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CONTENTS. 



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INTGODUCTION. 1 



Order ACCIPITRES ; OR BIRDS OF PREY. 11 



Sidi-Order Accipitrks Diurxi ; or Diurnal Birds op Pret. 



Family VvurvsivM; Sub-FamUy GrFMTiti^,: 



Lammergeyer — G^ypiwlus barbatus 11 



S^tb-^amUl| Sarcobhamphin^ ; Flesu-Beaeed Vcltobes 12 



Condor — Sarcorlwniphus gryphus 12 



Black Vulture — Caiharisla iota, or atrata 17 



Sub-Family Vultlbinvk ; True Vultures 21 



Arabian Vulture — VuUur monachus 21 



Sociable Vulture — Oiorjyps auricularis 22 



Fulvous, or Griffin Vulture — Oyps fulviis 24 



Egyptian Vulture — Ncqphrmi pcrawpterus 26 



Family Falconid^ ; Sub-Family AqualiX/e'; Eagles.... 27 



Golden Eagle — Aquila chryaaelos 28 



Martial Eagle — Spizaetus bellicosus 33 



Laughing Falcon — Herpclolkeres cacliinnans 33 



Jean Le Blanc Eagle — Circaetus gatlicu." 34 



Crested, or Harpy Eagle — Tlirasactu:s harpyda 34 



Brazilian Eagle, or Urubitinga — Morphnusurubitinrja 36 



Osprey — Paiidwn haliaelas 36 



Cinereous, or Sea Eagle — Haliaetus aUiicUla 39 



Bvb-Family Folthorix.k 44 



Red-Throated Falcon — Tbijctcr americanus 44 



Southern Caracara — Mitvago atistralis 45 



Brazilian Kite — Polyborus braziliaisis 45 



Sub-FaniUy ButeoxiX/K : 



Buzzard — Buico vulgaris 46 



Uough-Legged Falcon — Archibuteo lagopus 47 



Sub-Family Milvix^: 



Honey Buzzard — Pemis apiwrus 43 



Kite — Jlilcns regalia 43 



Swallow-Tailed Kite — Elanoides furcatus 49 



Black-Wiugcd Falcou — Ela)tus mekiitojUcrus 61 



Crook-Billed Falcon — Cymindis xmcinalus 52 



.Mississippi Kite — Ictinia mississippieiisis 52 



Sttb-Family Falcoxi^e ; True Falcons 55 



Jcrfalcou — Falco gyrfalco 55 



Hobby — Hypolriarchis (or Falco) subbuteo 60 



Cream-Bellied Falcon — Jcracidea berigora 62 



Kestrel — Tinnunculiis akmdaria^^ or Falco tinnunciilu3 62 



Notched Falcon — Harpagus bidentatus 64 



Bub-Famihj AcciriTRiXvE: 



Goshawk — A/iur palumbarius 64 



Sparrow Hawk — Acdpiter \ or Astur) nisus 67 



Chanting Falcon — Mdierax musicus 70 



Sub-Family Circinms : 



Secretary Bird — Serpentarius (or Gypogcranus) secre- 



lanus 70 



Hen Harrier — Circus cyaneua 73 



Sub-Order Accipitres Noctukni ; or Nocturnal Birds of 



Pbev 75 



Family STRIGIUyE ; 5u6-i^ani!Zy SuRNINiE : 



Canada Owl — Sarnia ulula,-,, 75 



Snowy Owl — Nyctea idvea 77 



Burrowing Owl — Athene (or Speotyto) cunicularia. . . 78 



Sub-Family BuBOXix.E : 



Tengniahn's Owl — Nyctale funerea 80 



Scops Eared Owl — Ephialles' scops, or Scops camioliaca 80 



Great Owl — Bubo igiuivus 82 



Sub-Family SurxiXyE: 



Brown Owl — Symium nbico 85 



Long Eared Owl — Otus vulgaris 86 



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Sub-Famay STRiGiNyf; : 



Barred Owl— Slrix iteJmtosa 89 



Order PASSERES ; or PEKCHERS 93 



Tribe Fissirostres ; or Clekt-Beaked Birds. 



Sub-Tribe Fissirostres NoCTURXyE; or Nocturnal Cleft- 

 Beaked Birds. 



Family Capbimulgid/E ; Goat-Suckers 93 



Trinidad Goat-Sucker — Sieulumis caripensis 93 



Tawny-Shouldered Podargus — Podargus numeralis. 93 

 New Holland Goat-Sucker — ^golheles novai hot- 



landice gg 



Great-Eared Goat-Sucker — Batrachostomus auriCus. . 97 



European Goat-Siicker — CaprimtUgus europreus 98 



Long-Tailed Goat-Sucker — ScotornLi climaoirus 100 



Leona Nightjar — Mucruiliptcryx longipcnnis 101 



Virginian Goat-Sucker — Chordeilcf urginianus 102 



Nacuuda Goat-Sucker — Podnger nat-unda 103 



Sub-Tribe Fissirostres Diurn/e ; or Diurnal Cleft- 

 Beaked Birds 104 



Family Hiruxdixid.e ; Swallows ; Sub-Family Ctpse- 



lix.e ; Swifts 104 



Australian Needle-Tailed Swallow — Acanihylis cau~ 

 dacuta 104 



Klecho Swallow — Macropteryx kleclio, or Dendrocheli- 



don longipennis 105 



White-Bellied Swift — Cypselus meUia 108 



Esculent Swallow — CoUoccdia nidijica Ill 



Sub-Family Hibundixix/E: 



White-Breasted Swallow — Atlicora leucostemon 113 



Swallow — Hirundo rualica 113 



Purple Swallow — Prague subis 116 



Sand Martin — Colyle riparia 118 



House Martin — Ckelidon urbica 118 



Family Coraciad.e ; Suli-Fnmily Coracian.e ; Rollers. . . 120 



Oriental Roller — Euryftomiis orierUalis 120 



Gamilous Roller — Coracias garrula 121 



Brachypteracias — Bracliypteracias leptosomus 121 



Sub-Family TODIX^: ; Todies 121 



Green Tody — Todus viridis 121 



Sub-Family Eurylaimix.e: 



Javan Tody — Eurylaimxis javnnicrts 122 



Great-Billed Tody — Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus.. 123 



Sub-Family Momotix.e : 



Brazilian Motmot — Momotus braziliensis 124 



Family TbogoxidvE ; Trogoxs 125 



Massena's Trogon — Trogcn massena 125 



Narina Trogon — Apalodcrma [or Trogon) narina.... 126 



Cuba Trogon — Prmtclus temnurus 127 



Malabar Trogon — Ilarpactcs malabarictis 127 



Beautiful Trogon — Calurus antisianus 128 



Family Alceiiixid.-e ; Sub-Fainily BuccoxiXyE ; Bakbets. . 129 



Collared Barbet — Bucco collaris 129 



White-Faced Barbet — Monasa leueops 130 



White-Backed Barbet — Chelidoptera tenebrosa 130 



Sub-Family Halctonin^e ; Kingfishers 130 



Laughing Jackass — Bacelo (or Paralcyon) gigas 131 



Australian Kingfisher — Halcyon mricta 132 



Temate Kingfisher — Tanysiptera dea 133 



Tridactylous Kingfisher— Cei/i tndactyla 134 



Sub-Family ALCEDIXIX.t;: 



Belted KingH.sher — Ceryle alcyon 135 



Common K]ngt\sher—AUxdo isj/ida 135 , 



Tiny Kingfisher — Alcyone pustUa 131 



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