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tomis} Fork-Tailed Nightjars (Hydropsalis,etc.) Nacunda Nightjar (Podager) 

 Wood Nightjars (Nyctibius) The Todies (Todidce) The Motmots (Momo- 

 tidce) True Motmots (Momotus) Broad-Beaked Motmots (Eumomota) The 

 Bee-Eaters (Meropidce) Swallow-Tailed Bee-Eaters (Dichrocercus) Square- 

 Tailed Bee-Eaters (Melittophagus) True Bee-Eaters (Merops) Celebean Bee- 

 Eater (Mesopogon) Bearded Bee-Eaters (Nyctiornis) The Hoopoes ( Upupidce) 

 The Wood Hoopoes (Irrisoridce) The Hornbills (Bucertidce) Ground Horn- 

 bills (Biicorax} Rhinoceros Hornbills (Buceros, etc.) Great Pied, or Two- 

 Horned Hornbill (Dichoceros) Wedge-Tailed Hornbills (Lophocerox) Solid- 

 Billed Hornbill (Rhinoplax) The Kingfishers (Alcedinidce) Stork-Billed King- 

 fishers (Pelargopsis, etc.) Pied Kingfishers (Ceryle) Typical Kingfishers 

 (Alcedo) Three-Toed Insectivorous Kingfishers (Ceyx, etc.) Laughing King- 

 fishers (Dacelo) Wood Kingfishers (Halcyon) Long-Tailed Kingfishers (Tany- 

 siptera) The Rollers (Coraciidce) True Rollers (Coracias) Broad-Billed 

 Rollers (Eurystomus) The Kiroumbos (Leptosomatidce) The Frogmouths 

 (Podargidce) Typical Frogmouths (Podargus) Eared Frogmouths (Batrach- 

 ostomus) Owlet Frogmouths (sEgotheles) The Oilbird or Guacharo (Steator- 

 nithidce), .... ....... 177^ 



CHAPTER X. THE PARROT TRIBE, Order Psittaci. 



Characteristics of the Order Distribution and Habits Nestor Parrots (Nestoridce) The 

 Lories and Loriquets (Loriidtz) True Lories (Lorius) Loriquets (Tricho- 

 glossus) Arfak Parrot (Oreopsittacus) The Cyclopsittacidce The Cockatoos 

 (Cacatuidce) Great Black Cockatoo (Microglossus) Raven Cockatoos (Calyp- 

 torhvnchus) Ganga Cockatoo (Callocepkalum) Typical Cockatoo (Cacatua) 

 Habits of Cockatoos Slender-Billed Cockatoos (Lichmetis) Cockateel ( Callop- 

 sittacus) The Typical Parrots (Psittacidce) Pygmy Parrots (Nasiterna) 

 American Sharp-Tailed Parrots ( Conurince} Hyacinthine Macaw (Anodorhynchus} 

 True Macaws (Ara) Conures (Conurus and Conuropsis) Slight-Billed 

 Parraquet (Henicognathus) Gray-Breasted Parraquet (Myopsittacus} Parrotlets 

 (Psittacula) All-Green Parraquet (Brotogerys) Blunt-Tailed Green Parrots 

 (Pionince) Amazon Parrots (Chrysotis) Hawk-Billed Parrot (Deroptyus) 

 African Green Parrots (Pceocephalus) Gray and Black Short-Tailed Parrots 

 (Psittacince} Gray Parrot (Pstttacus) Vasa Parrots (Coracopsis) New Guinea 

 Black Parrot (Dasypterus) The Parraquet Group (Palceornithince} Eclectus 

 Parrots (Eclectus) True Parraquets (Palceornis) Love Birds (Agapornis} 

 Hanging Parrots (Loriculus) The Broadtail Group (Platycercince) Broadtails 

 (Platycercus) Grass Parraquets (Neophemd) Crested Parraquets (Nymphicus) 

 Budgerigar (Melopsittacus} Ground Parraquets (Pezophorus and Geopsittacus) 

 The Owl Parrot (Stringopidce), ........ 1855 



CHAPTER XL THE OWLS AND OSPREYS, Orders Striges and Pandioncs. 



Characteristics of Owls Distribution and Habits Barn Owls (Strigidcz) The Family 

 Bubonidce Tengmalm's Owl (Nyctala) Wood Owls (Syrnium) Great Gray 

 Owl Ural Owl Barred Owl Mottled Wood Owl Eared Owls (Asia) Short- 

 Eared Owl Long-Eared Owl Pygmy Owls (Glaucidium) Oriental Hawk Owls 

 (Ninox) Burrowing Owl (Speotito) Little Owls ( Carine) Hawk Owls (Surnia) 

 Snowy Owl (Ncytea) Screech Owls (Scops} Eagle Owls (B ubo) Fish Owls 

 (Cetupa and Scotopelia) The Ospreys (Pandiones) Oriental Fish Eagles (Po- 

 lioaetus), . . . . . . . . . . . 1904 



