WITH THREE PLATES

[p vii]CONTENTS

[p ix]LIST OF PLATES

[p1]THE RUKH OF MARCO POLO

[p5]THE PENGUINS AND THE SEALS OF THE ANGRA DE SAM BRÀS

[p13]THE BANDA ISLANDS AND THE BANDAN BIRDS

[p19]THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE NAME ‘EMU’

[p23]AUSTRALIAN BIRDS IN 1697

[p29]NEW ZEALAND BIRDS IN 1772.