CONTENTS. XLI 



Page. 



Section B— Continued. 



Worms 122 



Echinoderms . 123 



Sponges , 124 



List of species of Crustaceans, &c, exhibited 127 



Worms . 131 



Echinoderms • 132 



Sponges 132 



Commercial sponges .. 132 



Injurious species - 136 



List of photographic views illustrative of the Lobster fishery 137 



List of Lobster fishing apparatus 137 



Products of Lobster, Crab, and Shrip fisheries 137 



Section -C.— CATALOGUE OF AQUATIC AND FISH-EATING BIRDS. 



By Robert Ridgway. 



Prefatory note 141 



The water birds of North America 141 



LIST OF BIRDS IN THE COLLECTION. 



Herodiones. — The Artificial Waders 142 



Ardeidse (the Heron tribe) 142 



Ciconiidse (the Stork tribe) 144 



IbididsB (Ibises) 144 



Plataleidte (the Spoonbills) 145 



Limicolse. — Tbe Shore Birds 145 



Hsematopodidte (the Oyster-catchers) 145 



Strepsilidas (the Turnstones) 145 



Charadriidse (the Plovers) 146 



Scolopacidse (the Snipe tribe) 148 



Phalaropodidse (the Phalaropes) 153 



Paludicolse.— The Marsh Birds 154 



Parridse (the Jacanas) 154 



Rallidse (the Rail tribe) 154 



Aramidse (the Courlans) 156 



Gruidse (the Cranes) 156 



Phcenicopteri. — The Lamellirostral Waders 156 



PhcenicopteridaB (the Flamingoes) 156 



Anseres. — The Lamellirostral Swimmers 157 



Anatidaj (the Duck tribe) 157 



Steg&nopodes. — The Totipalmate Swimmers 164 



Tachypeticke (the Frigate Pelicans) 164 



Pelecanidse (the Pelicans) 164 



Phalacrocoracidaa (the Cormorants) - 164 



Plotidae (the Anhingas) 166 



Sularidae (the Gannets) 166 



Phae'thontidae (the Tropic Birds) 166 



Gavise. — The Gull-like Swimmers 167 



Rhynchopsidas (the Skimmers) 167 



Laridse (the Gull tribe) 167 



Stercorariidse (the Skua Gulls) 172 



Tubinares. — The Tube-nosed Swimmers 173 



Diomedeidae (the Albatrosses) 173 



Procellariidoa (the Petrels) 174 



