CONTENTS. 



XI 



AVES (continued). 



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 Order II. PICARI^E 291 



OypselidsB 291 



Caprimulgidae 291 



Picidce 291 



lyngidrc 293 



Collide 293 



Alcedinidae 293 



Bucerotidae 294 



Upupidae 299 



Momotidce 299 



Coraciidse 299 



Podargidae 300 



Steatornithidoe 300 



Ramphastidos 300 



Capitonidaa 303 



Cuculidae 303 



MusophagidsD 306 



Order III. PSITTACI 308 



CacatuidaB 308 



Stringopidae 316 



Palaeornithidae 317 



Psittacidas 330 



Order IV. STRIGES 354 



Strigida3 354 



Asionidae 355 



Order V. ACCIPITEES .... 365 



Falconidae 365 



Serpentariidae 391 



Cathartidae 392 



Order VI. STEGANOPODES . . 394 



PelecanidaB 394 



FregatidaB 396 



Phalacrocoracidae .... 396 



Plotidffi.. . 398 



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Order VII. HmoDiom . . 400 



Ardeidae 400 



Ciconiidae 405 



Plataleidae 409 



Order VIII. ODONTOGLOSSJS 413 



Phoenicopteridae .... 413 



Order IX. PALAMEDE^: . . 414 



Palamedeidae 414 



Order X. ANSERES 415 



AnatidaB 415 



Order XI. COLUMBJE 443 



Carpophagidae 443 



ColumbidaB 446 



Order XII. PTEROCLETES . . 464 



Pteroclidae 464 



Order XIII. GALLUP 465 



Tetraonidae 465 



Phasianidae 466 



CracidaB 498 



MegapodiidaB 505 



Order XV. HEMIPODII 506 



Turnicidae 50 (J 



Order XVI. FITCJCARIJE . . 507 



EaUidaB 507 



Order XVII. ALECTORIDES . 516 



Otidae 516 



Psophiida3 518 



Cariamidae 519 



Gruidse 519 



Eurypygidae 523 



Aramidae . . 523 



