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(Irrisoridce) — The Hornbills (if«ceriiof«E)^Ground-Hombills (Bucorax) — Rhinoceros 

 Hornbills (Buceros, etc.) — Great Pied, or Two-Horued Hornbill (Dichoceros) — Wedge- 

 Tailed Hornbills (Lophoceros) — Solid-Billed Hornbill {Khinoplax)— The Kingfishers 

 (Alcedinid(e)—S>toTk-Bi\led Kingfishers (Pelargopsif, etc.) — Pied Kingfishers (Ceryle)— 

 Typical Kingfishers (Alcedo) — Three-Toed Insectivprous Kingfishers {Ceyx, etc.) — 

 Laughing Kingfishers (Dacelo) — Wood-Kingfishers (Jfa/cj/on) — Long- Tailed Kingfishers 

 (Tanysiptera) — The Rollers {Coradidce) — True Rollers {Coracias) — Broad-Billed Rollers 

 {Eurystomus) — The Kiroumbos (Leptosomatidce) — The Frog-Mouths (Podargidce) — 

 Typical Frog-Mouths (Podargus) — Eared Frog-Mouths (Batrachostomus) — Owlet Frog- 

 Mouths ^-Egotheles) — The Oil-Bird or Guacharo {Steatormthid(e), . . .15 



f CHAPTER X.— The Parrot Tribe,— Order Psittaci. 



Characteristics of the Order — Distribution and Habits — Nestor Parrots (Nestoridce) — The 

 Lories and Loriquets {Loriidce) — True Lories (Lorim) — Loriquets (Trichoglossus) — 

 Arfak Parrot {Oreopsittacus) — The CydopsiUacid(e — The Cockatoos {Cacatuidxt) — Great 

 Black Cockatoo (Microglossus) — Raven Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus) — Ganga Cockatoo 

 (Callocephalum) — Typical Cockatoos {Cacatua) — Habits of Cockatoos— Slender-Billed 

 Cockatoos (Lichmetis) — Cockatiel {Callopsittacus) — The Typical Parrots {Psittacidce) — 

 Pigmy Parrots (Xasiterna) — American Sliarp- Tailed Parrots (Conurinw) — Hyacinthine 

 Macaw (Anodorhynchris) — True Macaws (Ara) — Conures {Conunui and Conuropsis)— 

 Slight-Billed Parraquet {Henicognathus) — Grey-Breasted Parraquet (Myopsittacus) — 

 Parrotlets {Psittacula) — All-Green Parraquet (Brotogerys) — Blunt-Tailed Green Parrots 

 (Pionince) — Amazon Parrots (Chrysotis) — Hawk-Billed Parrot (Deroptyus) — African 

 CJreen Parrots (Pmocephalus) — Grey and Black Short-Tailed Parrots {Psittacince) — Grey 



, Parrot {Psittacus) — Vasa Parrots {Coracopsis) — New Guineji Black Parrot {Dasypterus) 



— The Parraquet Group {Palceornithirue) — Eclectus Parrots (Eclectm) — True Parraquets 

 {Palwomis) — Love-Birds {Agapomis) — Hanging Parrots (Loriculus)— The Broadtail 

 Group (Platycercinfe) — Broadtails (Platycercus) — Grass-Parraquets (Neophema) — Crested 

 Parraquets (Nymphictis) — Budgerigar (Melopsittacus) — Ground -Parraquets {Pezophorus 

 and Geopdttacus) — The Owl-Parrot (Stringopidw), ..... 91 



CHAPTER XI. —The Owls and Ospreys, — Orders Striges and Pandiones. 



Giaracters of Owls— Distribution and Habits— Bam-Owls (Strigida!)—T\ie Family Buhonidm 

 — Tengmalni's Owl (Nydala) — Wood-Owls (Symium) — Great Grey Owl — Ural Owl — 

 Barred Owl— Mottled Wood-Owl — Eared Owls (^sio)— Short-Eared Owls— Long- 

 Eared Owl — Pigmy Owls (Glaucidium)— Orientail Hawk-Owls (iVwiox) — Burrowing- 

 Owl (Speotito)— Little Owls (Carine) — Hawk-Owls (Surnia) — Snowy Owl (Nydea) — 

 Screech-Owls (Sco^js)— Eagle-Owls (Bubo) — Fish-Owls (Cetupa and Scotopelia) — The 

 Ospreys {Pandiones) — Oriental Fish-Eagles (Polioaetus), ..... 140 



CHAPTER XII.— The Diurkal Birds of Prey, or Acciptrines,— Order Acciptres. 



General Characteristics of the Order — The Hawk Tribe {Falconid(e) — True Falcons (Fako) — 

 Gerfalcons — Saker — Lanner and Laggar Falcons — Peregrines — Use in Hawking — 

 Turumti Falcon — Hobby — Merlin — Kestrels— Pigmy Falcons (ffierax)— Mississippi 

 Falcon (Idinia) — Crested Falcons (/?asa)— Honey-Buzzards (Pernis) — Black-Winged 

 Kite (^Zantts)- True Kites (ilfi7rus)— Swallow-Tailed Kite (Elanoides)—V ultmine 

 Hea-Eag\e (Gypohierax) — Sea-Eagles (Haliaetus) — Bateleur Eagle (Helotarsus) — Harrier- 

 Eagles (Circaetus) — Serpent-Eagles (Spilornis) — African Crested Eagle (Lophoaetus) — 

 Crested Eagles (Spizaetus) — Hawk-Eagles (Nisaetm) — Booted Hawk-Eagle — True 

 Eagle (Aquila) — Golden Eagle — Imperial Eagle — Spotted Eagle— Other Species — 

 Wedge-Tailed Eagle ( Uroaetus) — Harpy Eagles (Morphnus, Harpyhaliaetus and Thry- 

 saetus) — Allied Genera — Buzzards (Buteo) — Rough- Legged Buzzards (Archibuteo) — 

 Sparrow - Hawks {Accipiter) — Goshawks {Astar) — Whistling Hawks (Melierax) — 

 Harrier- Hawks (Micrastur) — Harriers (Circus) — Naked-Cheeked Hawks (Polyboroides) 



