SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



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Family Didunculid^. 



Dichiuciilus, Peale 107 



btiigirostris [Jard.) .... 107 



Older OPISTHOCOMIFORMES. 

 Family Opisthocomid^. 



Opisthocomus, Illiyer 108 



Loazin (P. L. S. Mull.) . . 108 



Order RALLIFORMES. 



Family Rallid^. 

 Sub-Family RaUinse. 



Rallus, Litm 109 



elegans, Audub 109 



crepitans, Gm 109 



virginianus, Linn llO 



antarcticus, Einr/ 110 



aqiiaticiis, Linn 110 



JJmnopardalis, Cab Ill 



sangiiinolentus {Sivains.) . Ill 



Hypotienidia, Reichenb Ill 



striata (Linn.) Ill 



obscurior, Hume 112 



brachypus (8tcains.) .... 112 



pbilippinensis (Linn.) . . 113 



Eiilabeornis, Gould 11.3 



castaneiventer, Gould . . 113 



Araiiiules, Pucker 113 



albiventris, Laiar 113 



ypacaba ( Vieill.) 114 



saracura {Spix) 231 



Ocydromus, Wagler 114 



australis {Sparrm.) .... 114 



Dryolimnas, Sharpe 114 



ciivieri {Pucker.) 114 



C'astanolimnas, Skarpe 115 



c?Mmn^\ (Blyth) 115 



Crex, Beckst 115 



crex (Linn.) 115 



Zapornia, Leach 116 



parva (Scop.) ". . . 116 



Porzana, Vieill. 116 



porzana (Liiin.) 116 



Carolina (Linn.) 117 



• piisilla, Pall 117 



auricularis, Reickenb 118 



Sarotbrm-a, Heine 118 



insularis (Skarpe) 118 



Crecisciis, Cab 119 



jamaicensis (Gtn.) 119 



albigularis (ZajiJr.) 11.9 



cayeiinsnsis (Bodd.) .... 119 



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LimnobaBHus, Sundev 1:^0 



fusciis (Linn.) 120, 231 



Amaurornis, Reichenb 120 



olivacea [Meyen) 120 



akool (Sykes) 120 



phoenicura(i^or«^e/-j .121,232 



Tribonyx, Du Bus 122 



mortieri, Du Bus. ...... 122 



Microtribonyx, Sharpe .... 122 

 ventralis (Gould) 122 



Pareiidiastes, Hartl. S)- Finsch 122 

 pacificus, Hartl. ^Finsch 122 



Porpbyriornis, Allen 123 



nesiotis (Scl.) 123 



Gallinula, Briss 123 



tenebrosa, Gould 123 



cbloropus (Linn.) 123 



galeata, Bp 124, 232 



Porpbyriops, Pucker 125 



melanops ( Vieill.) 125 



Gallicrex, ^/yC/i 125 



cinerea (Lath.) 125, 232 



Porpbyriola, Blyth 126 



alleni (Thorns.) 126 



martinica (Linn.) ; 126 



Porpbyrio, Briss 127 



caeruleus ( Vandelli) .... 127 

 poliocepbalus (Z«</i.). . . . 127 



smaragdinus, Temin 128 



samoensis, Peale 128 



melanonotus, Temm 128 



Sub-Family Fulicinae. 



Fiilica, Linn 129 



atra, Linn 129 



cristata, Gm 130 



armillata, Vieill 130 



gigantea, Eyd. ^ Souleijet 131 



riififrons, Philippi!<^-Landb. 131 



americana, Gm 131 



leucoptera, Vieill 132 



Order PODICIPEDIDIFORMES. 



Family Podicipedid^. 



Podicipes, Lath. 133 



flu\'iatilis (Tunst.) ].33 



pbilippinensis (Bonn.) . . 133 



capensis, Licht 134 



novae-bollandise, Stejih. . . 134 



domiuicus (Linn.) 134 



americanus, Gaimot .... 135 



Dytes, Eaup 1-35 



auritus (Linn.) 135 



