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Family Buteonidse: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, etc 162 



Genus Elanoides (Vieill.) 162 



Genus Ictinia (Vieill.) 163 



Genus Circus (Lacep.) 164 



Genus Accipiter (Briss.) 164 



Genus Buteo (Lacep.) 166 



Genus Archibuteo (Brehm) 169 



Genus Aquila (Briss.) 170 



Genus Halisetus (Sav.) 171 



Family Falconidae: The Falcons and Caracaras 173 



Genus Falco (Linn.) 173 



Family Pandionidse : Ospreys 175 



Genus Pandion (Sav.) 175 



Family Aluconidffi : Barn Owls 177 



Genus Aluco (Flem.) 177 



Family Strigidse: Owls 178 



Genus Asio (Briss.) 178 



Genus Strix (Linn.) 180 



Genus Cryptoglaux (Richm.) 181 



Genus Otus (Penn.) 181 



Genus Bubo (Dumeril) .- 182 



Genus Nyctea (Steph.) 184 



Order Coccyges: Cuckoos, Kingfishers, etc 184 



Family Cuculidse : Cuckoos 185 



Genus Crotophaga (Linn.) 185 



Genus Coccyzus (Vieill.) 185 



Family Alcedinidse : Kingfishers 187 



Genus Ceryle (Boie) 187 



Order Pici : Woodpeckers, etc 188 



Family Picidae: Woodpeckers 188 



Genus Dryobates (Boie) 188 



Genus Sphyrapicus (Baird) 191 



Genus Phlceotomus (C.&H.) 192 



Genus Melanerpes (Swains.) 194 



Genus Centurus (Swains.) 194 



Order Macrochires: Goatsuckers, Swifts, and Hummingbirds 196 



Family Caprimulgidse : Goatsuckers 196 



Genus Antrostomus (Bonap.) 196 



Genus Chordeiles (Swains.) 199 



Family Micropodidse: Swifts 199 



Genus Chsetura (Steph.) 199 



Family Trochilidse : Hummingbirds 200 



Genus Archilochus (Reichenb.) 200 



Order Passeres: The Perching Birds 201 



Family Tyrannidse: Tyrant Flycatchers 202 



Genus Tyrannus (Lacep.) 203 



Genus Myiarchus (Cab.) 204 



Genus Sayornis (Gray) 205 



Genus Nuttallornis (Ridgw.) 205 



Genus Myiochanes (C. & H.) 206 



Genus Empidonax (Cab.) 207 



Family Alaudidse: Larks 210 



Genus Otocoris (Bonap.) 211 



