TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Diving Birds. Order I. Pygopodes 10 



Grebes. Family Colymbidas 11 



Loons. Family Gaviidse 17 



Auks, Murres and Puffins. Family Alcidae 21 



Long-winged Swimmers. Order II. Longipennes 35 



Skuas and Jaegers. Family Stercoraridse 35 



Gulls and Terns. Family Laridae 38 



Skimmers. Family Rynchopidse 58 



Tube-nosed Swimmers. Order III. Tubinares 59 



Albatrosses. Family Diomedeidae 59 



Fulmars, Shearwaters and Petrels. Family Procellariidae 61 



Totipalmate Swimmers. Order IV. Steganopodes 72 



Tropic Birds. Family Phaethontidas 72 



Gannets. Family Sulidae 74 



Darters. Family Anhingidae 77 



Cormorants. Family Phalacrocoracidae 78 



Pelicans. Family Pelecanidae 83 



Man-o'-War Birds. Family Fregatidse 86 



Lamellirostral Swimmers. Order V. Anseres 87 



Ducks, Geese and Swans. Family Anatidae 87 



Lamellirostral Grallatores. Order VI. Odontoglossae 115 



Flamingoes. Family Phrenicopteridae 115 



Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. Order VII. Herodiones 115 



Spoonbills. Family Plataleidae 115 



Ibises. Family Ibididas 117 



Storks and Wood Ibises. Family Ciconiidae 118 



Herons, Bitterns, etc. Family Ardeidae 119 



Cranes, Rails, etc. Order VIII. Paludicolaa 127 



Cranes. Family Gruidse 127 



Courlans. Family Aramidae 129 



Rails, Gallinules and Coots. Family Rallidae 131 



Shore Birds. Order IX. Limicolse 137 



Phalaropes. Family Phalaropodidae 137 



Avocets and Stilts. Family Recurvirostridae 139 



Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. Family Scolopacidae 140 



Plovers. Family Charadriidas 161 



Surf Birds and Turnstones. Family Aphrizidae 169 



Oyster-catchers. Family Haematopodidae 170 



Jacanas. Family Jacanidse 172 



Gallinaceous Birds. Order X. Gallinae 175 



Grouse, Partridges, etc. Family Odontophoridae 175 



Turkeys. Family Meleagridae 178 



Curassows and Guans. Family Cracidae 191 



