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. NEOPHROX, 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. Aquiia 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, ...... 



GEXUS VII. MILVUS. 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 



