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Sub-Family\. The Puff-Birds. Bucconinse 224 



II. The Crab-hunters. Halcyoninae 226 



III. The Kingfishers proper. Alcedinlnae 228 



IV. Thejacamars. Galbulinffi 231 



Family V.— The Hornbills. Bucerotid-c 232 



Sub-Family I. The Hornbills proper 233 



ORDER III.— SCANSORES. 



Family I. — The Toucans. Ramphastid.*: 237 



Family II.— The Parrots. Psittacid^ 239 



Sub-Famiiy \. The Ground Parrots. Pezoporinae 241 



II. The Macaws. Aralnae 243 



III. The Lories. Lorinas 244 



IV. The True Parrots. Psittacinas 246 



V. The Cockatoos. Cacatuinae 248 



Family III. — The Woodpeckers. Picid^ 240 



Sub-Family I. The Barhets. Capitoninae 251 



II. The Piculets. Picuminse 253 



Til. The True Woodpeckers. Picinae 255 



IV. The Green Woodpeckers. Gecininae 257 



V. The Black Woodpeckers. Melanerpin» 258 



VI. The Ground Woodpeckers. Colaptinae 260 



VII. The Wrynecks. Yuncina 262 



Family IV.— The Cuckoos. Cuculid.*: 264 



Sub-Family I. The Indicators or Honey-guides. Indicatorinae 265 



II. The Rain Cuckoos. Saurotherinae 266 



III. The Ground Cuckoos. Coccyzinae 268 



IV. The Anis or Tick-eaters. Crotophaginae 270 



V. The Cuckoos proper. Cuculinae 272 



ORDER IV.— GALLIN.-E. 

 Section I. — Galling properly so called. 



Family I. -The Curassows. Cracid^ 277 



Sub-Family I. The Guans. Fenelopinae 278 



II. The Curassows proper. Cracinae 220 



Family II.— The Megapodes. Megapodid^ 281 



Sub-Family I. The Talegallas. Talegallinae 282 



II. The Mound-Birds. Megapodinae 284 



Family III.— The Pheasants. Phasianid.b 285 



Sub-Family I. The Peacocks. Pavoninae 286 



II. The True Pheasants. Phasianinae 288 



III. The Jungle-Fowls. Gallinae 290 



IV. The Turkeys. Meleagrinae 292 



V. The Monauls. Lophophorinae 294 



Family IV.— The Grouse. Tetraonid.e 296 



Sub-Family I. The Partridges. Perdicinae : 297 



, II. The Francolins. Francolininae 298 



