CONTENTS. 



Page 



Family Strigid^. The Owls 4 



Family Falconid^e. The Falcons 103 



Subfamily Falconing 106 



Family Cathartid.e. The American Vultures 335 



Family C'oLUMBiDiE. The Pigeons 357 



Subfamily Columbin.e 357 



Subfamily Zexaidix.e 374 



Family Cracid^e. The Curassows 397 



Subfamily PENELoriNiE 397 



Family Meleagridid^. The Turkeys 402 



Family Tetraonid^e. The Grouse 414 



Family Perdicid^e. The Partridges 466 



Subfamily Ortygix^ 466 



Appendix. 



I. Additions and Corrections . . . . . . . • ■ • 499 



II. Explanation of Terms used in describing the External Form of Birds . 524 



III. Glossary of Technical Terms . . 533 



Index of English Names. 



Index of Scientific Names. 



Index to the Plates. 



Plates 57-64. 



