TALES OF THE BIRDS
BY
W. WARDE FOWLER
AUTHOR OF “A YEAR WITH THE BIRDS.”
“Μετἀ δἐ χρόνον την πελειάδα ἀνθρωηίη
φωνή αὐδάξασθαι λέγουσι.”
Herodotus
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY BRYAN HOOK
MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED
ST. MARTIN’S STREET, LONDON
1909
Richard Clay and Sons, Limited.
BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND
BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
First Edition., 1888.
Second Edition, 1889. Reprinted, 1891, 1899, 1909.
School Edition, 1901. Reprinted, 1903 (twice).
TO
G. J. E.
IN MEMORY OF PLEASANT DAYS
IN THE SUNNY SUMMER
OF 1887.