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INDEX 
Penis, in Anseriformes, 108; in Ratitae, 26 
Pennae, 2 
Pennula, 244, 245; P. ecaudata, 244, 
250, 251 
Penthetria ardens, 577 
Perdicinae, 198, 204, 218 
Perdicula, 223; P. argoondah, 223; P. 
astatica, 223 
Perdix, 202, 224; P. barbata, 225; P. 
cinerea, 224; P. daiirica, 225; P. 
hodgsoniae, 225; P. montana, 224; P. 
sifanica, 225 
Perdiz, (385); (chico, | 185) ; 
grande, 184 
Perdrix d’Angleterre, 323 
Pericrocotus, 525, 526 
Perisoreus infaustus, 554 
Perissoglossa, 573 
Peristera, 326-328, 334; P. cinerea, 339 ; 
P. geoffroyi, 3389; P. mondetowra, 
339 f, 
Peristerinae, 325 f., 334 f. 
Peristeropodes, 186, 190 
Perkins, on Drepanididae, 562 n. 
Pernis, 148, 172; P: apivorus, 172): 
P. celebensis, 172; P. cristatus, 172 ; 
P. ptilorhynchus, 172; P. tweeddalii, 
We 
Pervious nostrils, 11 
Petasophora, 430, 434 
Petherick, on Balaweniceps, 94 n. 
Petit Due, 412 
Petrel, 54, 59 f. ; breast-bone, 7 f.; deriva- 
tion of name, 68 ; habits, 61 f. ; nostrils, 
11; size, 61; Diving, 62; Giant-, 63, 
65; Leach’s, 68; Storm-, 62, 65, 68; 
Wilson’s, 65 
Petrochelidon, 522, 523, 525 ; P. nigricans, 
524, 525 
Petroeca, 511, 515, 516 
Petronia, 586; P. brachydactyla, 
587 
Petrophassa albipennis, 337 
Peucaea, 585 
Peucedramus, 573 
Pezophaps solitarius, 328, 380 f. 
Pezoporus, 864, 3865 ; P. formosus, 367 
Phabotreron, 326, 348 ; P. amethystina, 
348 
Phacellodomus, 484, 487 
Phaenopepla, 529; P. nitens, 530 
Phaenoptila, 529; P. melanoxantha, 530 
Phaenorrhina, 326 ; P. goliath, 345 
Phaeornis, 513, 515 
Phaéthon, 70-72 ; fossil, 86 ; P. aethereus, 
72, 73; P. americanus, 72 n.; P. flavi- 
rostris, 72; P. rubricauda, 72 
Phaéthontidae, 70, 72 ; habits, 72 f. 
Phaéthornis, 427, 430, 431, 435 
Phaéthornithinae, 435 
Phaéthusa magnirostris, 314 
Phalacrocoracidae, 70, 75 
comun, 185 ; 
585- 
Phalacrocorax, 70-72, 75; fossil, 86; 
habits,.78 f£.; P. africanus,.77; P. 
carbo, 75 f., 76; P. carunculatus, 77 
P. dilophus, 76; P. featherstoni, 77 
P. graculus, 77 ; P. imperialis, 77; P. 
lucidus, 77; P. novae hollandiae, 76 
P. onslowi, 77; P. pelagicus, 76; P. 
perspicillatus, 77; P. punctatus, 77 
P. pygmaeus, (8; P.-urile, 77 3 P: 
varius, 77 
Phataenoptilus, 417 ; P. nuttalli, 415 
Phalanges, of fingers, 9; of toes, 10 
Phalarope, 270; Grey, 278; Red-necked, 
279 
Phalaropodinae, 278 f. 
Phalaropus, 269, 270; bright colour of 
hen, 4; male incubates, 271; P. fuli- 
carius, 278; P. hyperboreus, 278 f. ; P. 
wilsont, 279 
Phalcobaenus, 152; P. albigularis, 152 ; 
P. carunculatus, 152; P. megalopterus, 
152 
Phaps, 327, 328, 334; P. chalcoptera, 
338 ; P. elegans, 338 
Pharaoh’s hen, 145 
Pharomacrus, 441; P. mocinno, 441, 442 
444, 444; P. pavoninus, 442 
Phases of colour in owls, 400 
Phasianidae, 186, 198, 219 ; habits, 202 f. 
Phasianinae, 198, 204, 206 
Phasianus, 199-202); ‘fossil, 240%: P3 
chrysomelas, 210; P. colchicus, 210, 
Qt e222) Ps edecollatus, 2il0r eee: 
elegans, 20%) Py xellioti. 2a we 
Sormosanus, 210, 211; P. hwmniae, 
211: P. mongolicus, 211; P. persicus, 
210; P. principalis, 210; P. reeves, 
211, 212; P. satscheunensis, 210, 211; 
P. shawi, 210; P. soemmerringi, 211, 
212; P. strauchi, 210; P. tarimensis, 
210; P. torquatus, 210-212; P. versi- 
color, 210-212; P. vlangali, 210; P. 
zerafshanicus, 210 
Phasidus, 201 ; P. niger, 205, 206 
Pheasant, 192, 198, 199, 202, 203, 211, 
493; in Britain, 210 ; Argus-, 207; 
Blood-, 217; Copper-, 212; Crow-, 356; 
Eared, 214; Golden, 209 f.; Green, 
212; Horned, 216 ; Impeyan, 215, 216; 
Koklas, 212; Lady Amherst’s, 210; 
Natives ; Peacock-, 208; Pukras, 
, 212; Ring-necked, 210; 
Se), 233; Silver-, 213; 
29; Stinking, 242 
Phedina, 5 
Phegornis, 269 ; P. nvitchelli, 292 
Pheucticus, 585 
Phibalura, 479, 480, 482, 483; P. flavi- 
rostris, 480 
Philacte canagica, 132 
Philemon, 564-567 ; mimicry, 543 n., 568 ; 
P. corniculatus, 567 
