CONTENTS. 



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Sub-Familti Phasianin,?? ; Pheasants 4'i-t 



Arjjus Pheasaiit^ — A rijiis qiganleiis ■t'H 



Pheasant— P/K(»ianiiK colchlcus 465 



Sub-Family Gallin^e : 



Golden Pheasant— Gat)opfi«S!S (or Tltnnmnica) 



1)icta 4fi7 



Bankiva Jungle Fowl-Oalhis Dankiva 471 



Horned Trapogau— Ccn'or/i is satym 473 



Sub-Family Meleagpjn.'E ; Turkeys ■17S 



Turkey — Melenfjris anlloiiavo 473 



Guinea Fo\\\—N ujiiida i)U(.-hcrani 477 



Sub-Family LopnopiioniN^ : 



Impeyan Pheasant— iopftop/iorus impcyanus.. 478 



Family TetraoniD/I';; Snb-Family Perdicin^ 471) 



Partridge — Pcrch.r riuerciix 479 



Red-Legged Partridge — Guccnbixrufn. -JJSl 



Sanguine Francolin— /»ini;!nis cruintus 4Si 



Quail — Cotunii.r Cdtninunis 4S3 



Sub-Family ODOSTnpiioriix.E : 



Vu-ginian Quail-O/tj/x vlrginiana 484 



Sub-Famihi Tetraonin.« : 



Capercaillie— Tctivto urn(inlliis 487 



Willow Grouse— iagojms ulbus 495 



Sub Family Pteroclin^. : 



Sand Grouse— Ptcroc/cs erustuf: 498 



Family Cnw^WJZ; Sulj-Famili/ Chionidin^; Sheath- 

 Bills ' 499 



White Sheath-Bill— CTwonis alba 499 



Family Tin amid/e ; Tinamous 499 



Elegant Tiua . ou—Tiiihiiiiitis clajana 499 



Order STRUTHIONES ; or RUNNING BIRDS 501 



Family Struthionid.e ; Sith-Famffy STBUTHiONiNyE : 



Ostrich — Striitliin camchis 501 



Kmeu—Dromaiux nova; hoUandim 504 



Rhea— R/ica oviericaiin. 505 



Cassowary — Casuarius galeatiis 507 



Sub-Family ApterygiN/E : 



Apterj x—A ptcryx australis 511 



Sub-Family Otinin^ : 



Great Bustard — Otis tarda 514 



Order GRALL^ ; or LONG-LEGGED BIRDS 514 



Family CharapkiAd^e : Sit') Family (Edicnemin^ : 



Great Plover — (Edlciicmus crei>ilans 517 



Sub-Family Glareolin^ : 



Pratincole — Olaicnla pratlncola 518 



Sub-Fatni'y Oiirsokin^: 



Cre.i in Colored Courser— Cursoriws gallirun, or 

 Hij IS KgypUa 519 



Sub-Family CnAKADRINyE : 



Lapwing - Vniuiiiis cristntus 519 



Golden Plover — Charadnus pluvia^is 531 



Sub-Family H,ematopodin/e : 



Oyster-Catcher — Ua-inatopus ostralegns 529 



Sub Familti Cinclin.-e : 



Turnstone- tHic'usintcrprcs 531 



Family ArdeiD/E ; Snb-F'imily Psophin.e : 



Goldeu-Brea-ted Trumpeter— Psop/i) a rrepitans 533 

 Cariama— CVic/ama cristnta, or ViclmUijilms 

 crista (us 533 



Sub-Family Grttin--e : 



Craiie— (r'rus chhcren 533 



Demoiselle Crane- Scops (or Anthropoidcs) 



Virgo 535 



Crowned Craue — Balcarica pavonina 53G 



Sub-Faviily Arpein^ : 



American Egret — Herodias alba egretta, or 



Ardca egiftta. 537 



Bittern— R"tfii(.ri(« stcllaris 545 



Nankeen Night-Heron— Ni/cticoraa; caicdomcu* 549 



Boat B\]\—Caiicniiiia cucldenrea 55i' 



Spoonbill — Platalta Icucorodia 551 



Sub-Fa7nily Ciconin/e ; Storks : 



Stork— C/co«/<t allm 553 



Adjutant— Lc/itopt/liis criivirnlfcr 553 



Jal>i rus— iM ycteria si'negaleniii^'i 555 



Whale-Headed Stork— Batoniccps rei 557 



Vol. IV.-N. E. 



