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J. Lewis Bonhote

PREFACE

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

THE MISSEL THRUSH Turdus viscivorus, LinnAEus

THE SONG THRUSH Turdus musicus, LinnAEus

THE REDWING Turdus iliacus, LinnAEus

THE FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris, LinnAEus

THE BLACK-THROATED THRUSH Turdus atrigularis, Temminck

WHITE'S THRUSH Turdus varius, Pallas

THE BLACKBIRD Turdus merula, LinnAEus

THE DUSKY THRUSH Turdus dubius, Bechstein

THE RING OUZEL Turdus torquatus (LinnAEus)

THE ROCK THRUSH Monticola saxatilis (LinnAEus)

THE WHEATEAR Saxicola oenanthe (LinnAEus)

THE ISABELLINE WHEATEAR Saxicola isabellina, Ruppell

THE BLACK-EARED WHEATEAR Saxicola stapazina (LinnAEus) nec Vieillot

THE BLACK-THROATED WHEATEAR Saxicola occidentalis, Salvadori

THE DESERT WHEATEAR Saxicola deserti, Ruppell

THE WHINCHAT Pratincola rubetra (LinnAEus)

THE STONECHAT Pratincola rubicola (LinnAEus)

THE SIBERIAN STONECHAT Pratincola maura, Pallas

THE REDSTART Ruticilla phoenicurus (LinnAEus)

THE BLACK REDSTART Ruticilla titys (Scopoli)

THE BLUETHROAT Cyanecula suecica (LinnAEus)

THE ROBIN Erithacus rubecula (LinnAEus)

THE NIGHTINGALE Daulias luscinia (LinnAEus)

THE WHITETHROAT Sylvia cinerea, Bechstein

THE LESSER WHITETHROAT Sylvia curruca (LinnAEus)

THE ORPHAEN WARBLER Sylvia orphea, Temminck

THE SARDINIAN WARBLER Sylvia melanocephala, Gmelin

THE BLACKCAP Sylvia atricapilla (LinnAEus)

THE GARDEN WARBLER Sylvia hortensis, Bechstein

THE BARRED WARBLER Sylvia nisoria, Bechstein

THE SUB-ALPINE WARBLER Sylvia subalpina, Bonelli

THE DARTFORD WARBLER Sylvia undata (BoddAErt)

THE GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN Regulus cristatus, K. L. Koch

THE FIRECREST Regulus ignicapillus (C. L. Brehm)

THE YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER Phylloscopus superciliosus (J. F. Gmelin)

PALLAS' WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus proregulus (Pallas)

THE GREENISH WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus viridanus, Blyth

THE CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita, Vieillot

THE SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus tristis, Blyth

THE WILLOW WREN Phylloscopus trochilus (LinnAEus)

THE WOOD WREN Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Bechstein)

THE RUFOUS WARBLER Aedon galactodes (Temminck)

RADDE'S BUSH WARBLER Lusciniola schwarzi (Radde)

CETTI'S WARBLER Cettia cettii, Marmora

THE ICTERINE WARBLER Hypolais icterina (Vieillot)

THE MELODIOUS WARBLER Hypolais polyglotta (Vieillot)

REED WARBLER Acrocephalus streperus (Vieillot)

THE MARSH WARBLER Acrocephalus palustris (Bechstein)

THE GREAT REED WARBLER Acrocephalus turdoides (Meyer)

SEDGE WARBLER Acrocephalus phragmitis (Bechstein)

THE AQUATIC WARBLER Acrocephalus aquaticus (J. F. Gmelin)

THE GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Locustella nAEvia (BoddAErt)

SAVI'S WARBLER Locustella luscinioides (Savi)

THE HEDGE ACCENTOR Accentor modularis (LinnAEus)

THE ALPINE ACCENTOR Accentor collaris (Scopoli)

THE DIPPER Cinclus aquaticus, Bechstein

THE BEARDED REEDLING Panurus biarmicus (LinnAEus)

THE LONG-TAILED TIT Acredula caudata (LinnAEus)

THE GREAT TIT Parus major, LinnAEus

THE COAL TIT Parus ater, LinnAEus

THE MARSH TIT Parus palustris, LinnAEus

THE BLUE TIT Parus coeruleus, LinnAEus

THE CRESTED TIT Parus cristatus, LinnAEus

THE NUTHATCH Sitta cAEsia, Wolf

THE WREN Troglodytes parvulus, K. L. Koch

THE TREE-CREEPER Certhia familiaris, LinnAEus

THE WALL-CREEPER Tichodroma muraria (LinnAEus)

