TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Diving Birds. Order I. Pygopodes 10 



Grebes. Family Colymbidse 11 



Loons. Family Gaviidse 17 



Auks, Murres and Puffins. Family Alcidae 21 



Long-winged Swimmers. Order IL Longipennes 35 



Skuas and Jaegers. Family Stercoraridae 35 



Gulls and Terns. Family Laridae 38 



Skimmers. Family Rynchopidse 58 



Tube-nosed Swimmers. Order IIL Tubinares 59 



Albatrosses. Family Diomedeidae 59 



Fulmars, Shearwaters and Petrels. Family Procellariidae 61 



Totipalmate Swimmers. Order IV. Steganopodes 72 



Tropic Birds. Family Phaethontidse 72 



Gannets. Family Sulidae 74 



Darters. Family Anhingidae 77 



Cormorants. Family Phalacrocoracidae 78 



Pelicans. Family Pelecanidae 83 



Man-o'-War Birds. Family Fregatidae 86 



Lamellirostral Swimmers. Order V. Anseres 87 



Ducks, Geese and Swans. Family Anatidae 87 



Lamellirostral Grallatores. Order VI. Odontoglossse 115 



Flamingoes. Family Phoenicopterid^ 115 



Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. Order VII. Herodiones 115 



Spoonbills. Family Plataleidae 115 



Ibises. Family Ibididae 117 



Storks and Wood Ibises. Family Ciconiidae 118 



Herons, Bitterns, etc. Family Ardeidae 119 



Cranes, Rails, etc. Order VIII. Paludicolae 127 



Cranes. Family Gruidae 127 



Courlans. Family Aramidae 129 



Rails, Gallinules and Coots. Family Rallidae 131 



Shore Birds. Order IX. Limicolae 137 



Phalaropes. Family Phalaropodidse 137 



Avocets and Stilts. Family Recurvirostridae 139 



Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. Family Scolopacidae 140 



Plovers. Family Charadriidae 161 



Surf Birds and Turnstones. Family Aphrizidae 169 



Oyster-catchers. Family Hsematopodidte 170 



Jacanas. Family Jacanidae 172 



Gallinaceous Birds. Order X. Gallina? 175 



Grouse, Partridges, etc. Family Odontophoridae 175 



Turkeys. Family Meleagridae 178 



Curassows and Guans. Family Cracidae 191 



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