INTRODUCTION. 



In this third volume, the Carinatce are continued from the 

 Ps'dtaciformes to the end of the family Pycnonotidce of the Order 

 Paxifcriformes, the contents thus exactly corresponding to those of 

 Volumes II. and III. of Dr. Bowdler Sharpe's 'Hand-list of the 

 Genera and Species of Birds.' 



Tlic total number of species included is 907, and tlie number of 

 eggs catalogued 8,474, as shown in tlie following talde : — 



Carinatje. 



No. of specimens 

 Order. No. of species. of eggs. 



Psittaciformcs S2 332 



Coraciiformes 21() 1991 



Trogcncs 12 70 



Coccyges 57 844 



Scansores 14 121 



riciformcs 72 894 



Euryla^miformes 7 02 



Menuriformes 3 19 



Passcriformes 444 4141 



Total 907 8,474 



Mi.y 30, l'.)U3. 



SAVILE G. REID. 



