CONTENTS 



Page 



Preface ' vii 



List of Illustrations xvii 



Ornitbological Historical Sketch 1 



Recent Ornithological Work 6 



The State Aiiduljon Society 7 



Life Zones and Bircl Distribution 10 



The Canadian Zone 10 



The Alleghanian or Transition Zone 10 



The Carolinian or LTpper Austral Zone 11 



Lower Austral or Austro-Riparian Zone 11 



Seasonal Distribution 12 



Explanation of Kej's and Descriptions 13 



Key to tlie Orders 14 



A descriptive List of North Carolina Birds 17 



Order Pygopodes: Diving Birds 17 



Family Colymbidai : Grebes 17 



Cienus Colymbus {lAnn.) 17 



Genus PocUlymbus {Less.) 19 



Family Gaviida; : Loons 20 



Genus Gavia (/. R. Forst) 20 



Family Alcidse: Auks, Miures, and Puffins 22 



Genus Tria {Briss.) 23 



Genus Alca {Linn.) 23 



Genus AUe (Linn.) 24 



Order Longipennes: Long-Winged Swimmers 25 



Family Stercorariids : Jaegers and Skuas 25 



Genus Stercorarius {Briss.) 25 



Family Laridse : Gulls and Terns 26 



Subfamily Larinte : Gulls 27 



Genus Larus (Linn.) 27 



Subfamily Sterninae : Terns 32 



Genus GelocheUdon (Brehm.) 32 



Genus Sterna (Linn.) 33 



Genus Hydrochelidon {Boie) 39 



Family Rynchopidae : Skimmers 40 



Genus Rynchops (Linn.) 40 



Order Tubinares: Tube-Nosed Swimmers 41 



Family Procellariidae: Fulmars, Shearwaters, and Petrels 41 



Genus Puffinus (Briss.) 41 



Genus Oceanites (K. and B.) 43 



Order Steganopodes: Totipalmate Swimmers 45 



Family SuUdse : Gannets 45 



Genus Sula (Briss.) 45 



Family Anhingida? : Dai'ters 46 



Genus Anhinga (Briss.) 46 



Family Phalacrocoracida; : Cormorants 47 



Genus Phalacrocorax (Briss.) 48 



Family Pelecanidte: PeUcans 49 



Genus Pelecanus (Linn.) 49 



