CONTENTS. 



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PAOK 



Trilm COXIROSTRES ; OB CONE-BlLUU) Bums 277 



Family Couvio.K ; Sub-Family PHONOGAMIN.K ; PIPING 



Ci)ws 277 



Piping Crow Shrike Gymitarkina tibicen 278 



Pied Crow Shrike Slrepera graculina 279 



Hull- Family GARRULIN^K ; TALKATIVE BIRDS 279 



Jay Garrulus glaudarius 279 



American Blue Jay C'yanocorax crislatus, or Cyano- 



citta tristata 281 



limiting Cissa Cisati sinensis 284 



Hub-Family CALLEATINJC ; TREE CROWS 285 



Benteot Crypsirhi-na varia 285 



Wandering Pie Tumnurus vagabundus, or Dendro- 



citta rufa 286 



Sub-Family CORVINE: ; TRUE CROWS 287 



Raven Corvus corax 287 



Bald Crow Picatluirtes gymnocephalus 300 



Nutcracker Nunifraga caryocalacles 300 



Magpie Pica caudata 302 



Sub-Family GYMNODERIN^: ; FRUIT CROWS 305 



Bare-Necked Fruit Crow Gymnoderus fvelidus 306 



Umbrella Bird Cephalopterus omatus 307 



Sub-Family PYRRUOCORACIN.*: ; SCARLET CROWS 308 



Chough Carai-ia gracula, or Frcgilus graculus 308 



Family PARADISEID.K ; BIRDS OK PARADISE 310 



King-Bird of Paradise Paradisea regia 310 



Family STURXID.K; STARLINGS; full-Family PTILONORHYN- 



CUI.K; GLOSSY STARLINGS 314 



Satin Bower Bird Ptiluiiorhyiu;hus holoseiiceus 314 



Spotted Bower Bird Cklamydera maculala 315 



Sub-Family GRACULIN^: ; GRAKLES .... 316 



Mino Bird Gracula musica 316 



Sub-Family BUPHAGINMC ; BEEF-EATERS 318 



African Beef-Eater Buphaga erythrorhyticha 318 



Sub-Family STURNIN/K ; TRUE STARLINGS 319 



Kose-Colored Pastor Pastor roseus 319 



Common Starling filurnus vulgaris 320 



Sub-Family Quisc VI.IN* ; BOAT-TAILED BIRDS 321 



Great Boat-Tail Qni.;alus major 321 



Huh- Family IcTKiux.K ; HANO-NKST BIRDS 322 



Orchard Oriole A'anthuriiis vnrius 322 



Baltimore Oriole l'/</iii/r's Itatlimorv, or Icterus gal- 



bula ",![ 



Crested Oriole Cacicus cristatiis, or Ostituips cristata 325 



Sub-Family AMJEL.UX.K : 



Cow-Bird Molollirus pecaris 326 



Red-Winged Starling Agclaius phamiveus 328 



Buljolink IMwlwnyx oryzivorus 331 



Family FRINOII.LID.K; FINCHES; Salt-Family FLOCKING. . . 332 



Sociable Weaver Bird Pliilelaerus socitts 3o3 



Paradise Widali Bird Vidua paradisea 336 



Sub-Family COCCOTHRAUKTIX.K ; HAWFINCHES 336 



Cardinal Grosbeak C'ardinalis virginianus 336 



Suit-Family TANAORIX.U ; TANAORINK BIRDS 339 



Scarlet Tanager Pyranga rulira 339 



Suit-Family FRINGILLIN.*: ; TRUE FINCHES 341 



Gonldian Finch Amadina gmUdii 341 



Goldfinch Frinyilla carduelis 341 



Sparrow Passer dameslicus 346 



White-Throated Sparrow Zonolrichia aWicollis 347 



Sharp-Tailed Finch Ammodromus caudacutus 348 



Sub-Family EMBERIZIX.-K ; BUNTINGS 348 



Yellow Bunting Emberiza citrinetta 348 



Black-Throated Bunting Euspiza americana 351 



Snow Bunting Plectmphanes nivalis 352 



Sub-Family ALAUDIX.*: ; LARKS 354 



Sky-Lark Alauda anensis 354 



Pencilled Lark Olocoris pencillalus 356 



Sub-Family PYRRUULIN^B : 



Bullfinch Pyrrhula rubicttla 358 



Sub-Family LOXIAN/K ; CROSSBILLS 361 



Crossbill Lozia curvirostris 361 



Suit-Family PHYTOTOMIN.K ; PLANT-CUTTERS 363 



Chilian Plant-Cutter P/iytotoma rara 363 



VOL. II. 



