N Natural Selection, 23, 24, 42, 105, 109, 129, 202-207, 232, 234 Neo-Darwinian School, 124, 128 Nest, sanitation of, 224 Nests, birds in their, 224-228 Nests, edible birds’, 102 Newman, Mr. T. H., 75 Nutmeg bird, 52-55
O Oates, 158 _Œnopopelia tranquebarica_, 128 Oriole, black-headed, 135 Oriole, Indian, 13, 134-139 _Oriolus kundoo_, 135 _Oriolus melanocephalus_, 135 _Orthotomus_, 222 _Orthotomus sutorius_, 62-67, 219 _Otocompsa_, 229-34 _Otocompsa emeria_, 231 _Otocompsa fuscicaudata_, 231 Owl, barn, 3, 140-144 Owl, screech, 144 Owl, white, 141, 142 Owlet, spotted, 94, 142
P Paddy bird, 115, 116 _Palæornis nepalensis_, 194 _Palæornis torquatus_, 194 Palm swift, 101 Paradise flycatcher, 13, 81, 150-162 Parakeet, 1 Parental instinct, 27, 104 Paroquet, Alexandrine, 194 Paroquet, rose-ringed, 194 Parrot, 95, 184 Parrot catching, 194 Parrot, green, 88, 166, 190-196, 197 Parrot, West African, 195 Partridge, grey, 90-93, 166 _Passer domesticus_, 2, 75, 76 Peacock, 42-44 Peafowl, 93 Pearson, Professor, 42, 44 Peregrine falcon, 6 _Pericrocotus peregrinus_, 161 Pheasant, 92, 144 Photography, difficulties of bird, 225 _Pica rustica_, 68 Pie, tree, 68-72 Pigeon, 6, 133, 134, 184 Pintail, 8 Pinto, Mr. G. A., 63, 64, 66, 158 Pipit, 7 Playing cuckoo, 111-116 _Ploceus baya_, 183, 219 Plover, Kentish, 9 Plover, ringed, 9 Pochard, white-eyed, 171 _Prinia inornata_, 219 _Prinia socialis_, 222 Protective colouration, 59, 93, 128
R Rain, birds in the, 178-182 Raven, 3, 4 Red munia, 46-51, 52-54 Redshank, 9 Reid, 74, 222 _Rhipidura albifrontata_, 146, 158 Robin, Indian, 128 Robin redbreast, 1, 107 Rock chat, brown, 130 Roller, 12 Rook, 4, 5
S Salvadori, 74 Sandpiper, 9 Sanyal, Babu, 38, 39 _Sarciophorus malabaricus_, 57 _Sarcogrammus indicus_, 56 Sarus, 35-39 Selection, feminine, 160, 161 Selection, natural, 23, 24, 42, 105, 109, 129, 202-207, 232, 234 Selection, sexual, 42, 160, 161, 205-207 “Seven sisters,” 1 Sexual dimorphism, 80, 81, 128, 156 Sexual selection, 42, 160, 161, 205-207 Shikra, 175 Shrike, 164-167 Shrike, bay-backed, 165 Shrike, Indian grey-backed, 165 Shrike, rufous-backed, 165 Shoveller, 8 Sisters, seven, 1 Skylark, 5 Skylark, Indian, 5 Smell, sense of, in birds, 123 Smith, Mr. Bosworth, 141 Snipe, full, 8 Snipe, Jack, 8 Sparrow, 2, 3, 16-22, 75, 76, 143, 197-201 Sparrow, hedge, 185 Sparrow-hawk, 6, 166, 175, 200 _Spectator_, 168, 169 Spice bird, 52-55 _Sporæginthus amandava_, 46 Spotted-bill duck, 171 Spotted owlet, 94 Sprinter, feathered, 89-94 Stability of species, 40-45 Starling, 88, 106 Stint, 9 Stork, 35, 36 _Strix flammea_, 3, 141 _Strix javanica_, 141 Sunbird, 78-83 _Surniculus lugubris_, 202-207 Swallow, 84, 99, 100 Swift, 84, 99-103