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Sub- Family CIBCIN-E. Pr. Bonap. ... ... ... 31 



Genus Polyboroides. Smith. ... ... ... 31 



Serpentarius. Cuvier. ... . ..; ... 32 



Circus. Lace'pede. ... 33 



Family III. STEIGID^. Leach. ... ... ... 37 



Sub-Family SUBNIN.E. Pr. Bonap. ... ... 37 



Genus Athene. Boie. ... ... ... ... 37 



Sub-Family BUBONIC. Pr. Bonap. ... ... 38 



Genus Bubo. - Sibbald. ... ... ... ... 38 



Ephialtes. Zeyserling and Blasius. ... ... 40 



Sub-Family SYENINJB. G. E. Gray. ... ... ... 41 



Genus Syrnium. Savigny. ... ... ... 41 



Otus. Cuvier. ... ... ... ... 42 



Sub-Family STBIOIXUB.- Pr. Bonap. ... ... 43 



Genus Strix. Linnaeus. ... ... ... ... 43 



Order II. PASSERES. Linnaeus. ... ... 45 



Tribe I. FISSIEOSTEES. Cuvier. ... ... ... 45 



Sub-Tribe FISSIEOSTEES NOCTUBKE. ... 45 



Family I. CAPEIMULGIDJ3. Vigors. ... ... 45 



Sub-Family CAPBIMULGIN.E. Swainson. ... ... 45 



Genus Caprimulgus. Linnaeus^ ... ... ... 46 



Sub-Tribe FISSIKOSTEES DIUBN^E. 49 



Family II. HIEUNDINIDJE.-L&ich. ... ... 49 



Sub-Family CYPSELIN^. Pr. Bonap. ... ... 49 



Genus Cypselus. Illiger. ... ... ... ... 49 



Genus Macropteryx. Swainson. ... ... 52 



Sub-Family HIRUNDININ.&. Swainson. ... ... 52 



Genus Hirundo. Linnaeus. ... ... ... .52 



Atticora. Boie. ... ... ... ... 56 



Cotyle. Boie. 57 



Family III. COEACIAD^.-G. E. Gray. ... ... 59 



Sub-Family COBACIAN.E. G. E. Gray. ... ... 59 



Genus Coracias. Linnaeus. .,. ... ... 59 



Family IV. TROGOJSTID^. Swainson. ... ... 61 



Genus Apaloderma. Swainson. ... ... ... 61 



Family V. ALCEDINIDJE. Pr. Bonap. ... ... 62 



Sub-Family HALCYONIN^. Gray. ... ... ... 62 



Genus Halcyon. Swainson. ... ... ... 62 



Sub- Family ALCEDININ.E. G. E. Gray. ... ... 65 



Genus Alcedo. Linnaeus. ... ... ... 65 



Ceryle. Boie. ... ... ... ... 66 



Family VI. MEEOPIDJE.- Leach. ... ... 68 



Sub-Family MEEOPIN^E. Pr. Bonap. ... ... ... 68 



Genus Merops. Linnaeus. ... ... ... 68 



Tribe II. TENUIEOSTEES.-Cuvier. ... ... 71 



Family I. UPUPID^E.Pr. Bonap. ... ... 71 



Sub-Family UPUPIN^}. P. Bonap. ... ... , ... 71 



Genus Upupa. Linnaeus. ... ... ... 71 



Irrisor. Lesson. ... ... ... ... 72 



Family IL PEOMEEOPIDJE .* Vigors. ... ... 73 



* Families III., TBOCHILIDJB; IV., MELIPHAGIDJE , and V., CERTHIAD^E, are 

 omitted, not being South African. 



