CONTENTS Continued 



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Order Galliformes : Gallinaceous birds zoy 



Order Gruiformes: Cranes, rails, and allies xz8 



Order Charadriiformes: Shore birds, gulls, auks, and allies 137 



Order Columbiformes : Pigeons and doves 315 



Order Cuculiformes : Cuckoos 3x9 



Order Strigiformes : Owls 331 



Order Caprimulgiformes : Goatsuckers 354 



Order Micropodiformes : Swifts and hummingbirds 358 



Order Coraciiformes : Kingfishers 367 



Order Piciformes : Woodpeckers 369 



Order Passeriformes : Perching birds 389 



Hypothetical list 600 



Bibliography 609 



Index 639 



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