S»b-Fam)7;/ Tantalin.e; Ibis 559 



Sacred Ihis—lhis actliinpica 5S9 



Straw Necked Ibis— Ocronticns spinicollis 560 



Family Scolopacid.e ; Suh-Famihi Ll.MosiNiE 563 



Curlew — Numcnius argudtus 563 



Black-Tailed Godwit— Lhiiosa wgoccphala 565 



Sub-Family Totanin.e; Sandpipers 568 



Green Sandpiper — Totatriiii ochropus 568 



Common Sandpiper — Tringoidcs hypolcuca 569 



Sub-Family Reourvirostein^e : 



Avocet— Rt'CK vvirostra avocetta, 569 



Stilt Plover — Himantopus candidus 570 



Sub-Family Trixgix.* : 



Ruff— P/i(7om((chHS (or Machetes) pugnax 571 



Knot — Tringa caiiutus 571 



Sub-Family Scolopacin^e : 



Great Snipe -G'(/((ringo majnr 575 



Woodcock — Scolopa.r rusticijla 577 



Sub-Famil}i Piialai;opoi)IX;E : 



Gray Phalarope— P/i((/aropi(s fulicarius 578 



Family PalAmedeid.e ; Suh-Fainily ParriN/E : 



Mexican .lacana — Paira gymnostnma 578 



Chiuese Js,ca.nsi—Hydr(iphasianus chiiicnsis 579 



Sub-F<imnj/ Palamedeinjj; Screamers 580 



Horned Screamer — Palamcddca cornutd 580 



Crested Screamer — Cliaiiiia ciistatus 581 



Fami/jy Rallid.e; Rails; .S"b-Ff(mifi/RALLiN.fl; 581 



Water Rail— J?a'/i/s a(pi<iticus 581 



Corncrake— (>//;/i/omei/'a crcx 585 



Sub Familij Gallixulin^ : 



Hyacintliine Gallinule— Po?-p?ii/r'o veteru7ti 586 



Water Hen— G((//;)!.H(a chloropus 587 



Coot— F»;iC(( (lira 589 



Order ANSERES; the GOOSE, SWAN, DUCK, Etc. . . 590 



Family AXATiDyE ; Suh Familji Phcenicopterin^ : 



Flamingo — Pli-cenicnptcrus ruber , . . . 590 



Sub-Family Plectropterin^h : 



Spur-WingHii Goose— PIcctrophancs gambcnsis. 592 

 Cape Barron Goose— Ccj'eopsis (or Anscr/ imvce 



hnllandia' 593 



Bernicle Goose— Berrticla leueopsis 594 



S«t)-Fa »i (7i; Cygnix.e : 



M ute Swan— Cygnifs olor 597 



Sub-Family Anatis/E ; True Ducks 601 



Mandarin Duck — Ai.c galcriculata 601 



Widge.in- jl/a/ccK penel ope 601 



Mallard — ^Iiik.s- lioschas 603 



Teal— Q)(fr(/»(''/i(,((i, crecr.a 603 



Shoveller Duck— i'patukt cly'peata 605 



Sub-Family Fuligulin.e 606 



Pochard Dnn-Bird— AVoca tcriiia 606 



Common Duck.—Somateria mollissimd. 610 



Sub-Family Mergin.e 613 



Goosander- Mirgux )ncrgauscr 613 



Smew— Mcrgdl lis iillicllus 612 



Fiiniifj/ Colymbid.u; Divers; S'ih-F«jn)7j; Colymbin^ 613 



(ireat Northern Diver— Colymbus glacialis 613 



Sub-Fam ily Podicepin.e ; GREBES 614 



Great Crested Grebe — Podieeps cristatus 614 



Family Alcid.e; Suh-Famih/ Al.Clf:X: AUKS 615 



'Great Auk— .4'r(( lor Plantax) impeiinis 615 



P^imn—Frattrcida arctica 016 



Sub-Family Spheniscin.e ; Penguins 617 



King Peu'^nm—Aptcnodytcs pennantii 017 



Sub Fam ily Urix.e 618 



Guillemot — Uiin troiJe 618 



Family Procellaridje; Sub-Family Procellarin^e ; 



Petrels 618 



Stormy Petrel- - Thaliissidromn pdagica 618 



Fulmar Petrel— Proccliaria glacialis 619 



Sub-Family Diomedein.E •. 630 



Wandering Albatross— Diomcdca cxulang 630 



Family Larid.e; Sub- Family Larin.E; Gulls 621 



Skua Gnil—Stcrcorariu's catar rhactes, or MegaU 



cstrls skiiii 631 



Common G\M. .Lar\is canvs 623 



Ki tiwake Gull— iJf.vsa trydactyla 633 



Sub-Family Rhyncopin.-e : 



Scissor-Bill—iv/i jyncopg nigra 634 



