

CONTENTS OF VOL. III. 



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Columba migratoria, Passenger Pigeon, 1 



Carolinensis, Carolina Pigeon, or Turtle Dove, 12 



passerina, Ground Dove, 15 



Tetrao umbellus, Ruffed Grous 18 



Cupido, Pinnated Grous, 24 



Perdix Virginianus, Quail or Partridge, - 39 



Introduction to the Water Birds, 45 



Platalea JUjaja, Roseate Spoonbill, - 49 



drdea minor, American Bittern, - 52 



Ccerulea, Blue Heron, 54 



fferodias, Great Heron, - 57 



Egretta, Great White Heron, 64 



virescens, Green Heron, - 67 



exilis, Least Bittern, 71 



Ludoviciana, Louisiana Heron, - 73 



nycticorax, Night Heron, or Qua-bird, 75 



candidissima, Snowy Heron, - 80 



Americana, Whooping Crane, 85 



violacea, Yellow-crowned Heron, 87 



Tantalus Loculator, Wood Ibis, - 90 



ruber, Scarlet Ibis, 92 



albus, White Ibis, 94 



Numenius longirostris, Long-billed Curlew, 96 



borealis, Esquimaux Curlew, 99 



Scolopax Fedoa, Great Marbled Godwit, - 102 



minor, Woodcock, 104 



Galinago, Snipe, - 109 



Noveboracensis, Red-breasted Snipe, 112 



semipalmata, Semipalmated Snipe, - 115 



vociferus, Tell-tale Godwit, or Snipe, 118 



flavipes, Yellow-shanks Snipe, 121 



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