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—The Caracaras— Brazilian Caracara (Poi?/6ortts)— Falkland Island Caracara (Ibyder) 

 — The Vultures {Vulturid(e)—La,mmeYgeiers {Gypaiitus)— Cinereous Yulture (Vultur)— 

 Griffon Vultures (Gyps) — White-Backed Vultures (Pseudogyps) — Eared Vultures {Oto- 

 (jyps)—Ahyssin.ia.n Vulture (Lophogyps)— Egyptian Vulture {Neophron) — The Secretary- 

 Vulture {Serpentariidce) — The American Vultures (Cathartidce) — Condor {Sarcorham- 

 phus) — King- Vulture (Cathartes) — American Black Vulture {Catharista) — Turkey 

 Vulture (Bhinogryphus) — Calif ornian Vulture, , . . . . .174 



CHAPTER XIII.— The Cormorant Group,— Order Steganopodes. 

 Cliaracteristics of the Order — Cormorants, Darters, and Gannets (Phalacrocoracidce) — Cormor- 

 ants (Phalacrocorax)^'DaYters (Plotus) — Gannets (Sula) — The Pelicans (Pelecanidce) 

 Frigate-Birds (Fregatidce) — The Tropic-Birds (Phaethontidce), .... 276 



CHAPTER XIV. — Herons, Storks, and Ibises, — Order Herodiones. 



Characteristics of the Group — The Heron Tribe (Family Ardeidm) — True Herons {Ardea) 

 — Great White Heron — Little Egret — Other Species — Night Herons {Nydicorax) — 

 Little Bittern (Ardetta) — Bitterns (Botaurus) — Boat-Billed Heron {Ganchroma) — 

 Whale-Headed Stork (Family Balcenicipitidce) — Hammer - Head (Family Scopidce) 

 — The Stork Tribe (Family Ciconiidce) — True Storks (Ciconia) — Maguari Stork 

 (Dissura) — White - Bellied Stork (Abdimia) — Jabirus or Giant Storks (Myderia) 

 — Adjutant or Marabou Storks (Leptoplilus)— Shell -Stov'ks (Anastomus) — Wood 

 Storks (Tantalus and Pseudotantalus) — Ibises and Spoonbills (Family Plataleidoe) 

 — Ibises {Ihis, etc.) — Spoonbills (Platalea) . . . . . . 289 



CHAPTER XV. — Flamingoes, Ducks, and Screamers, — Orders Odontoglossi, 

 Anseres, and Palamedece. 



Common Characters of the Three Groups. — The Flamingoes (Order Odontoglossi, Family 

 Phoenicopteridce) — True Flamingoes (Phcenicopterus) — Short - Legged Flamingoes 

 (Palcelodus) — The Duck Tribe (Order Anseres, Family Anatidce) — Spur- Winged Geese 

 (Pledropterus) — Half -Webbed Geese (Anseranas) — Cereopsis Goose (Cereopsis) — New 

 Zealand Goose (Gnemiornis) — True Geese (Anser) — Their Habits — Brent or Sea- 

 Geese (Bernida) — Northern Species — Habits — Southern Species — Egyptian and 

 Knob -Winged Geese (Ghenalopex) — The Swans (Cygmis) — Whistling Swans — 

 Bewick's Swan — American Swans — Mute Swan — Black-Necked Swan — Black Swan 

 — Fossil Swans and Geese — Comb -Ducks {Sarcidiornis) — Cotton -Teal (Nettapus) 

 — Tree - Ducks or Whistling Teal (Dendrocygna) — Sheldrakes (Tadorna) — Common 

 Sheldrake— Ruddy Sheldrake — The True Ducks (Anas) — Mallard — Dusky Duck — 

 Gadwall — Habits of Ducks — Shoveller-Ducks (Spatula) — Pin-Tailed Ducks (Dafila) 

 — Teal (Querquedula) — Wigeon (Mareca) — Summer and Mandarin - Ducks (jEx) — 

 Pochards and Scaup -Ducks (Fuligula) — Golden-Eye and Buffel-Head (Glangula) 

 — Harlequin-Duck (Cosmonetta) — Long-Tailed Duck (Harelda) — Eider-Ducks (Som- 

 ateria) — Their Habits — The Scoters ((Edemia) — Stiff-Tailed Ducks (Erismatura) 

 — The Mergansers (Mergus) — Their Habits — The Screamers (Order Palamedece, 

 Family Palamedeidce), ......... 320 



CHAPTER XVI.— The Pigeons and Sand-Grouse,— Order Golumbce. 



Characteristics of Pigeons— Green, Painted, and Fruit-Pigeons (Family Treronida;) — Wedge- 

 Tailed Green Pigeons (Sphenocercus) — Other Genera (Vinago, Grocopus, etc.) — Painted 

 Pigeons (Ptilopus, etc.) — Wart -Pigeons (Aledrcenas) and their Allies— Fruit -Pigeons 

 (Garpophaqa, etc.)— Wood, Long- Tailed and, Passenger — Pigeons (Family Golumbidce) 

 — Rock -Dove and Allies (Golumba)— Stock-Dove — Wood-Pigeon — Long -Tailed 

 Pigeons (TuraccPMa) — Cuckoo- Pigeons (Macropygia) — Allied Genera — Passenger- Pigeon 

 (Edopistes)— The Ground-Pigeons (Family Peristeridce) — Mourning Doves (Zenaidura, 

 etc.) — Galapagos Pigeon (Nesojoelia) — White-Winged Doves (Melopelia) — Turtle-Doves 