THE PIED WAGTAIL Motacilla lugubris, Temminck

WHITE WAGTAIL Motacilla alba, LinnAEus

GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla melanope, Pallas

THE BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL Motacilla flava, LinnAEus

THE YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla raii (Bonaparte)

THE TREE PIPIT Anthus trivialis (LinnAEus)

THE MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis (LinnAEus)

THE RED-THROATED PIPIT Anthus cervinus (Pallas)

THE TAWNY PIPIT Anthus campestris (LinnAEus)

RICHARD'S PIPIT Anthus richardi, Vieillot

THE WATER PIPIT Anthus spipoletta (LinnAEus)

THE ROCK PIPIT Anthus obscurus (Latham)

THE GOLDEN ORIOLE Oriolus galbula, LinnAEus

THE GREAT GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor, LinnAEus

THE LESSER GREY SHRIKE Lanius minor, J. F. Gmelin

THE RED-BACKED SHRIKE Lanius collurio, LinnAEus

THE WOODCHAT Lanius pomeranus, Sparrman

THE MASKED SHRIKE Lanius nubicus, Licht.

THE WAXWING Ampelis garrulus, LinnAEus

THE SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa grisola, LinnAEus

THE PIED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa atricapilla, LinnAEus

THE RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa parva, Bechstein

THE SWALLOW Hirundo rustica, LinnAEus

RED-RUMPED SWALLOW Hirundo rufula, Temminck.

THE HOUSE-MARTIN Chelidon urbica (LinnAEus)

THE SAND-MARTIN Cotile riparia (LinnAEus)

THE GREENFINCH Ligurinus chloris (LinnAEus)

THE HAWFINCH Coccothraustes vulgaris, Pallas

THE GOLDFINCH Carduelis elegans, Stephens

THE SISKIN Carduelis spinus (LinnAEus)

THE CITRIL FINCH Chrysomitris citrinella (LinnAEus)

THE SERIN Serinus hortulanus, K. L. Koch

THE HOUSE-SPARROW Passer domesticus (LinnAEus)

TREE-SPARROW Passer montanus (LinnAEus)

THE CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs, LinnAEus

THE BRAMBLING Fringilla montifringilla, LinnAEus

THE SNOW-FINCH Montifringilla nivalis, LinnAEus

THE LINNET Linota cannabina (LinnAEus)

THE MEALY REDPOLL Linota linaria (LinnAEus)

THE LESSER REDPOLL Linota rufescens (Vieillot)

THE TWITE Linota flavirostris (LinnAEus)

THE BULLFINCH Pyrrhula europAEa, Vieillot

THE SCARLET GROSBEAK Pyrrhula erythina (Pallas)

THE PINE GROSBEAK Pyrrhula enucleator (LinnAEus)

THE CROSSBILL Loxia curvirostra, LinnAEus

THE TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL Loxia bifasciata (C. L. Brehm)

THE BLACK-HEADED BUNTING Emberiza melanocephala, Scopoli

THE CORN BUNTING Emberiza miliaria, LinnAEus

THE YELLOW BUNTING Emberiza citrinella, LinnAEus

THE CIRL BUNTING Emberiza cirlus, LinnAEus

THE ORTOLAN BUNTING Emberiza hortulana, LinnAEus

THE MEADOW BUNTING Emberiza cia, LinnAEus

THE SIBERIAN MEADOW BUNTING Emberiza cloides, Brandt

THE RUSTIC BUNTING Emberiza rustica, Pallas

THE LITTLE BUNTING Emberiza pusilla, Pallas

THE YELLOW-BREASTED BUNTING Emberiza aureola, Pallas

REED BUNTING Emberiza schoeniclus, LinnAEus

THE LAPLAND BUNTING Calcarius lapponicus (LinnAEus)

THE SNOW BUNTING Plectrophenax nivalis (LinnAEus)

THE STARLING Sturnus vulgaris, LinnAEus

THE ROSE-COLOURED PASTOR Pastor roseus (LinnAEus)

THE CHOUGH Pyrrhocorax graculus (LinnAEus)

THE NUTCRACKER Nucifraga caryocatactes (LinnAEus)

THE JAY Garrulus glandarius (LinnAEus)

THE MAGPIE Pica rustica (Scopoli)

