CONTENTS. 



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Sub-Family III. The Bush Quails. Turnicins 3S1 



IV. The American Partridges. Odontophorinae 302 



V. The Grouse proper. Tetraoninae 304 



VI. The Sand Grouse. Pterochnae 306 



Family V. The Sheath-bills, Chionidid,« 308 



Sub-Fainily I. The Shore Larks. Thinocrinas 309 



II. The Sheath-bills proper. Chionidinae 310 



Family VI.— The Tinamous. Tinamid-e 312 



Section II.— Colu.mb^. 



Family I.— The Pigeons. Columbid/e 314 



Sub-Family \. The Tree Pigeons. Treroninae 316 



II. The Pigeons proper. Columbinx 318 



III. The Ground Pigeons. Gourinae 320 



IV. The Tooth-billed Pigeons. Didunculinae 321 



V. The Dodos. Didinae 323 



ORDER v.— CURSORES. 



Family I.— The Ostriches. Struthionid.'e 326 



Sub-Family \. The True Ostriches. Struthionlnae 3»6 



II. The Bustards. Otidinae 33' 



III. The Kivis. Apteryginae 333 



ORDER VI.-GRALLATORES. 



Family I.— The Plovers. Charadriid^e 337 



Sub-Family I. The Thick-knees. CEdicnemins 338 



II. The Coursers. Cursorinae 339 



III. The Pratincoles. Glariolinae , 341 



IV. The True Plovers. Charadriinae 342 



V. The Oyster-catchers. Haematopodinae 344 



VI. The Turnstones. Cinclinae 346 



Family II.— The Herons. Ardeid^e 348 



Sub-Family I. The Trumpeters. Psophinae 349 



II. The Cranes. Gruinse 35' 



III. The Herons proper. Ardeinae 354 



IV. The Storks. Ciconins 556 



V. The Ibises. Tantalinae 359 



Family III.— The Snipes. ScolopacidjE 361 



Sub-Family I. The Godwits. Limosinx 362 



II. The Longshanks. Totaninae 3^5 



III. The Avocets. Recurvirostrinae 367 



IV. The Sandpipers. Tringinae 369 



V. The Snipes proper. Scolopacinae 37i 



VI. The Phalaropes. Phalaropodinae 373 



Family IV. — The Screamers. Palamedeid^ 375 



Sub-Family \. The Jacanas. Parrinae 37^ 



II. The Screamers proper. Palamedeinae 378 



Family V.— The Rails. Rallid.« 379 



Sub-Family I. The Rails proper. Rallinae 381 



II. The Gallinules or Moorhens. Gallinulinae 382 



