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THbe CONTROSTRES ; OR CONE-BlLLED BIRDS (Continued). 



Sub-Farnilu Graculin^; Gkakles 317 



Miiio Bird — Gracula miitiicd. 317 



Sub-Fdtiiily Buphagix.E; Beef Katers 318 



African Beef-Eater — UkiiIkhjii, trythrorhyncha 31S 



Sub-Familii Stui{sin',«; True Starlings 319 



Kose-Colored Pastor— Pdsto?' roscits 319 



Common Starling— ^ti//'rt».s vuhjariK 320 



Sub-Fuwily Quiscalin^e ; Boat-Taileo Birds 321 



(j reat Boat-Tail -Qaiscalux major 321 



Sub-Family IcTEv.i's.'E; Hang-Nest Birds 322 



Orchard Orio\e—X(itithijrnis varius 322 



Baltimore Oriole — Yphantcs baltimore, or Icte- 

 rus gitlbula 334 



Crested Oriole — Cacicus crislutun, or OMnops 

 crlsUita 325 



Sub-Family Angelain^e: 



Cow-Bird— Mololhr)L<< pecoris 326 



Red-Winged Starling— <4(;t;ai?(« phftniceus 328 



Bobolink— r>i)'(c'io(u/.r o'ryzivorus 331 



Fami7j/ Fkingillid.e ; Fixciiks: Suh-FiimVy Plocein.e 333 



Sociable Weaver b]yd—l'}iiht(ieriis Darius 333 



Paradise Widah hird — Vidmi pariKlisca 336 



Sub Family Coccothraustin.e ; Hawfinches 336 



Cardinal Grosbeak — ( ardiiialis viKjiiiiiniun 336 



Sub-Family Tanagrin,«; Tanagrine Birds 33!) 



Scarlet Tanager—Pi/r(niy'( rubra 339 



Sub-Family Fringillin^; True Finches 341 



Gouldian Finch— /lmai/(iif( (/oudyii 3H 



Goldtiuch — FrlngiWi cnrdu'clm 341 



Sparrow — Passer domraticns 346 



White- Throated Sparrow— ZonoJrfc/iio albicol- 



lis 347 



Sharp-Tailed Finch — Ammndromus ciiudaculus 348 



Sub-Faniilii Emberizin.e; Buntings 348 



Yellow Bunting — Etnbcriza ritrlnrlla 348 



Black Throated Bixntia^—Eusidza miuricana. . 3 1 

 Snow Bunting -PJecti'ophaiit* nivalis 3 2 



Sub-Family Alaudin^e: Larks 354 



Sky-Lark- ^!«M(Za arvtnsis 354 



Pencilled Lark - OtocoHs pcnciUatua 356 



Sub-Family Ptrrhulin.e: 



Bullfinch— Pyn/Hda rubicilla 358 



Sub-Family LoxiAN.e; Crossbills 361 



Crossbill— ioJia curvirostris 361 



Sub-Family Phttotomin-E; Plant Cutters 363 



Chilian Plant Lutter—P/ij/(o(om(t /(HO 363 



Family Colid.e : 



Senegal Coly— CoUus macrourus 364 



Family Musophagid.e: Sub-Family Musophagin.«; 



Plantain-Eaters 365 



Violet Plantaiu-Eaier — Musophnfja violncca 365 



White Crested Tnuraco— '/"itraci/A- alboeristaUis. 366 

 Blue Plantain-Eater —i;c/nso77t(S gifjaiUea 366 



Sub-Family Opisthocomin^ ; 



Hoatzin— Opwt/ioco(n.its crintatus 367 



Family Buceuotid.e; Hornbills 367 



Rhinoceros Hornbill— liuteros rhiiwec70s 368 



Order SCAXSORES; OR CLIMBING BIRDS 371 



Family Rhamphastid.e: 



Toco — Jih'impliastos toco 371 



Family Psittacid.e; Parrots; Sub Fam.ily Pezo- 



porin.e; Ground Parrakeets 374 



Parrakeet Cockatoo — Kymphicus novae hol- 



landim 374 



Yellow-Bellied Parrakeet — Platycercus caledon- 



icus 376 



Ground Parrakeet — Pezophoriis formosus 377 



Ringed Parrakeet— Po!(tC0T7! is torquatus 378 



Warbling Grass Parrakeet -Mdopslttacus un- 



dulatus 381 



Blue-Banded Grass Parrakeet— £i/p7icma chrya- 



ogtoma 383 



Scaly-Breasted Lorrikeet — Trichoylossus chloro- 

 lepidotus 383 



Sub-Favilly Arain^e : Macaws 384 



Blue and Yellow Macaw — Ara ararauna 384 



Carolina Parrot— Con it/us caroliiiensis 386 



Vol. IV.-N. E. 



