CONTENTS. 



XI 



AYES (continued). 



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Order II. PICAELE 291 



Cypselidaj 291 



Caprimulgidse 291 



Picidje 291 



lyngidaa 293 



Coliidae 293 



Alcedinidae 293 



Bucerotidae 294 



Upupidae 299 



Momotidae 299 



Coraciidae 299 



Podargidae 300 



Steatornithidae 300 



Ramphastidae 300 



Capitonidae 303 



Cuculidaa 303 



Musophagidae 306 



Order III. PSITTACI 308 



Cacatuidaa 308 



Stringopidae 316 



Palaeornithidae 317 



Psittacidae 330 



Order IV. STEIGES 354 



Strigidae 354 



Asionidae 355 



Order V. ACCIPITRES 365 



Falconidae 365 



Serpentariidae 391 



Cathartidaa 392 



Order YI. STEGAXOPODES . . 394 



Pelecanidaa 394 



Fregatidas 396 



Phalacrocoracidae .... 396 



Plotidaa.. . 398 



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Order VII. HEEODIOXES . . 400 



ArdeidaB 400 



Ciconiidae 405 



Plataleidae . 409 



Order VIII. ODOXTOGLOSS^ 413 



Phcenicopteridae .... 413 



Order IX. PAIAMEDE^J . . 414 



Palamedeidae 414 



Order X. ANSEEES 415 



Anatidae 415 



Order XI. COLTTMBJB 443 



Carpophagidae 443 



Columbidae 446 



Order XII. PTEEOCLETES . . 464 



Pteroclidae 464 



Order XIII. GALLED 465 



Tetraonidae 465 



Phasianidae 466 



Cracidae 498 



MegapodiidsB 505 



Order XV. HEMIPODIT 506 



Turnicidae 506 



Order XVI. FTJIICAEI^ . . 507 



Kallid83 507 



Order XVII. ALECTOEIDES . 516 



Otidoa 516 



Psophiidas 518 



Cariamidae 519 



- Gniidae 519 



Emypygidae 523 



AramidaB . . 523 



