CONTENTS 



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Family S'liiioiDi:. The Owls 4 



Family FALCoNiDi;. The Falc'ous 103 



Subfamily Falconing 106 



Family ('athartiii.e. Tht/ Aiiimcau Vultures 335 



Family Culujibida;. The Pigeons 357 



Subfamily C'olumdin.b 357 



Subfamily ZENAlDlNJi 374 



Family CitACiDJ;. The Curassows 397 



Subfamily Pexei.opis^ 397 



Family Meleagkidid.!:. The Turkeys 402 



Family Tetraonid^. The Grouse 414 



Family Perdicid^. The Partridges 466 



Subfamily Ortyginj: 466 



-APPENPI.K. 



I. Additions aud Corrections . 499 



II. Explanation of Terms used in describing the E.xternal Form of Birds . . 524 



III. Glossary of Technical Terms 533 



Indf.x ok English Names. 



InDE.X of SriENTIFIC NAMES. 

 I.NDEX Til THE PlATES. 



Plates 57-64. 



