CONTENTS. 



Preface ...... 



Introduction . . • . 

 Collecting and Preparing Specimens 

 Nests and Eggs .... 



Order Pygopodes — Diving Birds 



Family Podicipidte — Grebes . 

 It Urinatoridte — Loons . 

 II Alcidse — Auks, Murres and Puffins 

 Order Longipennes — Long-winged Swim 



Family StercorariidtB — Skuas and Jaegers 



M Laridie — Gulls and Terns 



Order Steganopodes— Totipalmate Swimmers . 



Family Sulidse — Gannets .... 



M Phalacrocoracidai — Cormorants . 

 II Pelecanidne — Pelicans . 

 Order Anseres — Lamellirostral Swimmers 



Family Anatid* — Ducks, Geese and Swans 

 Order Herodiones — Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. 

 Family Ibididae — Ibises .... 



M Ardeidse — Herons, Bitterns, etc. . 

 Order Paludicol.e — Cranes, Rails, etc. . 



Family Gruidte — Cranes .... 



II Rallida3 — Rails, Gallinules and Coots 

 Order Limicol.« — Shore Birds .... 



Family Phalaropodidje — Phalaropes 



II Recur virostridje — Avocets and Stilts 

 II Scolopacidai — Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. 

 II Charadriidas — Plovers . 

 II Aphrizidie — Surf Birds and Turnstone; 

 Order Gallin.^ —Gallinaceous Birds 



Family Tetraonidaj — Grouse, Partridges, etc. 

 II Phasianidiie — Pheasants, Tvirkeys, etc. 

 Order Columb.*: — Pigeons .... 



Family Columbidse — Pigeons . 



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