SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



Family DIDUNCULIDJE. 



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Didunculus, Peale 107 



strigirostris (Jard.) .... 107 



Order OP1STHOCOMIFORMES. 



Family OPISTHOGOMID^. 



Opisthocomus, Illiger 108 



hoazin (P. L. S. Mull.) . . 108 



Order RALLIFORMES. 



Family RALLIDJE. 

 Sub-Family Rallinse; 



Rallus, Linn 109 



elegans, Audub 109 



crepitans, Gm. . 109 



Virginian as, Linn 110 



antarcticus, King 110 



aquaticus, Linn 110 



Limnopardalis, Cab Ill 



sanguinolentus (Swains.) . Ill 



Hypoteenidia, Reichenb Ill 



striata (Linn.) Ill 



obscurior, Hume 112 



brachypus (Swains.) .... 112 



philippinensis (Linn.) . . 113 



Eulabeornis, Gould .- 113 



ca stan ei venter, Gould . . 113 



Aramides, Pucker 113 



albiventris, Lawr 113 



ypacaha ( Vieill.) 114 



saracura (Spix) 231 



Ocydromus, Wagler 114 



australis (Sparrm.) .... 114 



Dryolimnas, Sharpe 114 



cuvieri (Pucker.} 114 



Castanolimnas, Sharpe 115 



canningi (Blyth) 115 



Crex, Bechst 115 



erex (Linn.) . . 115 



Zapornia, Leach 116 



parva (Scop.) 116 



Porzana, Vieill 116 



porzana (linn.) 116 



Carolina (Linn.) 117 



pusilla, Pall. 117 



auricularis, Reichenb 118 



Sarothrura, Heine 118 



insularis (Sharpe) 118 



Creciscus, Cab 119 



jamaicensis (Gm.) 119 



albigularis (Laivr.) 119 



cayennsnsis (Bodd.) .... 119 



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Limnobaenus, Sundev liJO 



fuscus (Linn.) 120,231 



Amaurornis, Reichenb 120 



olivacea (Meyeri) 120 



akool (Sykes) 120 



phcenicura(^ors^r; .121,232 



Tribonyx, Du Bus 122 



mortieri, Du Bus. ...... 122 



Microtribouyx, Sharpe .... 122 

 ventralis (Gould) 122 



Pareudiastes, Hartl. $ Finsch 122 

 pacificus, Hartl. $ Finsch 122 



Porphyriornis, Allen 123 



nesiotis (Sol.) 123 



Gallinula, Briss 123 



tenebrosa, Gould 123 



chloropus (Linn.) 123 



galeata, Bp 124, 232 



Porphyriops, Pucker 125 



melanops ( Vieill.) 125 



Gallicrex, Blyth 125 



cinerea (Lath.) 125, 232 



Porphyriola, Blyth 126 



alleni (Thorns.) 126 



martinica (Linn.) 126 



Porphyrio, Briss 127 



caeruleus ( Vandelli) .... 127 

 poliocephalus (Lath.) .... 127 



smaragdinus, Temm 128 



samoensis, Peale 128 



melanonotus, Temm 128 



Sub-Family Fulicinse. 



Fulica, Linn 129 



atra, Linn 129 



cristata, Gm 130 



armillata, Vieill 130 



gigantea, Eyd. fy Soideyet 131 

 ruh'frons, PhilippifyLandb. 131 



americana, Gm 131 



leucoptera, Vieill 132 



Order PODICIPEDIDIFORMES. 



Family PODICIPEDID^:. 



Podicipes, Lath 133 



fluviatilis (Tunst.) 133 



philippinensis (Bonn.) . . 133 



capensis, Licht 134 



novae-holla ndise, Steph. . . 134 



dominicus (Linn.) 134 



americanus, Garnot .... 135 



Dytes, Kaup 135 



auritus (Linn.) 135 



