This fascinating text comprises a comprehensive catalogue of the birds native to the Palaearctic ecozone that is, the zoogeographical region comprising Eurasia north of the Himalayas, together with North Africa and the temperate part of the Arabian peninsula. A detailed treatise including information such as habitat, natural history, and other aspects of considerable note, this text will be of great value to the discerning ornithologist and makes a great addition to collections of such literature. The chapters of this book include: Ardea timoriensis, Nycticorax griseus, Gorsachius goisagi, Ardetta javanica, Botaurus stellaris, Cioonia alba, Platalea leucorodia, Ibis aethiopica, Plegadis falcinellus, Asnser ferus, Branta bernicla, Chen hyperboreus, Cygnus olor, et cetera. This antique text was originally published in 1903, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on ornithology."