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CONTENTS. 



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INTRODUCTION. 1 



Order ACCIPITRES j OB BIRDS OF PREY. 11 



Sub-Order ACCIPITRES DIURNI ; OB DIURNAL BIRDS op PRET. 



Family VULTURID* ; Sub-Family GYP*:TIN,E : 



Lammergeyer Gypaetus barbatus 11 



Sub-family SARCORHAMPHIN^U ; FLESH-BEAKED VULTURES 12 



Condor Saroorhamphus gryphus 12 



Black Vulture Catharista tola, or atrata 17 



Sub-Family VULTURIN^E ; TRUE VULTUBES 21 



Arabian Vulture Vullur manachus 21 



Sociable Vulture Ologyps awricutaris 22 



Fulvous, or Griffin Vulture Gyps futous 24 



Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 26 



Family FALCONID.S:; Sub-Family AQCALIN/E.; EAGLES.... 27 



Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetoa 28 



Martial Eagle Spizaetus bellicosus 83 



Laughing Falcon Merpetotlteres cachinnara 33 



Jean Le Blanc Eagle Circaetus gallicus 34 



Crested, or Harpy Eagle Thrasaetus harpyda 34 



Brazilian Eagle, or Urubitinga iforphnusvrubitinga 36 



Osprey Pandion haliaetus 36 



Cinereous, or Sea Eagle Haliaetus albicilla 39 



Bub-Family POLYBORIX/F. 44 



Red-Throated Falcon Ibyctcr americanus 44 



Southern Caracara MUvago australis 45 



Brazilian Kite Polyborus braziliensis 45 



Sub-Family BUTEOXIX.* : 



Buzzard liuteo vulgaris 46 



Rough-Legged Falcon Archibuteo lagopus 47 



Sub-Family MILTIN^G : 



Huney Buzzard Pernis apivorus 48 



Kite Alilvus regalis 48 



Swallow-Tailed Kite Elanoides furcatus 49 



Black-Winged Falcon Elanus melanopterus 51 



Crook-Billed Falcon Cymindis uncinalus 52 



.Mississippi Kite Ictinia missinsippiensis 52 



Sub-Family FALCONI/K ; TRUE FALCONS 65 



Jcrfaluon Falco gyrfatoo 55 



Hobby Hypotriorchis (or Falco) subbuteo 60 



Cream-Bellied Falcon Jeracidea berigora 62 



Kestrel Tinnunculus akmdarius, or Falco linnunculus 62 



Notched Falcon Harpagus bidentatus 64 



Bub-Family AccipiTRiNvE : 



Goshawk Aslur palumbarius 64 



Sparrow Hawk Accipiter (or Astur) nisus 67 



Chanting Falcon Melierax musicus 70 



Sub-Family CIRCIX^E : 



Secretary Bird Serpentarius (or Gypogeranus) secre- 

 taries 70 



Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 73 



Sub-Order ACCIPITRES NOCTURNI ; OR NOCTURNAL BIRDS OP 



PREY 75 



Family STRIGIU^-: ; Sub-Family SUBNIN^E: 



Canada Owl Surma ulula 75 



Snowy Owl Ntjctea nivea 77 



Burrowing Owl Athene (or Speotyto) cunicularia, . . 78 



Sub-Family BUBOXIX./E : 



Tengmalm's Owl Nyctale funerea 80 



Scops Eared Owl Ephialtes'scops, or Scops carnioliaca 80 



Great Owl Bubo ignavus 82 



Sub-Family BURNING : 



Brown Owl Syrnium alum 85 



Long Eared Owl Otus mlgaris 86 



III.-N. K. 



Sub-FamUy ST 



Barred Owl Strix nebutosa 89 



Order PASSERES ; OR PERCHER8 93 



Tribe FISSIROSTRES ; OR CLEFT-BEAKED BIRDS. 

 Sub-Tribe FISSIROSTRES NOCTURNE; OR NOCTURNAL CLEFT- 

 BEAKED BIRDS. 



Family CAPRIMULOIDJJ ; GOAT-SUCKERS 93 



Trinidad Goat-Sucker Steatornis caripensis 93 



Tawny-Shouldered Podargus Podargua numerate. 93 

 New Holland Goat-Sucker ^Egollieles novas hoi- 



landice 95 



Great-Eared Goat-Sucker Satrachostomus auritus. . 97 



European Goat-Sucker Caprirmtlgus europcnu 98 



Long-Tailed Goat-Sucker Scotornis cUmacurut. . . . 100 



Leona Nightjar MacrodiptKryx longipenKis 101 



Virginian Goat-Sucker Chordeiles uirgimanus 102 



Nacunda Goat-Sucker Podager namnda 103 



Sub-Tribe FISSIROSTRES DIUBN.E; OR DIURNAL CtEKT- 



BEAKED BIRDS 104 



Family HIRUXDINID^E ; SWALLOWS; Sub-Family CYPSK- 



LIN^ ; SWIFTS 104 



Australian Needle-Tailed Swallow Acanthylis can- 



dacuta 104 



Klecho Swallow Macropteryx klecho, or Dendroc.'ieli- 



dan langipennis 105 



White-Bellied Swift Cypselus melba 10$ 



Esculent Swallow CoUocalia nidtfca m 



Sub-Family HIBUXDIXIN.B : 



White-Breasted Swallow Attioora leaaosternon 113 



Swallow IKrundo rustica 118 



Purple Swallow Progne subis 116 



Sand Martin Cotyle riparia 118 



House Martin Chelidon urbica 118 



Family CORACIAD/E ; Suit-Family CORACIAN^: ; ROLLERS. . . 120 



Oriental Roller Eurystomus arienialia 120 



Garrulous Roller Coracias garrula 121 



Brachypteracias Brachypteracias leptosomus 121 



Sub-Family TODIN.E ; TODIES 121 



Green Tody Todus viridis 121 



Sub-Family EURYLAIMIN.* : 



Jaran Tody Eurylaimus javanicus 129 



Great-Billed Tody Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus.. 123 



Sub-Family MOMOTIN^E : 



Brazilian Motmot Momotus braziliensis 124 



Family TROOOXID^E ; TROOOXS 125 



Massena's Trogon Trogon massena 125 



Narina Trogon Apaloderma (or Trogon) narina.... 126 



Cuba Trogon Prtotelus temnurus 127 



Malabar Trogon Harpactes malabaricus 127 



Beautiful Trogon Calurus antisianus 128 



Family ALCEDINID^ ; Sub-Family BUCCOXIN^E ; BARBETS. . 129 



Collared Barbet Bucco collaris 129 



White-Faced Barbet Monasa leucops 130 



White-Backed Barbet Chelidoptera tenebrosa 130 



Sub-Family HALCYONIN^; ; KINGFISHERS 130 



Laughing Jackass Dacelo (or Paralcyon) gigas 131 



Australian Kingfisher Halcyon sancta 132 



Ternate Kingfisher Tanysiptera dea 133 



Tridactylous Kingfisher Ceyx tridactyla 134 



Sub-Family ALCEDINIX*:: 



Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon 135 



Common Kingfisher Alcedo ispida 136 



Tiny Kingfisher Alcyone pustlla 137 



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