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III. Order PSITTACI: Parrots ,.o ...... 494 



28. Family Psittacid-* : Parrots 495 



39. Subl'amily Arirue : Parrots 495 



IV. Order RAFPORES : Birds of Prey 495 



G Suhorclcr STRIGES: Nocturnal Birds of Prey 498 



20. Fainily Aluconid.'e : Barn Owls 500 



SO Family Strigid.e : Other Owls 502 



40. Subfamily Stfif/iii<s : 502 



41. Subfamily Buhoniiur: 50li 



7. Suborder ACCIPrrUES : Diurnal Birds of Prey 517 



31 Family Falcoxiu-E : Vultures, Falcons, Hawks, Eagles, etc 519 



42. Subfamily Circiim : Harriers 521 



43. SuhhmiU MileififS: Kites 522 



44. Subfamily Aceipitrinte : HaMks 526 



45. ^\\Um\\h Falconinre : Falcons 531 



46. Subfamily FolyhorhKe : Caracaras 539 



47. Subfamily 5«^^o?«V;^ ; Buzzards and Eagles ........ 541 



32. Family Pandioxid.e : Fish Hawks, or Ospreys 556 



. 8. Suborder CATHARTIDES : American Vultures 557 



33. Family Catuaktid.e : American Vultures 557 



V. OrdL-r COLUMBiE : Columbine Birds 561 



J). Suborder PEiUSTEK^ : True Columbine Birds ........... 562 



54 Family Columbid.e : Pigeons 562 



4S. Subfamily Columhince : Typical Pigeons ......... 564 



49. ^\3^)^-diXaA^ Zenaidince : Ground Doves 566 



50. Subfamily <S'/firra(K«af//«<g ; Quail Doves 571 



VI. Order GALLING: Gallinaceous Birds ; Fowls 571 



10. Suborder PERISTEROPODES : Pigeon-toed fowls 572 



35. Family Cuacid^ : Curassows 572 



51. Subfamily PenelopiiuP: Guans 573 



11. Suborder ALECTORO'PODES: True Fowls 573 



36. Family Meleagridid.e : Turkeys 576 



37 Family Tetraonid^ : Grouse; Partridge; Quail 576 



52. Subfamily Teiraonina : Grouse 577 



53. Subfamily 0^/o«/o/)//o/-/;^fe' ; American Partridges aud Quails . . . 588 

 [ — . Subfamily Perdiciiue : Old World Partridges and Quails .... 594 



VII. Order LIMICOL^ : Shore-birds 596 



38. Family Charadriid.e : Plover 597 



54. Subfamily Charadriinte : True Plover 597 



55. Subfamily Aphrizina: Surf-birds 605 



39. Family H^matopodidje : Oyster-catcliers ; Turnstones 606 



56. '&\M.w\\\S.^ lltematopoditice : Oysier-catchers 606 



57. Subfamily ^^r^/i,s77fl4««g; Turnstones 608 



]fi. Family Recurvirostrid^: Avocets; Stilts 609 



Jil. Family Phalaropodid^ : Phalaropes 612 



J^ Family ScoLOPACiDiE : Snipe, etc 614 