THE JACKDAW Corvus monedula, LinnAEus

THE RAVEN Corvus corax, LinnAEus

THE CARRION CROW Corvus corone, LinnAEus

THE HOODED CROW Corvus cornix, LinnAEus

THE ROOK Corvus frugilegus, LinnAEus

THE SKYLARK Alauda arvensis, LinnAEus

THE WOOD LARK Alauda arborea, LinnAEus

THE CRESTED LARK Alauda cristata, LinnAEus

THE SHORT-TOED LARK Alauda brachydactyla, Leisler

THE WHITE-WINGED LARK Alauda sibirica, J. F. Gmelin

THE BLACK LARK Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (Forster)

SHORE LARK Otocorys alpestris (LinnAEus)

THE SWIFT Cypselus apus (LinnAEus)

THE ALPINE SWIFT Cypselus melba, LinnAEus

THE NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus europAEus (LinnAEus)

THE WRYNECK Iynx torquilla, LinnAEus

THE GREEN WOODPECKER Gecinus viridis (LinnAEus)

THE GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopus major (LinnAEus)

LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopus minor (LinnAEus)

THE KINGFISHER Alcedo ispida, LinnAEus

THE ROLLER Coracias garrulus, LinnAEus

THE BEE-EATER Merops apiaster, LinnAEus

HOOPOE Upupa epops, LinnAEus

THE CUCKOO Cuculus canorus, LinnAEus

THE GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO Coccystes glandarius (LinnAEus)

THE AMERICAN YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO Coccyzus americanus (LinnAEus)

THE BARN OWL Strix flammea, LinnAEus

THE LONG-EARED OWL Asio otus (LinnAEus)

THE SHORT-EARED OWL Asio accipitrinus (Pallas)

TAWNY OWL Syrnium aluco (LinnAEus)

TENGMALM'S OWL Nyctala tengmalmi (J. F. Gmelin)

THE LITTLE OWL Athene noctua (Scopoli)

THE SNOWY OWL Nyctea scandiaca (LinnAEus)

THE HAWK OWL Surnia funerea (LinnAEus)

THE SCOPS OWL Scops giu (Scopoli)

THE EAGLE OWL Bubo ignavus, T. Forster

THE GRIFFON VULTURE Gyps fulvus (J. F. Gmelin)

THE EGYPTIAN VULTURE Neophron percnopterus (LinnAEus)

THE MARSH HARRIER Circus AEruginosus (LinnAEus)

THE HEN HARRIER Circus cyaneus (LinnAEus)

MONTAGU'S HARRIER Circus cineraceus (Montagu)

THE COMMON BUZZARD Buteo vulgaris, Leach

THE ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo lagopus (J. F. Gmelin)

THE SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila maculata (J. F. Gmelin)

THE GOLDEN EAGLE Aquila chrysaetus (LinnAEus)

THE WHITE-TAILED EAGLE Haliaetus albicilla (LinnAEus)

THE GOSHAWK Astur palumbarius (LinnAEus)

THE SPARROW-HAWK Accipiter nisus (LinnAEus)

THE KITE Milvus ictinus, Savigny

THE BLACK KITE Milvus migrans (Boddaert)

THE HONEY BUZZARD Pernis apivorus (LinnAEus)

THE GREENLAND FALCON Falco candicans, J. F. Gmelin

THE ICELAND FALCON Falco islandus, J. F. Gmelin

THE GYR FALCON Falco gyrfalco, LinnAEus

THE PEREGRINE Falco peregrinus, Tunstall

THE HOBBY Falco subbuteo, LinnAEus

THE MERLIN Falco AEsalon, Tunstall

THE RED-FOOTED FALCON Falco vespertinus, LinnAEus

KESTREL Falco tinnunculus, LinnAEus

THE LESSER KESTREL Falco cenchris, Naumann

THE OSPREY Pandion haliaEtus (LinnAEus)

THE CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo (LinnAEus)

THE SHAG Phalacrocorax graculus, LinnAEus

THE GANNET Sula bassana (LinnAEus)

THE COMMON HERON Ardea cinerea, LinnAEus

THE PURPLE HERON Ardea purpurea, LinnAEus

THE GREAT WHITE HERON Ardea alba, LinnAEus

THE LITTLE EGRET Ardea garzetta, LinnAEus

THE BUFF-BACKED HERON Ardea bubulcus, Audouin

THE SQUACCO HERON Ardea ralloides, Scopoli

THE NIGHT HERON Nycticorax griseus (LinnA

BY
J. LEWIS BONHOTE
M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S.
MEMBER OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION

WITH
100 ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR
SELECTED BY
H. E. DRESSER
FROM HIS ‘BIRDS OF EUROPE’

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LONDON
ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK
1907
Published November 1907

MISSEL THRUSH
Turdus viscivorus
Adult (right). Young (left)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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