CONTENTS. 



ORDER VII.— PALMIPEDES. 



Family I.— The Ducks. Anatid^f, 386 



Sub-Family I. The Flamingoes. PhcenicopterinK 387 



II. The Spur-winged Geese. Plectroptennse 390 



III. The True Geese. Anserinas 39' 



IV. The Swans. Cygninae 394 



V. The River-Ducks. Anatina 397 



VI. The Sea-Ducks. Fuligulinse 399 



VII. The Spiny-tailed Ducks. Erismaturinse 400 



VIIL The Mergansers. Mergiuse 402 



Family II.— The Divers. Coly.mbid^ ,..'. 404 



Sub-Famity I. The True Divers. Colymbinffi 405 



II. The Grebes. Podicepinae 408 



III. The Sun-Grebes. Heliorninae 410 



Famiey III— The .\uks. Alcid.« 4" 



Sub-Family \. The Auks proper. Alcinse 412 



II. The Starakis. Phaleridinae 415 



III. The Penguins. Spheniscinas 416 



IV. The Guillemots. Urianinje 419 



Family IV.— The Petrels. Procellarid.'E 420 



Sitb-Family \. The Petrels proper. Procellarinse 421 



II. The Albatrosses. Diomedeinae 423 



Family V.— The Pelicans. Pelecanid.« 426 



Sub-Family \. The Tropic Birds. Phaetoninae 428 



II. The Darters. Ploteinae 431 



III. The Pelicans proper. Pelecaninae 433 



Family VI— Tke Gulls. LARiDi« 436 



Sub-Family \. The Gulls proper. Larinas 438 



II. The Skimmers. Rhynchopsinae 440 



III. The Terns. Sterninae 442 



