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CHAPTER XII. THE DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY, OR ACCIPTIRINES, 



Order Acciptres. 



General Characteristics of the Order The Hawk Tribe (Falconidce) True Falcons (Falco) 

 Gerfalcons Saker Lannerand Laggar Falcons Peregrines Use in Hawking 

 Turumti Falcon Hobby Merlin Kestrels Pygmy Falcons (Hierax) Mississippi 

 Falcon (Ictinia) C rested Falcons (Baza) Honey Buzzards (Pernis) Black- Winged 

 Kite (Elanus) True Kites (Milvus) Swallow-Tailed Kite (Elanoides) Vulturine 

 Sea Eagle ( Gvpohierax) Sea Eagles (Haliaetus) Bateleur Eagle (Helotarsus) Har- 

 rier Eagles ( Circaetus) SerpentEagles (Spilornis) African Crested Eagle (Lophoae- 

 tus) Crested Eagles (Spizaetus) Hawk Eagles (Nisaetus) Booted Hawk Eagle 

 True Eagle (Aquila) Golden Eagle Imperial Eagle Spotted Eagle OtherSpecies 



Wedge-Tailed Eagle ( Uroaettts) Harpy Eagles (Morphnus, Harpy haliaetus, and 

 Thrysaetus) Allied Genera Buzzards (Buteo) Rough-Legged Buzzards (Ar*'-' 

 buteo) Sparrow Hawks (Accipiter] Goshawks (Astur) Whistling Ha-- 

 (Melierax) Harrier Hawks (Mic.rastur) Harriers (Circus) Naked-Cheeked 

 Hawks (Polyboroides) The Caracaras Brazilian Caracara (Polyborus) Falkland 

 Island Caracara (Ibycter) The Vultures ( VulturidtB) Lammergeiers (Gypaetus) 



Cinereous Vulture ( Vultur) Griffon Vultures (Gyps) White-Backed Vultures 

 (Pseudogyps} Eared Vultures (Otogyps) Abyssinian Vulture (Lophogyps) 

 Egyptian Vulture (Neophron) The Secretary Vulture (Serpentariidce) The 

 American Vultures ( Cathartidez) Condor (Sarcorkamphus) King Vulture 

 (CatJiartes) American Black Vulture (Catharista) Turkey Vulture (Rhinogry- 

 phus) Californian Vulture, . . . . . . ,.. . 1938 



CHAPTER XIII. THE CORMORANT GROUP, Order Steganopodes. 



Characteristics of the Order Cormorants, Darters, and Gannets (Phalacrocoractdce) 

 Cormorants (P/ialacrocorax) Darters (Plo(us) Gannets (Sula) The Pelicans 

 (Pelecanidce) Frigate Birds (Fregatidce) The Tropic Birds (Pkaethontidce), 2039 



CHAPTER XIV. HERONS, STORKS, AND IBISES, Order Herodiones. 



Characteristics of the Group The Heron Tribe (Family Ardeidce) True Herons 

 (Ardea) Great White Heron Little Egret Other Species Night Herons 

 (Nycticorax) Little Bittern (Ardetta) Bitterns (Botaurus) Boat-Billed Heron 

 (Canchroma) Whale - Headed Stork (Family Baltenicipitidce) Hammerhead 

 (Family Scopidce) The Stork Tribe (Family Ct'com'td^)True Storks (Ciconia) 

 Maguari Stork (Dissura) White-Bellied Stork (Abdimia) Jabirus or Giant Storks 

 (Mycteria) Adjutant or Marabou Storks (Leptoptilus) Shell Storks (Anastomus) 



Wood Storks ( Tantalus and Pseudotantalus) Ibises and Spoonbills (Family 

 Plataleidce) Ibises (Ibis, etc.) Spoonbills (Platalea), .... 2053 



CHAPTER XV. FLAMINGOES, DUCKS, AND SCREAMERS, Orders Odontoglossi, 



Anseres, and Palamedece. 



Common Characteristics of the Three Groups The Flamingoes (Order Odontoglossi, 

 Family Phcenicopteridce) True Flamingoes (Pkaenicopterus) Short-Legged Fla- 

 mingoes (Palcelodus) The Duck Tribe (Order Anseres, Family Anatida;) Spur- 

 Winged Geese (Plectropterus) Half - Webbed Geese (Anseranas) Cereopsis 

 Goose (Cereopsis) New Zealand Goose (Cnemiornis) True Geese (Anser) 

 Their Habits Brent or Sea Geese (Bernicla) Northern Species Habits 

 Southern Species Egyptian and Knob- Winged Geese (Chenalopex) The Swans 

 (Cygnus) Whistling Swans Bewick's Swan American Swans Mute Swan 



Black-Necked Swan Black Swan Fossil Swans and Geese Comb Ducks 



