CONTENTS 



Vanishing Bkitish Birds — continued 



The Hoopoe {Upupa eiwps) 



The Osprey (Pandlon haliccehis) . 



The Kite {Milvus regalis) .... 



The Common Buzzard {Buteo vulgaris) . 



The Golden Eagle {Aquila chryscetus) 



The White-tailed Eagle {Haliceetus alhicilla) . 



The Honey Buzzard {Pernis apivorus) 



The Marsh Harrier {Circus certtginosus) 



Montagu's Harrier [Circus cineraceus) . 



The Hen Harrier {Circus cyansus) 



The Dotterel {Eudromias morinelhis) 



The Kentish Sand Plover {^gialophilus cantianus) 



The Ruff {Machetes pugnax) 



The Red-necked Phalarope {Phalaropus hyperboreus) 



The Roseate Tern {Sterna dougalli) 



The Great Skua {Stercorarius catarrhactes) 



Some Threatened British Species 



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PAET II 

 LOST AND VANISHING EXOTIC BIRDS 



Lost Exotic Birds 



The Mamo {Drepanis pacifica) 



The Dodo {Didus inept^ts) .... 



The Solitaire {Pezophaps solitaria) 



The Pied Duck {Camptolaimus lahradorius) 



Pallas's Cormorant {Phalacrocorax perspicillatus) 



Some Other Extinct Forms 



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