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INDEX 
Pittidae, 469 f., 472 ; 
Pitylus, 575 
Pityriasis, 532; P. pained Vales 532 
Plain- Wanderer, 190 
Plant-cutters, 483 
Plantain-eater, 351, 359 f., 439 ; habits, 
Habits, 469 f. 
360 f. ; toes, 10 
Platalea, 100; bill, 12; fossil, 105; young, 
105; P. alba, 108, 104; P. flavipes, 
104; P. leucorodia, 100, 103, 104, 104; 
P. minor, 103, 104; P. regia, 103, 104 
Plataleinae, 99 f. ; habits, 103 
Platycercus, 363, 364, 367; P. elegans, 
367 f.; P. eximius, 368 
Platyloph us, 532 
Platyrhynchinae, 473 f. 
Platyrhynchus, 473 
Platysmurus, 5523; P. aterrimus, 5538 
Platystira, 506, 507 
Plectrophenax, 583, 586; P. nivalis, 584 
f., 585 
Plectropterinae, 111, 133 f. 
Plectropterus, 111-113; P. gambensis, 134 ; 
P. niger, 184; P. rappel, 1384; P. 
scioanus, 134 
Plectrorhynchus, 565 
Plegadis, 100; P. faleinellus, 101; P. 
guarauna, 101; P. ridgwayi, 101 
Pliny, on death of Aeschylus, 151; on 
Trochilus, 426 
Ploceélla, 577, 579 
Ploceidae, 576 f., 582 
Ploceinae, 577 f. 
Ploceipasser mahali, 579 
Ploceus, 577, 579; P. baya, 578, 579 
Plotus, 70-72 ; habits, 80 f. ; P. anhinga, 
793; P. chantrii, 80; P. levaillanti, 80 ; 
P. melanogaster, 80, 80; P. nanus, 
fossil, 86; P. novae hollandiae, 79 f. ; 
P. parvus, fossil, 86 
Plover, 268, 270; Crab-, 268, 296; Golden, 
272; Green, 275 ; Grey, 272; Kentish, 
273; Kill-deer, 274; Little Ringed, 
273; Norfolk, 297; Ringed, 273, 273, 
295 
Plumae, 2 
Plumule, 2 
Pluvianellus sociabilis, 276 
Pluvianus, 293 ; P. aegyptius, 295 
; habits, 578 f. 
Pneumaticity, of Chawna, 109 ; of Sula, 72 
Pnoépyga, 521, 522 
Pochard, 122 
Podager, 416 
Podargidae, 415-417, 419 
Podargus, 415, 417, 419; P. cuvieri, 
Podica, 267; P. petersi, 268 ; 
galensis, 267 
Podicipedidae, 49, 52; functionless tail, 26; 
habits, 53 f. ; structure, etc., 49 f. 
Podicipedes, 49 
Podicipes auritus, 53; P. 
Bes Je, 
417 
P. sene- 
caliparaeus, 
cristatus, 538; P. domini- 
Poliohierax 
CUS NOON Ee LUVIGILUS,. 52> OD) moe 
griseigena, 53; P. gularis, 52; P. 
holboelli, 53; P. nestor, 538; P. nigri- 
collis, 53; P. pelzelni, 53; P. rollandi, 
53; P. rufipectus, 53; P. taczanowskii, 
5393 "P. tricolor, 53 
Podilymbus, 49; P. podiceps, 53 
Podoces, 558; P. biddulphi, 558; P. 
hendersoni, 558 ; P. humilis, 558, 559 ; 
P. panderi, 558 
Poecilonetta bahamensis, 125; P. erythro- 
rhyncha, 125; P. galapagensis, 125 
Poeocephalus, 364; P. robustus, 365, 369 
Poéphila mirabilis, 578 
Pogonorhynchus, 448, 449; P. 
449 f. 
Pogonornis, 565, 567 
Polioaéttus ichthyaétus, 164; P. plumbeus, 
164 
dubtius, 
insignis, 174; P. semitor- 
quatus, 174 
| Poliolophus, 505 
Polioptila, 514, 518 
Polioptilinae, 509, 514, 515 
Pollex, 8 
Polyborinae, 146-148, 151 f. 
Polyboroides, 146; P. radiatus, 154; P. 
typicus, 154 
Polyborus, 146-148, 152, 153; P. cheri- 
way, 152; P. lutosus, 152; P. tharus, 
151, 152 
Polygamy, in Galline Birds, 202; ques- 
tionable in Opisthocomus, 242 
Polygonal bodies imbedded in vanes, 3 
Polymyodi, 466 
Polyplectron, 200, 202, 203, 208; P. 
bicalcaratum, 208; P. chinguis, 208 ; 
P. germaini, 208 ; P. inocellatus, 208 ; 
P. napoleonis, 208; P. nehrkornae, 208; 
P. schleiermacheri, 208 
Polytmus, 427 
| Pomatorhinus, 502, 504 
| Pomatostomus, 568 
Poor Soldier, 567 
Poor-Will, 417 
Porphyrio, 248, 245, 246, 250; P. caeru- 
lescens, fossil, 251; P. caeruleus, 250 ; 
P. mackintoshi, fossil, 251 ; P. reperta, 
Molo 123 veterum, 250 
Porphi yr iola, 244 PP. allent, 250; 2 
250 ; 'P. parva, 250 
; P. crassirostris, 250 ; 
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stotis, 244, 249 
1s spurius, 367 
Port Egmont Hen, 305 
Porzana bailloni, 246, 248; P. carolina, 
248 ; P. maruetta, 248 
Porzanula, 244, 246; P. palmeri, 249 f. 
Post-thoracic rib, 6 
Posterior limbs, 9 
Pouch, 21; gular, in Bustards, 261 
