• • Doth The Hawk Fly By Thy Wisdom 9
• The Time Of The Bible 13
  • Let The Waters Bring Forth Abundantly 15
  • Detail of Skull, Neck, and Wing Claw 21
  • Detail of Foot and Tail 25
  • The Stork in the Heaven Knoweth Her Appointed Times 31
  • As Birds Flying Down He Sprinkleth The Snow 35
  • The Birds of the Air Have Nests 39
  • Then I Said I Shall Die In My Nest 43
  • For Every Kind of Beast And Bird Is Tamed 47
  • "THE HAWK DOES NOT EAT THE HEART OF ANY BIRD WHICH IT HAS KILLED" 51
  • ONE OF THE OLDEST PICTURES IN THE WORLD 56~57
  • ONLY THE CAMERA REPRODUCES BIRD LIFE WITH FIDELITY 63

• The Place Of The Bible 71
  • "A LAND SHADOWING WITH WINGS" 73
  • PALESTINE IN THE TIME OF CHRIST 76
  • YOUNG BLACKBIRDS CRIED ALONG THE JORDAN 79
  • THE BROWN RAIL BROODED AMONG THE WATER GRASSES 85
  • THE "LAUGHING JACKASS" OF REMOTE ANTIQUITY 89
  • BABY SHRIKE QUARRELED IN THE THORN THICKETS 95
  • GOLDFINCH WERE COMMON 99
  • THE LARK NESTED IN THE FIELDS OF BOAZ 105

• The Birds Of The Poets OF The Bible 111
  • "I WILL TRUST IN THE COVERT OF THY WINGS" 113
  • "I WILL HASTE ME TO A SHELTER" 119
  • "A BIRD OF THE AIR SHALL CARRY THY VOICE" 125
  • "As A BIRD THAT WANDERETH" 131
  • "WlTH HEALING IN HlS WINGS" 137

• The Birds of Abomination 145
  • WHITE HERON IN A GREEN SETTING 147
  • NIGHT HAWK ON HER NEST 153
  • THE SEA MEW ON WING 159
  • BLUE HERON AMONG WATER GRASSES 163
  • THE "DOCTOR BIRD" 171
  • YOUNG "DOCTORS" 175
  • OSPRAY APPROACHING NEST 179
  • CORMORANT RISING FOR FLIGHT 183
  • THEY ARE AN ABOMINATION 187
  • A LITTLE "PHARAOH'S CHICKEN" 191

• The Dove In The Bible 195
  • THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE DOVE is HEARD 197
  • "THE TIME OF THE SINGING OF BIRDS" 203
  • THE SACRIFICE AT THE BIRTH OF JESUS 209

• The Eagle In The Bible 213
  • "THY YOUTH IS RENEWED LIKE THE EAGLES" 215
  • "SHE MAKETH HER NEST UPON THE ROCK" 221
  • "HER YOUNG ONES ALSO SUCK UP BLOOD" 229

• The Sparrow In The Bible 235
  • THE SPARROW'S HOUSE 237
  • "NOT ONE OF THEM IS FORGOTTEN IN THE SIGHT OF GOD" 241
  • SPARROW NEST IN A GARDEN 245

• The Ostrich In The Bible 249
  • "HE SCORNETH THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER" 251
  • "THE AVING OF THE OSTRICH REJOICETH" 257
  • "SHE LEAVETH HER EGGS ON THE EARTH" 263
  • "SHE IS HARDENED AGAINST HER YOUNG" 269
  • OSTRICH ORPHANS 275

• The Cock and Hen in the Bible 279
  • "As A HEN GATHERETH HER CHICKENS" 281
  • EGGS OF A PHEASANT-BANTAM 289
  • BROODING PHEASANT-BANTAM 297

• The Hawk In The Bible 303
  • A HAWK OF THE HOLY LAND 305
  • "THERE is A PATH WHICH NO FOWL KNOWETH" 311

• The Quail And Partridge In The Bible 317
  • "AT EVEN THE QUAILS CAME UP" 319
  • "THEY ASKED, AND HE BROUGHT QUAILS" 325

• The Bittern In The Bible 331
  • "A POSSESSION FOR THE BITTERN" 333

• The Swallow In The Bible 343
  • "YEA, THE SWALLOW HATH FOUND A NEST FOR HERSELF" 345
  • "WHERE SHE MAY LAY HER YOUNG" 349
  • YOUNG "BIRDS OF FREEDOM" 353

• The Peacock in the Bible 359
  • "GAVEST THOU THE GOODLY THINGS UNTO THE PEACOCKS?" 361
  • PEAHEN LAY THEIR EGGS UPON THE EARTH 369
  • PEAHEN WAITING FOR HER NEST TO BE PICTURED 375

• The Stork In The Bible 381
  • THE HEBREW WORD "HASIDAH," MEANING KINDNESS, IS TRANSLATED STORK 383
  • "LlKE THE WINGS OF A STORK" 387
  • "IT IS REGARDED AS A CAPITAL CRIME TO KILL A STORK" 391

• The Raven In The Bible 395
  • "WHO PROVIDETH THE RAVEN HIS FOOD?" 397

• The Pelican In The Bible 409
  • "I AM LIKE A PELICAN OF THE WILDERNESS" 411
  • YOUNG PELICAN 415
  • HOMEWARD-BOUND PELICANS 419

• The Pigeon In The Bible 423
  • "THEY FALL TO BILLING AND KISSING THEIR MATES LOVINGLY" 425
  • "IN THE CLEFTS OF THE ROCK" 429
  • "THEN SHALL HE OFFER HIS OBLATION OF TURTLE DOVES OR YOUNG PIGEONS" 433
  • "IF A BIRD'S NEST CHANCE TO BE BEFORE YOU" 437

• The Crane In The Bible 441
  • "THE CRANE OBSERVE THE TIME OF THEIR COMING" 443
  • WHITE CRANE 447

• The Owls In The Bible 451
  • "THERE SHALL THE GREAT OWL MAKE HER NEST" 453
  • "THESE YE SHALL HAVE IN ABOMINATION" 457
  • "THE SCREECH OWL ALSO SHALL REST THERE" 461
  • IN TRAINING FOR THE MIDNIGHT SERENADE 465
  • FINIS 469