562 



INDEX. 



Mandarin duck 148 



Man-of-war hawk, 184 



Manu-ma, 257 



Ma-quaai, 373 



Marabou, 1(>4 



Martin, European, 509 

 ,, purple, 509 

 bee, 469, 471 



Martineta, 54 



Mascarinus, 360 



Masius, 472 



Masked divers, 73 



Meewah, 104 



Megacephalon, 231 



Megalaima, 420 



Megalaimidae, 412, 418 



Megalestris, 75 



Megalophonus, 486 



Megalornis, 33, 40 



Megapodes, 229 



Megapodidae, 229 



Megapodinse, 229 



Megapodius, 230 



Meiornis, 44 



Melampitta, 466 



Melanerpes, 431 



Melanocorypha, 486 



Melanoperdix, 200 



Meleagridee, 222 



Meleagrinae, 222 



Meleagris, 222 



Melierax, 308 



Meliphagidae, 535 



Mellisuga, 450 



Melodes, 497 



Melopelia, 247 



Melopitta, 466 



Melospiza, 547 



Melopsittacus, 355 



Menura, 461 



Menuridae, 461 



Meiiuroidese, 460 



Merganetta, 153 



Mergansers, 152 



Merlin, 313 



Meropidse, 395 



Meropinse, 397 



Merops, 396 



Merula, 496 



Mesites, 115, 119 



Mesitidae, 119 



Mesomyodi, 459 



Mesomyodous, 459 



Metallura, 444 



Metopiana, 146 



Metopidius, 104 



Metriopelia, 247 



Micrastur, 308 



Micrathene, 328 



Microcichla, 489 



Microglossus, 354 



Microperdix, 199 



Micropodidse, 437 



Micropodinae, 437, 439 



Micropodoidese, 435 



Micropsittacidse, 357 



Micropus, 439 



Middle coverts, 4 



Migration, 16 



Milvago, 302 



Milvulus, 470 



Milvus, 296 



MimidaB, 507 



Mimus, 507 



Minivet, 509 



Mire-drum, 175 



Mitua, 233 



Mniotiltidae, 540 



Moa, 43 



Mocking-birds, 507 



Modest-bird, 257 

 Moho, 131, 535 

 Molothrus, 545 

 Molting, 4 

 Momotida?, 395, 397 

 Mornotus, 398 

 Moiials, 225 

 Monasa, 413 

 Moor hen, 131 

 Morphnus 287 

 Motacilla, 488 

 Motacillidae, 487 

 Mother Carey's chickens, 89 

 Motmot, 397 

 Mountain whistler, 494 

 Mountain witch, 246 

 Muis-vogel, 394 

 Murres, 71 

 Muscicapa. 4'.)2 

 Muscicapidae, 492 

 Muscles, 14 

 Muscivora, 469 

 Muscovy duck, 146 

 Muscular formula, 14 

 Musophagidse, 371 

 Musophagus, 372 

 Myadestes, 4; 14 

 Mycteria, 167 

 Myristicivora, 258 

 Myzomela, 535 



Nandu, 37 

 Nanodes, 355 

 Nasica, 478 

 Nasiterna, 358 

 Natatores, 56 

 Naucleriis, 297 

 Nectarinia, 537 

 Nectariniidae, 536 

 Neophron, 277 

 Neopus, 285 

 Nesoceleus, 427 

 Nesocichla, 494 

 Nestor, 352 

 Nettepus, 142 

 Night-hawk, 389 

 Nightingales, 496 



,. Ceylon, 491 



Night-j;ir, 389 

 Niiiox, 332 

 Nisaetus, 281, 284 

 Noddies, 83 

 Nomopelmous, 368 

 Nothocrax, 233, 234 

 Notornis, 131 

 Nothura, 54 

 Nucifraga, 526 

 Numeniina), 106 

 Numenius, 106 

 Numidiuae, 213 

 Nut-crackers, 526 

 Nuthatches, 515 

 Nyctale, 344 

 Nyctia, 335 

 Nyctibiinae, 387 

 Nyctibius, 387 

 Nycticorax, 178 

 Nyctiornis, 397 



Oceanitinse, 85 

 Oceanites, 88 

 Oceanitidae, 85, 88 

 Oceanodroma, 88 

 Ochreatse, 464 

 Ocydromus, 128 

 Ocyphaps, 246 

 Odontoholceae, 24, 27 

 Odontophorinae, 205 

 Odontophorus, 205 

 Odoiitormae, 23 



Odontornithes, 23 

 CEdicnemidae, 112 

 Oidicnemus, 112 

 Oidemia, 146 

 Oil-bird, 385 

 Oil-gland, 9 

 Old squaw, 148 

 Oligomyodi, 459 

 Olor 143 

 Onychotes, 290 

 Oo, 536 

 Open-bill, 166 

 Ophrysia, 199 

 Opisthoconii, 196 

 Opisthocomus 196 

 Oreonympha, 445 

 Oreortyx, 206 

 Oreoperdix, 201 

 Oreophasinaa, 232 

 Oreophasis, 232 

 Oreotrochilus, 455 

 Oriole, Baltimore, 545 

 " American, 544 

 Orioles, true, 515 

 Oriolidae, 515 

 Oriolus, 515 

 Ornithopappi, 21 

 Ortalis, 233 

 Orthonyx, 490 

 Ortolan, 547 

 Ortygornis, 204 

 Ortyx, 20(5 

 Oscines, 481 

 Ostrich, African, 33 



,, South American, 37 

 Osprey, 293 

 Ossifraga, 88, 90 

 Ostinops, 545 

 Otididae, 56, 113 

 Otidiphaps, 242 

 Otis, 113 

 Otocoris, 486 

 Otogyps, 277 

 Otus, 343 

 Ouzel, ring, 496 



" water, 496 

 Oven-birds, 480 

 Owl, Acadian, 344 



barn, 346 



barred, 345 



brown, 345 



burrowing, 324 



eagle, 337 



flammulated, 342 



gnome, 330 



great grey, 345 



hairy-footed, 332 



hawk, 334 



horned, 337 



laughing, 333 



little, 327 



long-eared, 343 



mottled, :U2 



pigmv, >-!' 



powerful, 333 



Richardson's, 344 



saw-whet, 344 



screech, 342, ;>4(j 



scops, 341, 342 



short-eared, 343 



snowy, 335 



sparrow, 330 



spotted, 328 



tawny, 345 



Tengmalm's, 344 



white-faced, 333 



Whitney's, 328 

 Owl-parrots, 350 

 Owls, 321 

 Ox-peckers, 533 



