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(Irrisoridce) The Hombills (Bucertidce) Ground-Hornbills (Bucorax) Rhinoceros 

 Hornbills (Buceros, etc.) Great Pied, or Two-Horned Hornbill (Dichoceros) Wedge- 

 Tailed Hornbills (Lophoceros) Solid-Billed Hornbill (Rhinoplax)T1n.e Kingfishers 

 (Alcedinidce) Stork-Billed Kingfishers (Pelargopsis, etc.) Pied Kingfishers (Ceryle) 

 Typical Kingfishers (A Icedo) Three-Toed Insectivorous Kingfishers (Ceyx, etc.) 

 Laughing Kingfishers (Dacelo) Wood-Kingfishers (Halcyon} Long-Tailed Kingfishers 

 (Tanysiptera)T}ie Boilers (Coraciidce) True Boilers (Coracias) Broad-Billed Boilers 

 (Eurystomu8}ThQ Kiroumbos (Ltpto9omatida)-The Frog-Mouths (Podargidw) 

 Typical Frog-Mouths (Podargus) Eared Frog-Mouths (Batrachostomus) Owlet Frog- 

 Mouths ^gotheles)The Oil-Bird or Guacharo (Steatornithidof), 15 



CHAPTEB X. THE PARROT TRIBE, Order Psittaci. 



Characteristics of the Order Distribution and Habits Nestor Parrots (Nestoridce) The 

 Lories and Loriquets (Loriidce) True Lories (Lorius) Loriquets (Trichoglossus) 

 Arfak Parrot (Oreopsittacus) The Cydopsittacidce The Cockatoos (Cacatuidce) Great 

 Black Cockatoo (Microglossus) Baven Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus) Ganga Cockatoo 

 (Callocephalum) Typical Cockatoos (Cacatua) Habits of Cockatoos Slender-Billed 

 Cockatoos (Lichmetis) Cockatiel (Cattop*ittacu8)The Typical Parrots (Psittacidce) 

 Pigmy Parrots (Nasiterna) American Sharp-Tailed Parrots (Conurince) Hyacinthine 

 Macaw (Anodorhynchus) True Macaws (Ara) Conures (Conurus and Conuropsis) 

 Slight-Billed Parraquet (Henicognathus) Grey-Breasted Parraquet (Myopsittacus) 

 Parrotlets (Psittacula) All-Green Parraquet (Brotogerys) Blunt-Tailed Green Parrots 

 (Pionince) Amazon Parrots (Chrysotis) Hawk-Billed Parrot (Deroptyus) African 

 Green Parrots (Pceocephalus) ^Grey and Black Short-Tailed Parrots (Psittacince) Grey 

 Parrot (Psittacus) Vasa Parrots (Coracopsis) New Guinea Black Parrot (Dasypterus) 

 The Parraquet Group (PaloeornithincK) Eclectus Parrots (Eclectus) True Parraquets 

 (Palceornis) Love-Birds (Agapornis) Hanging Parrots (Loriculus) The Broadtail 

 Group (Platycercince) Broadtails (Platycercus) Grass-Parraquets (Neophema) Crested 

 Parraquets (Nymphicus) Budgerigar (Melopsittacus] Ground -Parraquets (Pezophorus 

 and Geopsittacus) The Owl- Parrot (Stringopidce\ ... .91 



CHAPTEB XI. THE OWLS AND OSPREYS, Orders Striges and Pandiones. 



Characters of Owls Distribution and Habits Barn-Owls (Strigidce) The Family Bubonidce 

 Tengmalm's Owl (Nyctala) Wood-Owls (Syrnium) Great Grey Owl Ural Owl 

 Barred Owl Mottled Wood- Owl Eared Owls (Asio) Short-Eared Owls Long- 

 Eared Owl Pigmy Owls (Glaucidium) Oriental Hawk-Owls (Ninox) Burrowing- 

 Owl (Speotito) Little Owls (Carine) Hawk-Owls (Surnia) Snowy Owl (Nydea] 

 Screech-Owls (Scops) Eagle-Owls (Bubo) Fish- Owls (Cetupa and Scotopelia) The 

 Ospreys (Pandiones) Oriental Fish-Eagles (Polioaetus), ..... 140 



CHAPTEB XII. THE DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY, OR ACCIPTRINES, Order Acciptres. 



General Characteristics of the Order The Hawk Tribe (Falconidce} True Falcons (Falco) 

 Gerfalcons Saker Lanner and Laggar Falcons Peregrines Use in Hawking 

 Turumti Falcon Hobby Merlin Kestrels Pigmy Falcons (Hierax) Mississippi 

 Falcon (Ictinia) Crested Falcons (Baza) Honey-Buzzards (Pernis) Black-Winged 

 Kite (Elanus) True Kites (Milv us} Swallow-Tailed Kite (Elanoides) Yulturine 

 Sea-Eagle (Gypohierax) Sea-Eagles (Haliaetus) Bateleur Eagle (Helotarsus) Harrier- 

 Eagles (Circaetus) Serpent-Eagles (Spilornis) African Crested Eagle (Lophoaetus) 

 Crested Eagles (Spizaetus) Hawk-Eagles (Nisaetus) Booted Hawk-EagleTrue 

 Eagle (Aquila) Golden Eagle Imperial Eagle Spotted Eagle Other Species 

 Wedge-Tailed Eagle ( Uroaetus) Harpy Eagles (Morphnus, Harpyhaliaetus and Thry- 

 saetus) Allied Genera Buzzards (Buteo) Bough-Legged Buzzards (Archibuteo} 

 Sparrow - Hawks (A ccipiter) Goshawks (A st ur) Whistling Hawks (Melierax) 

 Harrier- Hawks (Micrastur) Harriers (Circus) Naked-Cheeked Hawks (Polyboroides) 



