CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1 



The List of Birds 2 



Acknowledgments 4 



Order Tinamiformes 5 



Family Tinamidae : Tinamous ; Tinamous 5 



Order Podicipediformes 24 



Family Podicipedidae : Grebes ; Somormujos 24 



Order PROCELLARnFORMES 31 



Family Diomedeidae : Albatrosses ; Albatroses 31 



Procellariidae : Shearwaters, Petrels; Pardelas, Petreles 35 



Hydrobatidae : Storm Petrels ; Painos 42 



Order Pelecaniformes 48 



Family Phaethontidae : Tropicbirds ; Aves del Tropico 48 



Pelecanidae : Pelicans ; Pelicanos 51 



Sulidae : Boobies, Gannets ; Bobas, Piqueros 55 



Phalacrocoracidae : Cormorants ; Cuervos Marinos 64 



Anhingidae : Snakebirds ; Cuervos de Aguja 69 



Fregatidae : Frigatebirds ; Tijeretas de Mar 72 



Order Ciconiiformes 78 



Family Ardeidae : Herons ; Garzas 78 



Cochleariidae : Boat-billed Heron; Garzota Cuchara 114 



Ciconiidae : Storks ; Cigiienas 119 



Threskiornithidae : Ibises, Spoonbills; Cocos, Garzas Paletas.. 122 



Order Anseriformes 129 



Family Anatidae : Ducks ; Patos 129 



Order Falconiformes 153 



Family Cathartidae: American Vultures; Buitres Americanos 153 



Accipitridae : Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ; Gavilanes, Aguilas, y 



Especies Afines 171 



Pandionidae : Osprey ; Aguila Pescadora 256 



Falconidae : Falcons, Forest Falcons, and Caracaras ; Halcones, 



Hal cones del Monte, y Caranchos 259 



Order Galliformes 293 



Family Cracidae : Curassows and Guans ; Pavones y Faisanas 293 



Phasianidae: Quails, Pheasants, and Peacocks; Codomices, 



Faisanas, y Pavos Reales 310 



Order Gruiformes 334 



Family Aramidae : Limpkin ; Carrao 334 



Rallidae: Rails, Gallinules, and Coots; Cocalecas y Gallinetas 



de Agua 338 



Heliomithidae : Finfoots; ZambuUidores de Agua 365 



Eurypygidae: Sunbitterns; Abanicos 369 



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