CONTENTS
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