Sub-Family LORrN.-r. ; LORTES 389 



Papuan Lory— Cii"' (i!o.si/»r( papua 389 



Purple-Capped Loty— Lo/i'us domlcetlus, or 

 DomiccUa atricupi'Ut , 39G 



SubFamily Psittacin.e; True Parrots Sih 



Gray Parrot— P.s((tii('i(.s (rythucus 391 



Festive Green Parrot— C?i7'3/sof*s Hstivus 394 



Swindern'sLove-Bird— Psi'Kncu/ttsu'inderjifana 396 



Sub-Family Cacutuin.e; Ci ckatoos 396 



Goliath Aratoo— jUK-coy/os.s».s- atcrrimus 398 



Great White Cockatoo— Crtcatutt crlstata, or 



PUctolophiis molaccrnsis 398 



Philip Island Parrot— .Vcsdi/' prodiiclus 4i O 



Helmet Cockatoo— i Vi;;//)ioi-r?n/i)WiUs yalcalus 4(3 



Owl Parrot— 8(r; II voyj.s liiiliroptilun 405 



Presquet's Dasyplilus— DiiNi/pfHiis Prcsciuctii . 405 



Family PiciD.E; Woodpeckers; .Sii/j-fYn)!i!y Capiton 



IN^; BarBETS ■•■ 406 



Hair-Breasted Barbet — Laimodon hirsutus 406 



Sub-Fa m ily Picumnin.e ; Piculets 407 



Pigmy Piculet — Piciimntis minutus 407 



Sub Faiiii';!/ Picin.e; True Woodpeckers 40S 



Great Spotted Woodpecker .. P/eii-s major 408 



Ivory Billed Woodpecker— Co»ipt'p/u'h<« princi- 

 pa'lis 411 



Sub-FamiU) Gecinin^; Green Woodpeckers 415 



Gre'enWoodpeeker— Gciwiiii.s (or Pi'ci/s) uiridis. . 415 



S«?>-Pomi7y Malanerpin^ ; Black Woodpeckers: 



Red Headed Woodpecker— il/tfciiiiTpcsi or PiCi(^s) 

 crytlirocrphidus 418 



Sub-FamlUi Colaptin.e; Ground w-qodpeckers 419 



Gold Winged Woodpecker— Cofapfcs uuratus.. 419 



Sub-Famlly YV'SCi'SA'. : 



Wryneck— Jyin torquilla 421 



PamilM Cuculid^; Cuckoos; Snb-Favilly Indicator- 



in^ 423 



Great Honey Guide— /n'(/cfi(or major 423 



Sub-Family Saurotherin.*; Ground Cuckoos 425 



Rain-Bird- Sd'troHui'i iH'tula 425 



Su6-Fami/i/ Coccyzin'.e; Lark-IIeeled Cuckoos 426 



Pheasant Cuckoo- Vi iitropus phasianu-s 426 



Yellow Billed American Cuckoo— Coccj/gus 

 amt'iicaiiiis 427 



Sub-Family Crotophagin.e : 



Savannah Blackbird— Crofojijinga oni 428 



Channel-Bill- Seyt/iiopo nova', hollandiw 430 



Sub-Family Cuculin.e; True Cuckoos 431 



Cuckoo— Ch'ii/iis canurus 431 



Order COLUMB^ ; DOVES and PIGEONS 435 



Pumi'Ji/ Columbid.e; Sub Fainih/ Columbin.E: 



'Oceanic Fruit Pigeon— Curpop/iiii/d oceanica.. 435 



Passenger Pigeon— Scti.jii.s/i.s mujraturivs 436 



Stock Dove— Colum/ia iienas 442 



Top-Knot Pigeon — Lopholaimus antarcticus . . 446 

 Turtle Dove— Turtur vuUjaris 446 



Sub- Fa mif y GoURiN.E: 



Crested Pigeon— Ocyphapo 'or Phaps) lophotes 448 



Bronze-Wing Pigeon— P/mps chalcoptera 449 



Wanga-Wonga pigeon- ittioosarcia picata.. . . 450 



Nicobar Pigeon— (Vikr/ios Ju'cobarica 450 



Crowned Pigeon— Gau/M (or CoiMTOba)coro«ata 451 



Sub-Familii Didukculin.e : 



Tooth-Billed Pigeon— Diditnculus strigirostris 453 



Sub-Family Didin.e 453 



Dodo— I>iJus incptiis 453 



Order GALLINvE; the POULTRY 455 



Family Cracid^; Suh-Famlly Cracin^: 



Crested Curassow— Cra.r alector 455 



Family Megapodid^E; Sub-Family MegapodiN^ : 



Australian Jungle Fowl— Afcgiijiod ius tumulus 457 

 Leipoa — Leipoa orcllata 458 



Sub-Family Tallegallin^: 



Brush Turkey— 7''/Hc(7alla latham i 459 



Family Phasianid.e; Sub-Family Pavonin.^ ; Pea- 

 cocks *63 



Peacock— Praiio cristatns 463 



Crested Peacock Pheasant— Polyplectron napo- 

 leonis *^ 



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