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Suborder ACCIPITRES: Diurnal Birds of Prey 648 



Family Fai.conid.e : Vultures, Falcons, Hawks, Eagles, etc 649 



Subfamily Circinee: Harriers 651 



Subfamily Milvince : Kites 653 



Subfamily ^(?c2/>?VrM^; Hawks 657 



^\xhidL\m\j Falconin<e : Falcons 662 



Subfamily Pohjborina; : Caracaras 677 



Subfamily ButeonirKe: Buzzards and Eagles 678 



Family Pandionid.e : Fish Hawks ; Ospreys 698 



Suborder CATHARTIDES : American Vultures 700 



Family Cathartid^: American Vultures 700 



Subfamily Sarcorhamphina; : Condors and King Vultures 701 



Subfamily CathartirKe : Turkey Vultures 701 



Order COLUMB^: Columbine Birds 705 



Suborder PERISTER^: True Columbine Birds 706 



Family Columbid^ : True Pigeons or Doves 709 



Subfamily Columbinee : Arboreal Pigeons 709 



Subfamily Zenaidina; ■ Ground Doves 712 



Subfamily Starnceiiaduuc : Quail Doves 719 



Order GALLIN-^ : Gallinaceous Birds ; Fowls 719 



Suborder PERISTEROPODES: Pigeon-toed Fowls 720 



Family Cracid.e : Curassows, Guans, etc ' . 721 



Subfamily Penelopinre : Guans 721 



Suborder ALECTOROPODES: True Fowls 721 



Family Puasianid^: Pbeasants, etc 722 



Subfamily P//«i7V/«/;^^; Pheasants 723 



Family MKLEAGRiDiD/t ; Turkeys 726 



Family Tetraonid^ : Grouse . 730 



Family Perdicid^ : Partridges and Quails 749 



Subfamily P6'/-f/«a«<? ; Old World Partridges and Quails 750 



^nhi&m\h OdoHfoijIioruuf : American Partridges and Quails 752 



Order LI MICOLiE: Shore Birds ; Waders 762 



Family Jacanid,e : Ja^anas 765 



Family Charadriid/E : Plovers, etc 767 



Subfamily Charadnma : True Plovers 767 



Family Aphrizid.e : Surf-Birds and Turnstones 783 



Subfamily Aphnzinee: Surf-Birds 784 



Subfamily ^r^wffm;?)^ • Turnstones 784 



Family H/EMatopodid.e: Oyster-catchers; Sea Pies 787 



Family K.eciirvirostrid/e : Avocets, Stilts 789 



Family Phalaropodid.e : Phalaropes 793 



Family Scolopacid.e: Snipe, Sandpipers, etc 798 



Order PALUDICOLiE: Marsh Birds . 844 



Suborder G RUES . Cranes, Agamis, and Courlans 846 



Family Gruid.e ; Cranes 847 



Family Aramid^ : Courlans 849 



