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BIRDS 

 CHAPTER I. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS. 



PAGF, 



Distinctive Characters of Birds Skeleton Skull External Characters Plumage Change 



of Plumage Eggs Migration Distribution Classification, . . 289 



CHAPTER II. PERCHING-BIRDS, Order Passeres. 



CHARACTERS OF THE ORDER. The Crow Tribe (Corvidce) Ravens and Crows (Corvus) Rook 

 Jackdaw Nutcrackers (Nucifraga) Magpies (Pica) Azure-Winged Magpies (Gyano- 

 pica)~Blne Magpies ( Urocissa) Indian Tree- ~Pies, 9 (Dendrocitta) Jays (Garrulus) 

 Siberian Jay (Perisoreus) Long-Crested Jay (Cyanocitta) Urraca 3zy(Cyanocorax) 

 Struthidea Piping Crows (Gymnorhina) Choughs (Graculus) Chough - Thrushes 

 (Podoces) Huia-Bird (Heteralocha) Birds of Paradise (Paradiseidce) Twelve- Wired 

 Bird of Paradise (Seleucides) Allied Genera Gorget Bird of Paradise (Astrapia) 

 Wattled Bird of Paradise (Paradigalla) Typical Group (Paradisea) King Paradise- 

 Bird (Gincinnurus) Wilson's Bird of Paradise (Diphyllodes) Six -Plumed Bird of 

 Paradise (Parotid} Standard- Wing (Semioptera) Superb Bird of Paradise (Lophorhina) 

 Bower-Birds (Ptilonorhynchidce) Satin Bower -Bird (Ptilonorhijnchus) Spotted 

 Bower-Bird (Chlamydodera) Gardener Bower-Bird (Amblyornis) Starlings (Sturnidce) 

 Typical Group (Sturnus) Rose - Coloured Starling (Pastor) Other Genera Ox- 

 Peckers (Buphaga) Glossy Starlings and Grackles (Eulabetidce) African Glossy 

 Starlings (Larnprotornis and Lamprocolius) Grackles or Hill Mynas (Eulabes) Asiatic- 

 Glossy Starlings (Calornis) Drongos (Dicruridce) Orioles (Oriolidce) Cassiques and 

 Hangnests (Icteridce) Cassiques (Ostinops and Gassicus) True Hangnests (Icterus) 

 Rice-Birds (Dolichonyx) Cow-Birds (Molothrus) Red-Shouldered Starling (Agelceus) 

 Troupials (Quiscalus) Weaver-Birds (Ploceidce) Ox-Birds (Textor) White-Headed 

 Weaver (Dinemellia) True Weaver-Birds (Ploceus) Masked Weaver (Hyphantornis) 

 Paradise Whydah Birds (Vidua) Bishop -Birds (Pyromelana} Sociable Weavers 

 (Philceterus) Cut -Throat Weaver -Finches (Amadina) Muiiias (Munia) Blood 

 Weaver-Finches (Estrilda) Tanagers (Tanagridce) Violet Tanager (Euphonia) 

 Scarlet Tanagers (Pyranga) White - Capped Tanager (Stephanophorus) Honey - 

 Creeper (Cwrebidce) West Indian Honey-Creepers (Certhiola) Banana-Quit, . . 305 



CHAPTER III. PERCHING-BIRDS, continued. 



FINCHES (Fringillidce) Grosbeak Group (Coccothraustince) Greenfinches (Ligurinus) Haw- 

 finches (Coccothraustes) Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (Hedymeles)Hed Cardinals (Gardin- 

 alis) True Finches (Fringillince) Chaffinches (Fringilla) Siskins (Chrysomitris) 

 Linnets (Linaria) Snow-Finches (Montifringilla) Desert Finches (Erythrospiza) 

 Rock-Sparrows (Petronia) True Sparrows (Passer) Serin Finches (Serinus) Oanary 

 Rose-Finches (Carpodacus) Bullfinches (Pyrrhula) Pine - Grosbeak (Pinicola) 

 Crossbills (Loxia) Laysan Finch (Telespiza) The Buntings (Emberizince) Snow- 

 Bunting (Plectrophenax) Lapland Bunting (Calcarius) Typical Group (Emberiza)- 

 Reed Bunting Common Bunting Black-Headed Bunting Yellow-Breasted Bunting 

 Yellow Bunting Cirl Bunting Ortolan Bunting Meadow Bunting Allied 

 Genera, ........... 377 



CHAPTER IV. PERCHING-BIRDS, continued. 



THE L&-RKs(Alaudidce) Skylarks (Alauda)Woodl&Tk(Lullula) Crested Larks (Galerita) 

 Desert -Lark (Alcemori) Short-Toed Larks (Calandrella) Calandra Larks (Melano- 

 corypha} Horned Larks (Otocorys) The Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidce) Wagtail* 



