BEAUTIFUL BIRDS
BEAUTIFUL BIRDS
BY
EDMUND SELOUS
AUTHOR OF “TOMMY SMITH'S ANIMALS”
WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS BY
HUBERT D. ASTLEY
1901
LONDON: J. M. DENT & CO.
29 & 30 BEDFORD STREET, W.C.
Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
At the Ballantyne Press
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Why Beautiful Birds are Killed | 1 |
| II. | Birds of Paradise | 20 |
| III. | The Great Bird of Paradise | 35 |
| IV. | The Red Bird of Paradise | 56 |
| V. | The Lesser, Black, Blue, and Golden Birds of Paradise | 67 |
| VI. | About all Birds of Paradise, and some Explanations | 93 |
| VII. | About Humming-Birds, and some more Explanations | 108 |
| VIII. | Some very Bright Humming-Birds | 129 |
| IX. | Hermit Humming-Birds and Two Other Ones | 151 |
| X. | The Cock-of-the-Rock and the Lyre-Bird | 164 |
| XI. | The Resplendent Trogon and the Argus Pheasant | 179 |
| XII. | White Egrets, “Ospreys,” and Ostrich-Feathers | 203 |