TABLE OF CONTENTS, 



OR 



SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



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INTRODUCTION, 1 



ORDER I. RAPTRICES. PLUNDERERS, 33 



FAMILY I. VULTURIN^E. VULTURINE BIRDS, OR 



VULTURES 33 



GENUS I. NEOPHRON. NEOPHRON, 35 



1. Neophron Percnopterus. White Neophron, . . . 35 



FAMILY II. FALCONING. FALCONINE BIRDS, OR 



HAWKS, 36 



GENUS II. BUTEO. BUZZARD, 37 



2. Buteo fuscus. Brown Buzzard, ..... 38 



3. Buteo lagopus. Rough-legged Buzzard, ... 38 



GENUS III. AQUILA. EAGLE, 39 



4. Aquila Chrysaetus. Golden Eagle, /. . . . 40 

 GENUS IV. HALIAETUS. SEA-EAGLE, .... 41 



5. Haliaetus Albicilla. White-tailed Sea-Eagle, . . 41 

 GENUS V. PANDION. OSPREY, 42 



6. Pandion Haliaetus. Fishing Osprey, . . . . 43 

 GENUS VI. PERNIS. BEE-HAWK, 44 



7. Pernis Apivora. Brown, ...... 



GENUS VII. MILYUS. KITE, 46 



8. Milvus regalis. Red Kite, 47 



GENUS VIII. NAUCLERUS. SWALLOW-KITE, ... 47 



9. Nauclerus furcatus. White-headed Swallow- Kite, . . 48 

 GENUS IX. FALCO. FALCON, 48 



10. Falco Gyrfalco. Gyrfalcon, 49 



11. Falco peregrinus. Peregrine Falcon, . . . . 50 



12. Falco subbuteo. Hobby Falcon, . . . . 51 



