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CONTENTS OF VOLUME II 



PAOB 



Tho Timagriniu or TunugxTs . . IGl 



Tho Sparrows 162 



Tho LiimoU 1G5 



Tlio True Finchoa . . 1 GG 



Tlio EniberiziniD or BuiitiiijrH .170 



Tho Alaudiiiii' or l.:iiks . l~- 



Tho ryrrhulina- or Lfull-Fiiiohes . 17G 



Tlio rhylotoiniiKu or rhuit-Cutlers 178 



The Sturiiiilip or Starliiiifs. 179 



Tlio I'liloiiorliyuoliiiiio or Bowor-iiinls. 179 



Tho Crackles 180 



Tlio BuiihaiiiniL' or Ox-Peckers . 181 



Tho Sturniuiu or True Starlings .181 



Tho IcterinuB or Troopials . . ISi 



Tho Corvidic or Crows . .192 



Tho Strcperinie or ripiiig Crows . 192 

 Tho Garrulinie or Jay.s .... 192 

 Tho Call;patin;B or Tree-Crows . . 195 

 Tlio Corvinre or True Crows . . .195 

 The ParadiseiUie or Birds of Paradise, 205 

 The Buceridaj or Ilornbills . . . 205 

 The >[usophaorid<T? or Plantain-Katers 206 

 Tlie Opisthocoiuidie or Uoatziiis . . 206 

 The Coliidic or Colies . . . 207 



Order 3. SCANSOEES 207 



Tho Cuculida2 or Cuckoos . . . 207 

 The Picida; or "Woodpeckers . . .210 

 The Yuucinai or Wrj--Necks . . 214 

 The PicumninEe or Piculets . . .214 

 The Psittacida; or Parrots .... 14 

 The Macrocercinte or Macaws . .217 

 The PsittaciiiEe or True Parrots . 217 



The Lorianie or Lories , . . .220 



The Parrakeets 220 



The PlyctolophiuEe or Cockatoos . .221 

 The Rhamphastidaj or Toucans . . 223 



Order 4. C0LUMB.5: 225 



The Didunculidie . . . . 225 



The DididK 226 



The Gouridiie or Ground-Pigeons . 226 



Tlie Columbidaj or True Pigeons . . 226 



The Treronidas or Tree-Pigeons . 232 



The Meuuras or Lvre-Birds . . . 232 



Bones of I'^xtinct Slruihiouidaj 



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Order 7. GRALLATOEES .... 266 



Tlie Uallid:f or Uails .... 267 



The Scolopacidic or Snipes . . . 27 2 



The Phalaropes 27 2 



Tho True Snipes . . . . 27 3 

 The Tringinie or Sandpipers . . 27G 



Curlews, Tatlers. Stilts, Avocets, Godwits, 27 7 



The Acdeidiu or Herons . . . .283 

 The Ciconina; or Adjutants, Stork.s, &c. 284 

 The Ardeiuie or True Herons . .286 

 The Boat-Bills 291 



The Charadriid.-e or Plovers . . .292 

 The Oyster-Catciiers or Turnstones . 292 

 Tho True Plovers . . . .294 



The Bustards ... .297 



Tlie GruidiB or Cranes .... 299 



Order 8. NATATORES .... 302 



The Anatidic or Ducks, Geese, &c. . .307 



The Flamingo, Swans, &c. . . 309 



The Anserime or Geese . . .312 



The True Ducks . . . 315 



The Colymbidic or Grebes and Divers . 327 



The Alcada:- or Auks and Puffins . . 329 



The Pelecanida3 333 



The True Pelicans . . . . 333 



Cormorants, Ganuets, &o. . . .33 6 



The Larid;e or Gulls . . . . 341 



The Petrels 347 



Fossil Birds ....... 352 



Claims III. REPTILIA 



Order 1. CHELONIA 



The Cheloiiid;e or Sea-Turtles . 

 The Trionycida; or Soft Tortoises . 

 The Chelydidie .... 

 The Emj'didic or Terrapins 

 Tlie Testudidina3 or Laud Tortoises. 

 Fossil Tortoises 



Order 2. LORICATA 



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Order 5. EASORES ...... 234 



The Tinamidre and Cbionidid;c . . 235 



The Tetraonidaj or Grouse . 235 



The Perdicinse or Partridges . . 242 



The European Quails . . . 244 



The American Quails . . . .244 



The Phasianidie or Pheasants . . 245 



The MeleagriniE or Turkeys . . . 246 



The Phasiaiiinre or True Pheasants . 249 



The Pavonin;c or Pea-Fowl . . . 255 



The Megapodidie or Mound-Birds . 257 



The Cracidaj or Curassows . . .258 



Order 6. CUESOEES . . 259 



The Struthionid;e or Ostriches . . 260 



The Apterygida; . . . . 262 



Order 3. SAUELA 



The Typhlopidie . 

 The Amphisbajnida; 

 The Gymnophthalmidie 

 The Scincida3 . 

 The Chalcidse 

 Tlie Lacertidce . 

 The Ameividae 

 The Varanidaj 

 The Geckotidse . 

 The Iguanidaj . 

 The Agamid;e 

 Tlie Chameleontidie 



Order 4. OPHIDIA 



The Yiperina . 



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