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ORDER COLUMB^. PIGEONS. (Continued.) 



FAMILY COLUMBIDJE. PIGEONS. (Continued.) 

 GENUS GEOTRYGON GOSSE. 

 Geotrygon chrysia Bonap. 



Key West Quail-Dove. 

 Geotrygon montana (Linn.). 



Ruddy Quail-Dove. 



GENUS STARNCENAS BONAPARTE. 

 Starnoenas cyanocephala (Linn.). 

 Blue-Headed Quail-Dove. 



ORDER RAPTORES. BIRDS OF PREY. 



SUBORDER SARCORHAMPHI. AMERICAN VULTURES. 

 FAMILY CATHARTIDJE. AMERICAN VULTURES. 

 GENUS CATHARTES ILLIGER. 

 Cathartes aura (Linn.). 

 Turkey Vulture. 



GENUS CATHARISTA VIEILLOT. 



Catharista atrata (Bartr.). 

 Black Vulture. 



SUBORDER FALCON ES. VULTURES, FALCONS, HAWKS, BUZZARDS, EAGLES, KITES, 



HARRIERS, ETC. 



FAMILY FALCONIDJE. VULTURES, FALCONS, HAWKS, EAGLES. 

 SUBFAMILY ACCIPITRIN^E. KITES, BUZZARDS, HAWKS, GOSHAWKS, EAGLES. 

 GENUS ELANOIDES VIEILLOT. 

 Elanoides forficatus (Linn.). 

 Swallow-tailed Kite. 



GENUS ELANDS SAVIGNY. 



Elanus leucurus (Vieill.). 



White-tailed Kite. 



GENUS ICTINIA VIEILLOT. 

 Ictinia mississippiensis (Wils.). 

 Mississippi Kite. 



GENUS ROSTRHAMUS LESSON. 

 Rostrhamus sociabilis (Vieill.). 

 Everglade Kite. 



GENUS CIRCUS LACEP^DE. 

 Circus hudsonius (Linn.). 

 Marsh Hawk. 



GENUS ACCIPITER BRISSON. 

 Accipiter velox (Wils.). 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk. 



