CONTENTS 



PAGE 



FOREWORD ...... iii 



PREFACE ...... v 



INTRODUCTION ..... xi 



COMMONEST BIRDS OF THE CANAL ZONE 3 



SCIENTIFIC NAMES AND CLASSIFICATION OF 

 BIRDS 15 



DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES . . . 19 

 FAMILY TINAMID^; THE TINAMOUS . 22 



FAMILY CRACID^E THE CURASSOWS AND 

 GUANS ...... 25 



FAMILY PERDICID^E THE QUAILS AND 

 PARTRIDGES ..... 29 



FAMILY COLUMBID^: THE PIGEONS AND 

 DOVES "31 



FAMILY RALLID.E THE RAILS, COOTS 

 AND GALLINULES .... 40 



FAMILY HELIORNITHIE.E THE FINFOOTS 44 

 FAMILY COLYMBHXE THE GREBES . 46 



FAMILY PUFFINID^E THE SHEARWATERS 

 AND FULMARS ..... 48 



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