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INDEX 



Neocorys, 499, 500 



Neoctantes, 488 



Neodrepanis, 569 



Neogaea, 15 



Neolestes, 531, 533 



Neomorphinae, 351, 357 



Neophema, 364, 367 ; N. petrophila, 367 ; 

 N. pulchella, 367 



Neophron, 143, 145, 151 ; JV. ginginianus, 

 145 ; N. percnoptems, 145 ; JV. pileatus, 

 145 



Neopsittacus, 373 



Neopus, 160 ; JV. inalayensis, 161 



Neornis, 514 



Neornithes, 25 f.; a Sub-Class, 23; N. Cari- 

 natae, 25, 48; N. Odoiitolcae, 25, 45 f.; 

 N. Ratitae, 25 



Neotis, 260, 262 ; JV. denhami, 261 



Neotropical Region, 15 f. ; its contents, 16 



Nerves of bill, in Snipe, 290 n. 



Nesochen sandvicensis, 131 



Nesocichla, 510, 515 



Nesoenas mayeri, 343 



Nesolimnas, 244 ; N. dieffenbachi, 247 



Nesonetta, 111, 113 ; JV. aucklandica, 125 



Nesopdia, 342 



Nesospiza, 583 



Nestlings, condition of, 21 f. 



Nestor, Mountain, 375 



Nestor, 362, 364, 374; N. esslingi, 374; JV. 

 meridionalis, 374 ; JV. norfolcensis, 366, 

 374 ; JV. notabilis, 364 f., 374, 375 ; oV. 

 productus, 366, 374 



Nestorinae, 362 f., 374 ; habits, 374 



Netta rufina, 123 



Nettion albigulare, 126 ; N. andium, 126 ; 

 N. bernieri, 126 ; JV. brasiliense, 126 ; 

 JV. capense, 126 ; JV. carolinense, 126 ; 



- JV. castaneum, 126 ; JV. crecca, 125 f . ; 

 JV. flavirostre, 126 ; N.formosum, 126 ; 

 JV. georgicum, 126; J\ r . gibberifrons, 126; 

 JV. punctatum, 126 ; JV. torquatum, 126 



Nettopus, 112 ; JV. albipennis, 134 ; JV. 

 auritus, 134 ; JV. coromandeliamis, 134 ; 

 JV. pulchellus, 133 f. 



Newton, A., on Anatidae, 136 ; on Bird of 

 Paradise, 543 n. ; on classification of 

 Passeres, 467 ; on Dodo, 329 n. ; on 

 Eurypyga, 266 ; on Fregata, 72 ; on 

 geographical distribution, 16 f, ; on 

 Great Auk and its literature : 321 n. ; 

 on habits of Shoveller, 124 n. ; on Hiero- 

 falco, 180 n. ; on Humming-birds, 426 

 n. ; on mimicry, 543 n. ; on mode of 

 progression of young Grebes, 54 n. ; on 

 Oscines, 495; on Secretary-bird, 142 n. ; 

 on Solitaire, 331 n. ; on Strigidae, 398 n. ; 

 on Syrrhaptes (chick), 325 ; on trachea 

 of Swans, 112 n. ; on Turkey, 206 n. ; on 

 Widow-bird, 577 n. 



Newton, E., on Phaethon, 73 n. ; on 

 Solitaire, 331 



Newton, A. and E., on Eidampis. holo- 



sericeus, 428 

 Newton, E., and Gadow, H., on Dodo, 



329 n., 330 

 Newtonia, 506 



New Zealand Region, 15 f. ; its contents, 16 

 Nicator, 532, 533 

 Nidicolae, 21 

 Nidifugae, 22 

 Night-hawk, 67, 417 

 Night-heron see Heron, Night- 

 Nightingale, 512, 515, 516 ; Ceylon-, 506 ; 



Palestine-, 506 

 Night-jar, 415 f. ; habits, 416 f. ; toes, 10 ; 



Common, 416, 418, 418 ; Pennant- 

 winged, 418 

 Niltava, 506, 507, 509 

 Ninox, 399-401, 408 ; N. affinis, 409 ; 



JV albaria, 409 ; N. boobook, 408 ; JV, 



connivens, 401, 408 ; JV. maculata, 409 ; 



N. natalis, 409 ; JV. novae zealandiae, 



409; N. obscura, 409; JV. scutidata, 



408 ; JV. strenua, 408 

 Nipponia, young, 103 ; JV. nippon, 102 

 Nisaetus, 160 ; N. bellicosus, 161 ; JV. 



fasciatus, 161 ; JV. morpTwio'ides, 161 ; 



JV. pennaius, 161 ; JV. spilogaster, 161 

 Niso'ides moreli, 157 

 Nitzsch, on classification, 14; on Alectorides 



and Fulicariae, 243 ; on powder-down 



patches in Falconidae, 147 ; on Macro- 



chires, 420 ; on Odontoglossae, 105 ; on 



Picariae, 376 ; Pterylographie, 2 

 Noble, in Falconry, 146, 178 

 Noddy, 310 see Tern, Noddy 

 Nomenclature of external parts, in 



Falcon, 20 



Nomonyx dom.iniciis, 118 

 Nonnula, 447 ; JV. rubecula, 447 

 North, on Emeu's nest, 37 n. ; on Cfypoic- 



tinia, 170 n. 

 Nostril, 20 ; external, 11 ; in Petrels, 60 ; 



in Rhinochetus, 264 

 Notched bill, 12 

 Nothocercus, 183, 186 

 Nothocrax, 195 ; JV. urumutum, 196 

 Nothoprocta, 183, 185 ; N. penOandi, 185 

 Nothura, 183, 185 ; N. darwini, 185 ; N. 



maculosa, 185 



Noto-coracomorphae, 531 n. 

 Notodda, 509, 516 

 Notogaea, 15 

 NotopJioyx picata, 91 

 Notornis, 243, 244, 251 ; little keel to 



sternum, 26 ; N. alba, 250, 251 ; JV. 



mantelli, 250 

 Nucha, 20 



Nucifraga, 552 ; JV. caryocatactes, 553 

 Nuinenius. 268, 270, 287 f. ; bill, 12 ; 



fossil, 300 ; JV. arquata, 287 f,, 288 ; 



JV. borealis, 288, 289; JV 7 . cyanopus, 288 ; 



N. hudsonicus, 289; JV. longirostris, 288; 



