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PLATE XXXI.—PAINTED SPUR FOWL (Galloperdix lunulosa).
" XXXII.—THE HOUBARA (Otis Macquenii).
" XXXIII.—THE LAPWING (Vanellus cristatus).
" XXXIV.—SQUACCO HERON (Buphus Comata).
" XXXV.—CHINESE JACANA (Hydrophasianus Sinensis).
" XXXVI.—RUDDY SHELDRAKE (Casarca rutila).
" XXXVII.—MANDARIN DUCK (Aix galericulata).
" XXXVIII.—TERN (Sterna Hirundo).
" XXXIX.—GREAT NORTHERN DIVER (Colymbus glacialis).
" XL.—PUFFIN (Fratercula Arctica).
| FIG. | PAGE | |
| 1. | Bustards (Otis tarda) | 4 |
| 2. | The Little Bustard (Otis tetrax, or Tetrax campestris) | 5 |
| 3. | The Trochilus, or Crocodile Watcher (Hyas Ægyptiacus) | 9 |
| 4. | The Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) | 12 |
| 5. | The Common Thick-knee, or Stone Curlew (Œdicnemus crepitans) | 13 |
| 6. | The Golden Plover (Charadrius auratus), and the Dotterel (Eudromias Morinellus) | 17 |
| 7. | The Lapwing, or Peewit (Vanellus cristatus) | 21 |
| 8. | The Spur-winged Lapwing (Hoplopterus spinosus) | 24 |
| 9. | The Turnstone (Strepsilas interpres) | 25 |
| 10. | The Pied Oyster-catcher, or Sea Pie (Hæmatopus ostralegus) | 28 |
| 11. | The Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) | 32 |
| 12. | The Sanderling (Calidris arenaria) | 37 |
| 13. | The Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) | 40 |
| 14. | Ruffs Fighting | 41 |
| 15. | The Scooping Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta) | 52 |
| 16. | The Great Curlew (Numenius arquatus) | 53 |
| 17. | The White or Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis religiosa) | 57 |
| 18. | The Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) | 60 |
| 19. | The Whale-headed Stork, or Shoe-beak (Balæniceps rex) | 61 |
| 20. | The Savaku, or Boat-bill (Cancroma cochlearia) | 64 |
| 21. | The Hammer-head, or Shadow-bird (Scopus umbretta) | 65 |
| 22. | The Ibis-like Tantalus (Tantalus ibis) | 66 |
| 23. | Adjutants | 68 |
| 24. | The Simbil (Spenorhynchus Abdimii) | 69 |
| 25. | The Senegal Jabiru (Mycteria Senegalensis) | 72 |
| 26. | The Marabou (Leptoptilos crumenifer) | 73 |
| 27. | The African Clapper-bill (Anastomus lamelligerus) | 76 |
| 28. | Group of Herons | 77 |
| 29. | The Giant Heron (Ardea Goliath) | 79 |
| 30. | The Great White Heron (Herodias alba) | 80 |
| 31. | The Lesser Egret (Herodias garzetta) | 81 |
| 32. | Day and Night Herons | 84 |
| 33. | The Common Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) | 85[Pg viii] |
| 34. | The Sun Bittern, or Peacock Heron (Eurypyga helias) | 88 |
| 35. | Crowned, Demoiselle, and Common Cranes | 92 |
| 36. | The Cariama, or Crested Screamer (Dicholophus cristatus) | 93 |
| 37. | The Gold-breasted Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) | 96 |
| 38. | The Aniuma, or Horned Screamer (Palamedea cornuta) | 97 |
| 39. | The Golden Rail, or Painted Cape Snipe (Rhynchæa Capensis) | 100 |
| 40. | The Jacana (Parra Jacana) | 104 |
| 41. | The Hyacinthine Porphyrio (Porphyrio hyacinthinus) | 108 |
| 42. | Home of the Moor-hens (Gallinula chloropus) | 109 |
| 43. | The Stilt Bird (Charadrius himantopus) | 113 |
| 44. | The Flamingo (Phœnicopterus roseus) | 116 |
| 45. | The Whistling Swan (Cygnus musicus) | 124 |
| 46. | Black-necked Swans (Cygnus nigricollis) | 128 |
| 47. | The Black Swan (Cygnus or Chenopsis atratus) | 129 |
| 48. | The Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus Gambensis) | 132 |
| 49. | The Grey or Wild Goose (Anser cinereus) | 133 |
| 50. | The Brent Goose (Bernicla torquata) | 137 |
| 51. | The Nile Goose (Chenalopex Ægyptiacus) | 140 |
| 52. | Cereopsis Geese | 141 |
| 53. | The Ruddy Sheldrake, or Brahminy Duck (Casarca rutila) | 144 |
| 54. | The Sheldrake (Vulpanser tadorna) | 145 |
| 55. | The Widow Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) | 149 |
| 56. | The Wild Duck (Anas boschas) | 152 |
| 57. | The Wood or Summer Duck (Aix sponsa) | 153 |
| 58. | The Shoveler Duck (Spatula clypeata) | 157 |
| 59. | Eider Ducks at Home | 161 |
| 60. | The Eider Ducks (Somateria mollissima) | 164 |
| 61. | The Green-headed Goosander (Mergus merganser) | 173 |
| 62. | The Caspian Tern (Sylochelidon Caspia) | 177 |
| 63. | Terns and their Nests | 180 |
| 64. | Black-backed and Herring Gulls | 189 |
| 65. | The Laughing Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) | 196 |
| 66. | The Common Skua (Lestris catarractes) | 200 |
| 67. | The Rosy Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) | 204 |
| 68. | The Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) | 205 |
| 69. | The Giant Petrel (Procellaria or Ossifragus gigantea) | 208 |
| 70. | The Fulmar Petrel (Procellaria glacialis) | 209 |
| 71. | The Cape Petrel (Procellaria or Daption Capensis) | 212 |
| 72. | Storm Petrels | 213 |
| 73. | The Storm Petrel (Thalassidroma pelagica) | 216 |
| 74. | The White-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaëton æthereus) | 221 |
| 75. | The Frigate Bird (Tachypetes aquila) | 225 |
| 76. | Le Vaillant's Snake Bird, or Darter (Plotus Levaillantii) | 229 |
| 77. | The Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) | 233 |
| 78. | The Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) | 237 |
| 79. | The Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) | 244 |
| 80. | The Common or Foolish Guillemot (Uria troile) | 253 |
| 81. | An Assemblage of Auks | 256 |
| 82. | The Great Auk, or Giant Penguin (Alca pinguinus) | 257 |
| 83. | Giant Penguins | 260 |
| 84. | The Coulterneb, or Arctic Puffin | 265 |
| 85. | The Golden Penguin (Chrysocome catarractes) | 267 |