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CONTENTS 



FAM. XIII. TROCHILIDJE, OR HUMMING-BIRDS 



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GLITTERING HUMMING-BIRD, Chlorostilbon spkndidus, Vieill. . i 



FAM. xiv CAPRIMULGID;E, OR GOATSUCKERS 



NACUNDA GOATSUCKER, Podager nacunda, Vieill. ... 4 



FAM. XV. PICIDJE, OR WOODPECKERS 



RED-CRESTED WOODPECKER, Chrysoptilus cristatus, Vieill. . . 7 

 PAMPAS WOODPECKER, Colaptes agricola, Malh. . 10 



FAM. XVI. ALCEDINID^E, OR KINGFISHERS 

 RINGED KINGFISHER, Ceryle tor quota, Linn 13 



FAM. XVII. CUCULID/E, OR CUCKOOS 



GUIRA CUCKOO, Cuira piririgua, Vieill 15 



BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, Coccyzus melanocoryphus, Vieill. . . 21 



FAM. XVIIL PSITTACIDJE, OR PARROTS 



PATAGONIAN PARROT, Conurus patagonus, Vieill. ... a? 

 GREEN PARRAKEET, Bolborhynchus monachus, Bodd. ... 30 



FAM. XIX. BUBONID^E, OR OWLS 



SHORT-EARED OWL, Asio brachyotus, Forst 33 



BURROWING-OWL, Speotyto cunicularia, Mol 36 



FAM. XX. FALCONIDJE, OR FALCONS 



ARGENTINE HEN-HARRIER, Circus cinereus, Vieill. ... 43 



VOCIFEROUS HAWK, Astwina pucherani, Verr 44 



WHITE-TAILED BUZZARD, Buteo albicaudatus, Vieill. ... 45 



RED-BACKED BUZZARD, Buteo erythronotns, King ... 47 



GREY EAGLE, Geranoaetus melanoleucus, Vieill 48 



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