CONTENTS. 



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Introduction *. 9 



Territory 10 



Climatic Influences n 



Localities of Interest 15 



Some Existing Conditions Opposed to the Birds 17 



Extralimital Birds . 19 



Migration of the Birds 23 



Classification 24 



Catalogue of Species 25 



Order Pygopodes; Diving Birds 25 



Order Longipennes; Long- winged Swimmers 28 



Order Steganopodes; Totipalmate Swimmers 34 



Order Anseres; Lamellirostral Swimmers 35 



Order Herodiones; Herons, Storks, etc 53 



Order Paludicolas; Cranes, Rails, etc 56 



Order Limicolae; Shore Birds 62 



Order Gallinav, Gallinaceous Birds 82 



Order Columbae; Pigeons, Doves 86 



Order Raptores; Birds of Prey 90 



Order Psittaci; Parrots and Paroquets 108 



Order Coccyges; Cuckoos, Kingfishers 108 



Order Pici; Woodpeckers 109 



Order Macrochires; Goatsuckers, Swifts, etc 113 



Order Passeres; Perching Birds 115 



Bibliography 196 



Index to Scientific Names 207 



Index to Popular Names 214 



