CONTENTS
Douglas Dewar
PAGE
I.
British Birds in the Plains of India
1
II.
The Bird in Blue
10
III.
Sparrows in the Nursery
16
IV.
The Care of Young Birds after they leave the Nest
23
V.
The Adjutant Bird
29
VI.
The Sarus
35
VII.
The Stability of Species
40
VIII.
The Amadavat
46
IX.
The Nutmeg Bird
52
X.
The Did-he-do-it
56
XI.
Cobbler or Tailor?
62
XII.
A Crow in Colours
68
XIII.
Up-to-date Species Making
73
XIV.
Honeysuckers
78
XV.
A Hewer of Wood
84
XVI.
A Feathered Sprinter
89
XVII.
A Bird of Character
94
XVIII.
Swifts
99
XIX.
Birds as Automata
104
XX.
Playing Cuckoo
111
XXI.
The Koel
117
XXII.
The Common Doves of India
124
XXIII.
Doves in a Verandah
130
XXIV.
The Golden Oriole
135
XXV.
The Barn Owl
140
XXVI.
A Tree-top Tragedy
145
XXVII.
Two Little Birds
150
XXVIII.
The Paradise Flycatcher
156
XXIX.
Butcher Birds
163
XXX.
Ducks
168
XXXI.
A Dethroned Monarch
173
XXXII.
Birds in the Rain
178
XXXIII.
The Weaver Bird
183
XXXIV.
Green Parrots
190
XXXV.
The Roosting of the Sparrows
197
XXXVI.
A Gay Deceiver
202
XXXVII.
The Emerald Merops
208
XXXVIII.
Do Animals Think?
213
XXXIX.
A Couple of Neglected Craftsmen
219
XL.
Birds in their Nests
224
XLI.
Bulbuls
229
XLII.
The Indian Corby
235
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