Birds of the Plains
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. ILLUSTRATIONS4. BRITISH BIRDS IN THE PLAINS OF INDIA5. THE BIRD IN BLUE6. SPARROWS IN THE NURSERY7. THE CARE OF YOUNG BIRDS AFTER THEY LEAVE THE NEST8. THE ADJUTANT BIRD9. THE SARUS10. THE STABILITY OF SPECIES11. THE AMADAVAT12. THE NUTMEG BIRD13. THE DID-HE-DO-IT14. COBBLER OR TAILOR?15. A CROW IN COLOURS16. UP-TO-DATE SPECIES MAKING17. HONEYSUCKERS18. A HEWER OF WOOD19. A FEATHERED SPRINTER20. A BIRD OF CHARACTER21. SWIFTS22. BIRDS AS AUTOMATA23. PLAYING CUCKOO24. THE KOEL25. THE COMMON DOVE OF INDIA26. DOVES IN A VERANDAH27. THE GOLDEN ORIOLE28. THE BARN OWL29. A TREE-TOP TRAGEDY30. TWO LITTLE BIRDS31. THE PARADISE FLYCATCHER32. BUTCHER BIRDS33. DUCKS34. A DETHRONED MONARCH35. BIRDS IN THE RAIN36. THE WEAVER BIRD37. GREEN PARROTS38. THE ROOSTING OF THE SPARROWS39. THE GAY DECEIVER40. THE EMERALD MEROPS41. DO ANIMALS THINK?42. A COUPLE OF NEGLECTED CRAFTSMEN43. BIRDS IN THEIR NESTS44. BULBULS45. THE INDIAN CORBY46. APPENDIX47. GLOSSARY48. INDEX49. Transcriber’s Notes