Pelican, 325

The Penguin, 326

The Puffin, 327

ORDER X
THE OSTRICHES
The Ostrich and its Young, 321
The Rhea. The Cassowary, The Emu,
329
Vertebrata
Class III.—Reptilia

ORDER I

The Tortoise and the Turtle, 337
The Elephant Tortoise, 332
The Turtle, 333