Excerpt from Game, Shore and Water Birds of India
The system of reference, however, is intended to be the same. The Index (p. 151) shows the Order to Which a bird belongs, and the Indices of the Orders (pp. 2 - 3, 36 - 37, 98 - 99) are divided into Families, with references to the pages on which the different species are detailed.
The illustrations were originally drawn from the specimens when shot or when received from friends. Many of these were afterwards beautifully executed in pen and ink by Mr. W. W. Turner, of Simla.
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