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INDEX 



Neoawys, 499, 500 



Neoctixntes, 488 



JVeodrepanis, 569 



Neogaea, 15 



Neolestes, 531, 533 



Neomorpliinae, 351, 357 



Xeophema, 364, 367 ; N. 'petropliilcu 367 ; 

 N. pulchella, 367 



jVeophroji, 143, 145, 151 ; N. ginginianus, 

 145 ; N . percnopterus, 145 ; -lY. pileatus, 

 145 



Neopsittacus, 373 



Xeopus, 160 ; iN'^. malayensis, 161 



lieornis, 514 



Neornitlies, 25 f.; a Sub-Class, 23; N. Cari- 

 iiatae, 25, 48; N. Odoutolcae, 25, 45 f.; 

 N. Ratitae, 25 



^^eot^s, 260, 262 ; ^\ denhami, 261 



Neotrofiical Region, 15 f. ; its couteiits, 16 



Nerves of bill, in Snipe, 290 n. 



Xesochen sandvicensis, 131 



Xesocichla, 510, 515 



Xesoenas mayeri, 343 



Nesolimnas, 244 ; X. dieffenhachi, 247 



Nesonetta, 111, 113; X. aucklandica, 125 



Xeso2)elia, 342 



jVesospiza, 583 



Nestlings, condition of, 21 f. 



Nestor, Mountain, 375 



Xestor, 362, 364, 374; X. esslingi, 374; X. 

 oneridioncdis, 374 ; X. norfokensis, 366, 

 374 ; X. notabilis, 364 f.,'374, 375 ; X. 

 productus, 366, 374 



Nestor inae, 362 f., 374 ; habits, 374 



Xetta rufina, 123 



Xettion alhigulare, 126 ; X. andium, 126 

 X. bemieri, 126 ; ^Y. brasiliense, 126 

 ^A\ capense, 126 ; a^''. carolinense, 126 

 iN'i castaneum, 126 ; iV. crecca, 125 f. 

 X. flavirostre, 126; X.formosum, 126 

 ^V. georgicum, 126; 3'. gibberifrons, 126 

 X. punctatum, 126 ; iN'i torquatum, 126 



Xettopus, 112 ; 3". albipennis, 134 ; A'. 

 aiiritus, 134 ; iV. coromandeliamis, 134 ; 

 iV. pulcheUus, 133 f. 



Newton, A., on Anatidae, 136 ; on Bird of 

 Paradise, 543 u. ; on classification of 

 Passeres, 467 ; on Dodo, 329 n. : on 

 Eury2')yga, 266 ; on Fregata, 72 ; on 

 geographical distribution, 16 f . ; on 

 Great Ank and its literature; 321 n. ; 

 on habits of Shoveller, 124 n. ; on Hiero- 

 falco, 180 n. ; on Humming-birds, 426 

 n. ; on mimicry, 543 n. ; on mode of 

 progression of young Grebes, 54 n. ; on 

 Oscines, 495; on Secretary-bird, 142 n. ; 

 on Solitaire, 331 n. ; on Strigidae, 398 n. ; 

 on Syrrhcqjfes (chick), 325 ; on trachea 

 of Swans, 112 n. ; on Turkey, 206 u. ; on 

 Widow-bird, 577 n. 



Newton, E., on Fhaethon, 73 n. ; on 

 Solitaire, 331 



Newton, A. and E., on Fulam^ns holo- 



sericeus, 428 

 Newton, E. , and Gadow, H., on Dodo, 



329 n., 330 

 Xeivtnnia, 506 



New Zealand Region, 15 f. ; its contents, 16 

 Xicator, 532, 533 

 Nidicolae, 21 

 Nidifugae, 22 

 Night-hawk, 67, 417 

 Night-heron — see Heron, Night- 

 Nightingale, 512, 515, 516 ; Ceylon-, 506 ; 



Palestine-, 506 

 Night-jar, 415 f. ; habits, 416 f. ; toes, 10 ; 



Common, 416, 418, 418 ; Pennant- 

 winged, 418 

 XiUava, 506, 507, 509 

 Xinox, 399-401, 408 : X. affinis, 409 ; 



iV, albaria, 409 ; X. boobook, 408 ; X. 



connivens, 401, 408 ; i\". maculata, 409 ; 



^V. natalis, 409 ; X. novae zealandiac, 



409 ; X. obscura, 409 ; X, scutulata, 



408 ; X. strenua, 408 

 Xijijionia, young, 103 ; X. nipjwn, 102 

 Xisaetus, 160 ; X. beUicosus, 161 ; X. 



fasciatus, 161 ; X. morplviioides, 161 ; 



X. pennatus, 161 ; X. spilogaster, 161 

 X Isoldes vioreli, 157 

 Nitzsch, on classification, 14; on Alectorides 



and Fulicariae, 243 ; on powder-down 



patches in Falconidae, 147 ; on Macro- 



cliires, 420 ; on Odontoglossae, 105 ; on 



Picariae, 376 ; Pterylographie, 2 

 Noble, in Falconry, 146, 178 

 Noddy, 310 — see Tern, Noddy 

 Nomenclature of external parts, in 



Falcon, 20 

 Xomonyx dominicns, 118 

 Xonnula, 447 ; X. rubecula, 447 

 North, on Emeu's nest, 37 n. ; on Gypoic- 



tinia, 170 n. 

 Nostril, 20 ; external, 11 ; in Petrels, 60 ; 



in Rhinochetus, 264 

 Notched bill, 12 

 Xothocercus, 183, 186 

 Xothocrax, 195 ; X. urumutum, 196 

 Xothoprocta, 183, 185 ; X. p>entlandi, 185 

 Xothura, 183, 185 ; X. darivini, 185 ; X. 



maculosa, 185 

 Noto-coracomorphae, 531 n. 

 Xutodela, 509, 516 

 Notogaea, 15 

 Xotoplwyx picata, 91 

 Xotornis, 243, 244, 251 ; little keel to 



sternum, 26 ; X. alba, 250, 251 ; JN'^ 



mantelll, 250 

 Nucha, 20 



Xucifraga, 552 ; X. caryocatactes, 553 

 Xumenms, 268, 270, 287 f. ; bill, 12 



fossil, 300 ; X. arquata, 287 f., 288 

 X. borealis, 288, 289; X. cyanopiis, 288 

 X. hudso7iicus, 289; X. longirostris, 288 



