LIST OF ILLUSTRATIVE FIGURES. 



PLATES. 



XIV. Digestive Organs of Creepers and Woodpeckers. 

 XV. Tongue and Trachea of the Green Woodpecker, Pious viridis. 

 XVI. Digestive Organs of the Grey Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus. 

 XVII. Organs of Sensation of Rapacious Birds. The Eye and the Tongue. 

 XVIII. Organs of Sensation of Rapacious Birds. The Nasal cavity, and the Ear. 

 XIX. Tracheae of Vultures, Hawks, and Owls. 

 XX. Digestive Organs of the Sea-Eagle and Golden Eagle. 

 XXI. Digestive Organs of Hawks and Owls. 



XXII. Digestive Organs of Shrikes, Flycatchers, Chatterers, Swallows, Swifts, 

 Goatsuckers, and Kingfishers. 



WOOD CUTS. 



Fig. 186. Heads of two species of Dendrocolaptes. Reduced, . page \0 



187. Foot of Dendrocolaptes, .... 11 



188. Head of European Wren, Anorthura Troglodytes, . . 15 



189. Head of Brown Tree-creeper, Certhia familiaris, . 33 



190. Foot of Brown Tree-creeper, . . . .34 



191. Wing of Brown Tree-creeper, ... 34 



192. Tail of Brown Tree-creeper, . • 35 



193. Head of European Hoopoe, Upupa Epops. Reduced , 41 



194. Foot of European Hoopoe, ... 44 



195. Head of European Nuthatch, Sitta europsea, . 48 



196. Foot of European Nuthatch, . . . .55 



197. Wing of European Nuthatch, . . . 55 



198. Foot of Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Picus principalis. Red, one-third, 68 



199. Sternum of Pileated Woodpecker, Picus pileatus, . . 70 



200. Bill of Picus robustus. Reduced one-third, , . 73 



201. Tail of Picus robustus, . . , .76 



202. Head of Great Black Woodpecker, Picus martins. Red. one-third, 77 



203. Head of Pied Woodpecker, Picus Pipra, . . gO 



204. Foot of Pied Woodpecker, . . . .81 

 20.5, Head of Striated Woodpecker, Picus striolatus, . 86 



206. Head of Green Woodpecker, Picus viridis. Reduced one-third, 91 



207. Head of Wryneck, Yunx Torquilla, . . . loO 



208. Foot of Eudynamis orientalis, . . , 10.5 



209. Head of Grey Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, . . 109 



210. Head of White Neophron, Neophron Percnopterus. Reduced, 166 



211. Sternum of Turkey-Vulture, Cathartes Aura, Red. one-half, 169 



212. Head of Brown Buzzard, Buteo fuscus. Reduced one-third, 183 



213. Foot of Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus. Red. one-third, 194 



214. Foot of Golden Eagle, Aquila Chrysaetus. Half-size, , 203 



215. Head of Golden Eagle. Half-size, . . 204 



216. Foot of White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Haliaetus Albicilla. Half-size, 220 



217. Head of White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Haliaetus Albicilla. Half-size, 221 



218. Head of Fishing Osprey, Pandion Haliaetus. Red. one-third, 239 



219. Foot of Fishing Osprey, Pandion Haliaetus. Red. one-third, 251 



220. Head of Brown Bee-Hawk, Pernis apivora. Reduced one-third, 254 



221. Head of Red Kite, Milvus regalis. Reduced one-third, . 265 



