CONTENTS. 



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PREFACE . . . . . . . , '' ". . vii 



INTRODUCTION . . . .... . . . . 11 



COLLECTING AND PREPARING SPECIMENS . . . .15 



NESTS AND EGGS . . . . ; . . . .21 



ORDER PYGOPODES Diving Birds . . . . . 1 . . 25 



Family Podicipidae Grebes . . . . - . . . 25 



ii Urinatoridee Loons ....... 30 



ii Alcidse Auks, Murres and Puffins . . .... 35 



ORDER LONGIPENNES Long- winged Swimmers . . . .40 



Family Stercorariidae Skuas and Jaegers .... 40 



n Laridce Gulls and Terns . . . .- . . 42 



ORDER STEGANOPODES Totipalmate Swimmers . . . 59 



Family Sulidse Gannets . .... . . . ' " . 59 



M Phalacrocoracidse Cormorants . . . .61 



H Pelecanidse Pelicans . . .' . . . . 63 



ORDER ANSERES Lamellirostral Swimmers . ... . 64 



Family Anatidse Ducks, Geese and Swans . . ,, ' . . 64 



ORDER HERODIONES Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. . . . . 104 



Family Ibididse Ibises 104 



n Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns, etc. ..... 105 



ORDER PALUDICOL^E Cranes, Rails, etc. . . . . . 116 



Family Gruidse Cranes . . . . . 116 



H Rallidse Rails, Gallinules and Coots . . . .118 



ORDER LIMICOL^S Shore Birds 125 



Family Phalaropodidae Phalaropes ..... 125 



n Recur virostridse Avocets and Stilts .... 129 



n Scolopacidae Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. . . . 129 



n Charadriidse Plovers ....... 161 



n Aphrizidse Surf Birds and Turnstones . . . 167 



ORDER GALLINJE Gallinaceous Birds 169 



Family Tetraonidse Grouse, Partridges, etc. .... 169 



M Phasianidre Pheasants, Turkeys, etc. . . . 180 



ORDER COLUMB.E Pigeons . . 182 



Family Columbidse Pigeons ....... 182* 



