TALES OF THE BIRDS

MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
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THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
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... And stood there, proud and fierce, one foot still grasping its victim.—P. 92.
Front.

TALES   OF   THE   BIRDS

BY
W. WARDE FOWLER
AUTHOR OF “A YEAR WITH THE BIRDS.”

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.

CONTENTS.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.