CONTENTS. VII 



PACK 



Family Phularopodidae, Phalaropes 430 



Scolopacidae, Snipes . 432 



Sub-family Tringirue, Sandpipers .... 440 



Sub-Family Totaninae, Stilts 451 



Family Paludicolae. Swamp Inhabiters 470 



Sub-Family Rallinae, Rails 470 



ORDER VI. NATATORES, SWIMMERS. 



Sub-Order Anseres 480 



Family Anatidse 480 



Sub-Family Cygninas, Swans . . . : 480 



Anserinse, Geese 481 



AnatinEe, River-Ducks . * 487 



Fuligulinaj, Sea-Ducks 503 



Merging, Sheldrakes 525 



Family Sulidse, Gannets 532 



Graculidae, Cormorants 534 



Laridse, Gulls 537 



Sub-Family Lestridinse, Skua-Gulls 537 



Larinae, Gulls proper 539 



Sterninaj, Terns 545 



Sub-Order Gavi* 532 



Family Procellaridae, Petrels .....'......... 552 



Colyrnbidae, Divers 555 



Sub-Family Colymbinas, Loons 555 



Podicipinte, Grebes 558 



Family Alcidae 564 



Sub-Family Alcinse, Auks 564 



TIrinae, Guillemots 667 



APPENDIX 575 



INDEX OF COMMON NAMES 585 



INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES 589 



