Birds of the United States. 9 



tion of the two latter orders, containing by far the greater 

 number of the birds unnoticed by Wilson, we yield to the 

 wishes of our scientific friends in publishing; the catalogue 

 as first intended/ This, as far as relates to the land birds, 

 is a repetition of the Synopsis, which, when completed, will 

 contain the characters and diagnoses of all the water birds 

 here enumerated. 



As we have stated in the introduction to the Synopsis, 

 we have admitted no species that has not been verified by 

 Wilson or ourselves. Notwithstanding, we regard this cata- 

 logue as complete; and if any species not mentioned here 

 should be discovered, we take this opportunity of inviting 

 the discoverer to communicate it to us for the benefit of 

 American Ornithology. 



The left column contains the names we adopt, arranged 

 according to our classification; the right refers to the work 

 of Wilson when the bird is given by him, or, if not, to that 

 of another author, the most eminent, or first discoverer; and 

 a figure is always quoted whenever it exists. Wilson's 

 species are printed in Roman characters; those published in 

 my first volume in italics, and those that will appear in my 

 subsequent volumes in small capitals. An asterisk is pre- 

 fixed to those birds common to North America and Europe; 

 and we have placed a || before those that Wilson indicated 

 in his posthumous catalogue, that he may not be deprived 

 of any part of the credit due to him. 



ORDER 1. *ACCIPITRES, L. 



FAMILY I. *VULTURL\I, 111. 



GENUS 1. *CATHARTK,S, 111. 



SUBGENUS CATIIAIITES, Nol). 



1. Cathaiitf.s CAUFon.NiANiis, Uanz. Vultur califoxqianus, Lath.CatharteS 



vuJturimiSj Temm. pi. col. 31. 



2. Cathaktes Giiri-iirs, Tcmm. Vultur gryphus, L -Tcinni. pi. 



coli 133 

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