A L L A N O C T A V I A N HUME, C.B.
BENGAL CIVIL SERVICE,
WHO
FIRST TAUGHT THEM TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN ORNITHOLOGY,
AND TO WHOM THEY ARE INDEBTED
FOB M A N Y PLEASANT HOURS SPENT IN ITS PURSUIT,
I'll LS B O O K
IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
BY
T H E A U T H O R S .
