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NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



In view of the large number of foreign birds now in our 

 collection, and the practical impossibility of longer adhering to 

 the classification of the American Ornithologists' Union, which 

 ignores all birds outside of North America, a radical change in 

 our avian nomenclature is imperatively necessary. 



To meet the demands of the situation, we are forced to adopt a 

 scheme of classification which comprehends the birds of the 

 world. As being the most modern and rational classification, we 

 have decided to adopt that of the British Museum, as it appears 

 in the " Handlist of Birds " by R. Bowdler Sharpe. This expla- 

 nation is necessary to account for the differences in the arrange- 

 ment and nomenclature of our list of the Orders of birds in our 

 collection, from those of previous years. 



A full statement of the birds on hand shows a gratifying array 

 of Orders, and marks a long step in advance. 



LIST OF BIRDS ON HAND ON DECEMBER 3I, I905. 

 Orders. Species. 



Rheiformes, Rheas i 



Struthioniformes, Ostriches 2 



Casuariformes, Emeus and Cassowaries. 4 



Tinamiformes, Tinamou i 



Galliformes, Quail and Pheasants... 46 



Columbiformes, Pigeons and Doves 22 



Ralliformes, Coots and Gallinules ... 6 



Podicipedidiformes, Grebes i 



Lariformes, Gulls and Terns 7 



Charadriiformes, Plovers and Sandpipers. 8 



Gruiformes, Cranes, Seriema 5 



Ardeiformes, Ibises, Storks, and Her- 

 ons 15 



Palamedeiformes, Screamers i 



Phoenicopteriformes, Flamingoes 2 



Anseriformes, Swans, Geese, and Ducks 38 

 Pelecaniformes, Cormorants and Peli- 

 cans 8 



Cathartidiformes, New- World Vultures .. . 5 

 Accipitriformes, Hawks and Eagles ; Old- 

 World Vultures 12 



Strigiformes, Owls 10 



Psittaciformes, Parrots, Macaws, and 



Cockatoos 34 



Specimens. 

 I 



3 



7 



I 



177 



96 



18 



40 

 18 

 10 



55 

 2 



7 

 326 



34 

 12 



35 



88 