Family COLID<K: 



Senegal-Coly CoKus macrourus. :i64 



Family Mi soiMiAOiDyK ; Sub-Family MUSOPHAOIN.*:; PLAN- 



TAIN-EATEKS U(M 



Violet Plantain-Eater Musopliaga violacea 36,"> 



White-Crested Touraco Turacus aUiocrislatus 366 



Blue Plantain-Eater Scliizt/rliis giganlea 366 



Sub-Family OPISTHOCOMIN.K: 



Hoatziii Opisthotvmtis crislatus 367 



Family BUCEROTID.K ; HOUXHILLS ::i.7 



Kbinoceros Horubill liuceros rhinoceros ::ii-< 



Order SCANSORES ; OR CLIMBING BIRDS 371 



Family RHAMPHASTID.H : 



Toco llluimpkastos toco 37 1 



Family PSITTACID.K ; PARROTS ; Sub-Family PEZOPORIN.K ; 



GROUND PARRAKKETS 374 



Parrakeet Cockatoo iVi/t;</i/r.-- /n.r; iHillaiuKas. . . . 374 

 Yellow-Bellied Parrakeet Platycercus caledonicus. . 376 



Ground Parrakeet Pczoplurrus formosus 377 



Ringed Parrakeet Palacornis lorqualus 378 



Warbling Grass Parrakeet MclcrpMtacus undulatus 381 

 Blue-Banded Grass Parrakeet Eiijthenia chrysostoma 383 

 Scaly-Breasted Lorrikeet Trichoghssus chlorolcpi- 

 dotus 383 



Sub-Family ARA IN.*: ; MACAWS 384 



Blue and Yellow Macaw Ara ararauna 384 



Carolina Parrot Conurus carolinensis 386 



Sub-Family LORIN jK ; LORIES 389 



Papuan Lory Charmogyna papua 389 



Purple-Capped Lory Lorius domicellus, or DomiceUa 

 atricapula 390 



Sub-Family PSITTACIN^K ; TRUE PARROTS 391 



Gray Parrot Psitlacus erylhacus 391 



Festive Green Parrot C'lirysolis fcslivus 394 



Swindern's Love-Bird Psillacula stvinderniana 396 



Sub-Family C ACUTUIN M ; COCKATOOS 396 



Goliath Aratoo Microglossus aterrimus 396 



Great White Cockatoo -I'ai-atna crialala, or Plictolo- 



plius moluccerisis 398 



Philip Island Parrot Nestor pnxbictus 400 



Helmet Cockatoo Calyi'/nri-lii/ni /i.-- //,-//i'ti/ii.< 4(1.'! 



Owl Parrot ->'/n'w/o/js lialinijililns 405 



Pes<iuet's lasy]itilus /'i/.--i/y''/> l'rt:-:/m'lii 405 



Family PICID.K; WODDPEI'KERS ; Suli-Family CAPITONIN*; 



BARBETS.. ' 406 



Hair-Breasted Barbct Luinutlon hirfnlus 406 



Sub-Family PICUMNIN.K ; PICULETS 407 



Pigmy Piculet Picumnus minutus 407 



Sub-Family PICIN>: ; TRUE WOODPECKERS 408 



Great Spotted Woodpecker Picus major 408 



Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Campephilus principals. . 411 

 Sub-Family GECIXIN.K ; (JREEN WOODPECKERS 415 



Green Woodpecker Gecinus (or Picus) Hindis 415 



Sub-Family MALANERPIX.K ; BLACK WOODPECKERS : 



Red-Headed Woodpecker Melarierpes (or Picus) 



crylhrocephalus 418 



Sub-Family COLAPTIX.*: ; GROUND WOODPECKERS 419 



Gold-Winged Woodpecker Colaples auralus 419 



Sub-Family YUNCIN^E: 



Wryneck Jyrac torquilla 421 



Family CUCULID.E; CUCKOOS; Suit-Family INDICATORIN.K. 423 



Great Honey Guide /uZioator major 423 



Sub-Family SAUROTHERIN.B ; GROUND CUCKOOS 425 



Rain-Bird Saurothcra velula 425 



Sub-Family COCCYZIN^E ; LARK-HEELED CUCKOOS 426 



Pheasant Cuckoo Centropus phasianus 426 



Yellow-Billed American Cuckoo Coccygus ameri- 



canus 427 



Sub-Family CROTOPHAGIN^E: 



Savannah Blackbird Crolophaga ani 428 



Channel-Bill Scythrops name hollandue 430 



Sub-Family CUCUI.IN^B ; TRUE CUCKOOS 431 



Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 431 



Order COLUMB^E ; DOVES AND PIGEONS 435 



