Systematic Index. 



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PAGE 



2. Grey 'Lag-Goose {A7ise>- anscr) ... 132 



3. White-fronted Goose {Ansir alhi- 



frons) 132 



4. Bean Goose, (^«,v^;'/rt/'r?/«) 133 



5. Pink-footed Goose {Anscr bracliy- 



rliyiichus) 134 



6. Bernacle Goose (Bcrnida kiicopsis) 134 



7. Canada Goose (Drania canadensis) 134 



8. Vixenl Goo?,e. {Bran fa bcru/c/a) ... 135 



9. Ked-breasted Goose (Bcrnida riifi- 



collis 135 



Sub-Family CYGNIN^ i37 



10. VVhooper Swan [Cygnits miisicus) 137 



11. Bewick's Swan {Cygnus bczvicki)... 137 



12. Mute Swan (O'o;/«j- o/w) 138 



13. Trumpeter Swan (Cygn?/s buc- 



cinati-7') 



1 4. \\'|] ist ling Swan ( Cygniis anwricaniis) 



Sub-Family AXATIX.F 138 



15. Summer Duck (^'^.r.f/wwrt) ... 138 



16. Muscovy Duck (Cairina muscliata) 13S 



17. Egyptian Goose-Duck {Clicnalopcx 



(cgyptiaca) 138 



18. Sheld-Duck (Tadorna ladorna) ... 139 



19. Kuddy Sheld - Duck (Casarra 



casarca) 139 



20. Shoveler (Spatula clypi'ata) ... 139 



21. MaWarA (Anas boscas) 140 



22. GaAwaW (C/iaJilelaimus sircperu.'i).. 141 



23. Wigeon iMarcca pen elope) 141 



24. American Wigeon (Mareca aincri- 



cana) 142 



25. Q-oxamowTeaX (Ncttion crecca) ... 142 



26. American Teal (A f/Z/owrrtro/wc;/.?/') 143 



27. Y\x\-\-A\\ {Dajila acuta) 143 



28. Garganey (Ouerr/ucdula i/ucn/uc- 



diila) 144 



29. Blue-winged Teal [Ourn/uedi/ln 



discur.s) ... ... ... ... 144 



Snb-Fa?nily FVLIGULIN^E. 



30. Red-crested Pochard (AVV/rt;'//////!/) 145 



31. Pochard (Nyroca ferina) 146 



32. White-eyed Pochard (Nyroca 



nvroca) 147 



33. Tufted Scaup-Duck {Fuligula 



fuligula) 147 



34. Scaup Duck {Fuligula marila) ... 147 



35. Golden-eyed Duck (Clangula clan- 



gula) ... 1 48 



36. 15ufl'cl-lie,ided Duck [Cliaritanclla 



albriila] 14S 



37. Long-tailed Duck il/arclda gla- 

 cialis) 149 



149 



150 



ISO 



■5' 



152 

 153 



153 



37. Harlequin Duck (Cosnwnetta /lis- 



trionica) 



38. Steller's .Kider Duck [Hcniconctta 



stelleri) 



39. Common Eider Duck (Sotnatcria 



7nollisima) 



40. King Eider Duck (Somateria spcc- 



tabilis) 



41. Common Scoter (Q^demia nigra\... 



42. Velvet Scoter (CEdemia fusca) 



43. Surf Scoter (CEdemia pcrspicillata) 



44. Smew (Mergus albellus) 



45. Hooded Merganser (Lophndytc^ 



cucullatus) 



46. Goosander (Merganser merganser) 154 



47. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergan- 



ser serrator) 1 54 



Order ARDEI FORMES. 

 Sttb-Order ARDEjE. 



1. Purple Heron (Phoyx purpurea) ... 155 



2. Qommon Wexon (Ardea cinerca) ... 155 



3. Great White Heron (//c/W/(i.r (zZ/^i?) 156 



4. \J\\.\\e Y.gxeX. (Garzctta garzctla) ... 157 



5. Common Night-Heron (Nycticora.v 



nycticorax) I57 



Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) 157 

 Buff -backed Egret (BuhuLus 



lucid us) ... ... ... ... 158 



Little Bittern (Ardetta mi?iuta) ... 158 

 Common Bittern (Botaurus stel- 



laris) 158 



10. American Bittern (Botaurus Iciiti- 



ginosus) 159 



11. VJhWe Stork (Ciconia ciconia) ... 160 



12. MVack Stork (Cicoiiia nigra) ... 160 



Suh-Urdcr FLA TALEM. 



13. Glossy Ibis (Plcgadis falcincllui) 161 



14. Sx'Onn-hW) yPlatalca leuccrodia) ... 161 



Order GRUIFORMES 162 



1. Common Crane (Gr?« ^/-«.f) ... 162 



2. Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides 



virgo) '63 



6. 



7- 



8. 

 9- 



Order CHARADRHFORMES . 

 Sub-Order OXIDES 



1. Great Bustard ( Otis tarda) ... 



2. Little Bustard (Tetrax tctrax) 



3. Macqucen's 

 tiiacqueeni] 



Bustard (Houbara 



163 

 163 

 163 

 164 



164 



Sub-Order (EDICAE.MJ. 



I. Stone-I^lover ((Edicnemus wdicnc- 



mus\ '64 



