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TRINIDAD. 



Taking Cuvier as a guide, the following are the genera and sub -genera 

 I have observed here : — 



FaLCONID.33. 



Falcons (properly so-called). Two species. 



Falco Bidentatus. 

 Goshawk-Eagle (Morphnus). One species. 



Spizaetos Ornatus. 

 Cymindis Two species. 





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Goshawks (^Is^wr) 



Kite (JtfiZv us) 



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Yulturid^: 



Strigid^i : Owls {Strix) 

 Sparrow- owls (Scops) 



/ Shrikes (Lanius) 



Shrike (properly so-called) 





Becarde (Psaris) 



Fly-c tchers (Muscicapa) 

 Tyrants (Tyrannus) . . 



Fly-catchers (Muscicapa) 

 Platyrhyneos . . . . 



Muscicapida . . 

 Tersine (Tersina) 



Five species. 

 Astur Plumbea. 

 Falco Melanops. 

 One species. 

 Falco Furcutus. (a) 



Three species. 

 Vultur Papa, (b) 

 Vultur TJrubu. (c) 

 Vultur Catus. 



One species, (d) 

 Three species. 



Strix Nudipes. (e) 



Many species. 

 Thamnophilus Major. 

 Thamnophilus Doliatus. 

 One species. 

 Lanius Cajanus. 



Several species. 

 Lanius Pitanga. (g) 

 Tyrannus Per ox. (h) 

 Tyrannus Solitarius. (i) 

 Tyrannus Savanna, (j) 

 Several species. 

 Muscicapa Buticilla. (k) 

 One species. 



Platyrhyncus Cancromus. 

 Several species. 

 One species. 

 Tersina Ccerulea. (1) 



(a) Excepting a kite and a sparrow-hawk, known here respectively as the 

 scissors-tail and the Gri-gn, all our falcons bear the name of Gavilans, viz., the 

 speckled, the white, the black Gavilan, &c. 



(b) The King of the Corbeaux. 



(c) Common Corbeaux ; one with a red head is called the Governor of tl 

 Corbeaux. 



(d) Cent-coups de couteau. 



(e) A large owl inhabiting churches and other large solitary buildings. 



(f ) Wood-Pintade, or Carate-bird. 



(g) Qu'est-ce-qui-dit. 

 (h) Pipiri. 

 (i) Id. 



( j) Longue-queue, or long-tail, 

 (k) Officer. (1) Cutinga. 



