CONTENTS. 



Subclass I. AVKS AKKK.K. or Jnsessores. ... I 



Order PASSERES. Perchers Proper, . . . i 



Suborder OSCIXES, Singing Birds. ... i 



Family CORVIDJE. Crows, Jays. etc. . . . t 



Subfamily CORVIX.E. Crows. . . . 2 



Subfamily GARRULIN.E. Jays. . . . .16 



Suborder CLAMATORES. Non-melodious Passeres. . j^ 



Family TYRAXXID.E. Flycatchers, . . . . 24 



Subfamily TYRAXXIXVE. True Tvrants. . . .24 



Order PICARIJE. Picarian Birds, . . . . . 84 



Family CAPRIMULGID/E. Goatsuckers. ... 87 



Subfamily CAPRIMULGIX/K. True Goatsuckers. . . 87 



Family CYPSELID.?:. Swifts. ..... 97 



Subfamily CH.ETURIX.E. Spine-tailed Swifts, . . 98 



Family TROcniLiDyE. Hummingbirds, . . . 103 



Subfamily TROCHILIN.E, . . . . -103 



Family ALCEDINID^E. Kingfishers. . . . ioS 



Subfamily ALC-EDIXIX^E, ... . 109 



Family CUCULID.E. Cuckoos. ... 112 



Subfamily COCCYZIX.E. American Cuckoos. . . iu 



Suborder PICI. Piciform Birds. . -ui 



Family PiciDyE. Woodpeckers, . . i-'i 



Order RAPTORES. Birds of Prey. . if>- 



Family STRIGID.E. Owls, . i"- 



Family FALCONID^E. Diurnal Birds of Prey, --' 

 Family CATHARTID.E. American Vultures. 



Order COLUMB.E. Columbine Birds. -9.> 



Family COLUMBID.E. Pigeons. . ->:-, 



Subclass II. AVES TERRESTRES, or Cursores. .V><; 



Order GALLIX/E. Gallinaceous Birds, . . 39 

 Family TETRAOXID.E. Grouse, etc, . 



Subfamily TETRAONIX.E. Grouse. .>'< 



Subfamily ODOXTOPHORIN.K. American Partrid^vs. ;i; 



