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American Barn Owl (Sirix pratincola) 

 Great Horned Owl {Bubo virginianus) 

 Little Screech-Owl (Scops asio) . 

 Western Mottled Owl (Scops m'callii) 

 Long-eared Owl (Otus wilsonianus) 

 Short-eaked Owl (Brachjolus cassinii) 

 Cinereous Owl (Syrnium cincremii) 

 Barged Owl (Syrniuia nchidosum) 

 Richardson's Owl (Nyclale ricJiardsoni) 

 Acadian Owl (Nijctale acadica) 

 Burrowing Owl (Atliene hypugwa) 

 Pigmy Owl (Glaucidium infiiscatimi) 

 Snowy Owl (Nyctea nivea) 

 Hawk Owl (Swnia ulula) 

 Chuck-wills-widow {Anlroslomus carolinensis) 

 Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) 

 Nuttall's Wiiip-i'ooK-wiLL {Antrostomiis nuUallii) 

 Night-Hawk (Ckordcilcs virginiatms) 

 Texan Night-Hawk (Chordeiles lexensis) . 

 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rufa) 

 Rocky Mountain Swallow (Hirundo hmifrons) 

 White-bellied Swallow {Hirundo hicolor) 

 Violet-green Swallow {Hirundo thalassina) 

 Purple Martin (Progne purpurea) 

 Bank Swallow {Cotyle riparia) 

 Rough-winged Swallow (Colyh serripennis) . 

 Chimney Swallow (Acanthylis pelasgia) 

 Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) 

 Texan Kingfisher {Ceryle americana) 



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Catalogue of Birds 



Index 



Explanation of Plates 



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