OF ORNITHOLOGY 161 



Sub-family a Crotop haginae, Ams 80 



b Saurotherinae, Ground Cuckoos 80 



c Coccyginae, True Cuckoos 80 



Family 26 P?'t'i(?ae, The Woodpeckers 81 



27 Psitlacidae, The Parrots 82 



28 Aluconidae, The Barn Owls 83 



29 Strigidae, Owls in general 84 



Sub-family a Buhoninae, Horned Owls 85 



h Syrninae, Gray Owls 85 



c Atheniaae, Bird Owls 86 



d Kycieininae, Day Owls 86 



Family 30 Falconidae, The Falcons, Hawks, and Eagles 86 



Sub-family a Cj?"c?Hae, Harriers 87 



h Mihinae, Kites 88 



c Accipitrinae, True Hawks 88 



d Falconinae, True Falcons 89 



e Polyhorinae, Caracara Eagles 90 



f Buieoninue, Buzzard Hawks 91 



g Aguilinae, Eagles 92 



Family 31 Pandionidae, The Ospreys 92 



32 Cathartidae, The Vultures 93 



33 Columbidae, The Pigeons 94 



Sub-family a Columhinae, True Pigeons 94 



b Zenaidinae, True or Ground Doves 94 



c Stanioenidinae 95 



Family 34 Cracidae, The Curassow or Guan 95 



3d Meleagridae, The Wild Turkeys 96 



30 Tefraonidae, The Partridge, Grouse, and Quail 96 



Sub-fainily a 7'etrao)iinae, Grouse 97 



b Oduniophorinae, Quail 97 



II. WATER BIRDS 98 



Family 37 Charadriidae, The Plovers 100 



38 Hcematopodldae, The Oyster-catchers and Turnstones 101 



Sub-family a Haematoi)odinae, Oyster-catchers 102 



b Sirepsilainae, Turnstones 102 



Family 39 Recurvirostridae, The Avocets and Stilts 102 



40 Phalaropodidae, The Phalaropcs 103 



41 Scolopacidae, The Snipes and Sandpipers 103 



42 Ibididae, The True Ibises 109 



43 Plataleidae, The Spoonbills 110 



44 Otcom'itZae, The Storks 110 



Sub-family a Tantalinae, Wood Ibises 110 



b Cicoaiinae, True Storks 110 



Family 45 Ardeidae, The Herons 110 



Suh-iamUx a Ardeinae. True Herons Ill 



