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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
| page | |
| TO THE READER | xi |
| INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS: | |
| The Spring Song | 3 |
| The Building of the Nest | 11 |
| The Water-birds | 21 |
| Birds of Autumn and Winter | 25 |
| HOW TO NAME THE BIRDS | 35 |
| SYNOPSIS OF FAMILIES | 43 |
| BIRD BIOGRAPHIES: | |
| Perching Song-birds | 57 |
| Perching Songless Birds | 182 |
| Birds of Prey | 206 |
| Pigeons, Quails, Grouse | 225 |
| Shore and Marsh Birds | 231 |
| Swimming Birds | 255 |
| KEY TO THE BIRDS | 281 |
| INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES | 309 |
| INDEX OF LATIN NAMES | 315 |
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