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Grakle {Quiscalus purpureus), Red Tanager (Pyranga rubra), 

 Pine Bullfinch {Strobilophaga enudeator), Redlieaded Wood- 

 pecker [Picus erythrocephalus), Turnstone {Cinclus morinellus), 

 American Avoset {Recurvirostra americana), Hudsonian Sand- 

 piper {Hemipalma multistriata) , Pintail Duck {Dafila acuta), 

 Ruddy Spinetailed Duck {Erismatura ruhida), Leach's Storm 

 Petrel {Thalassidroma leachii), and Short-tailed Tern (1) and 

 Wilson's Tern (2) {Hydrochelidon plumbea and Sterna wilsonii). 

 The text includes a Title Page with the same wording as on 

 the wrappers, with the addition of " Part First " and date 

 " 1846." A page following is occupied by a dedication. 

 " To / John Owen, Esq. / of / Holly-Bank, / Near Manchester, / 

 Honorary Secretary of the Manchester Natural History 

 Society ; Member of the Literary and Philosophical and 

 Geological Societies / of Manchester, etc. , etc. / The following / 

 Work on the Genera of Birds / is inscribed, as a mark of esteem 

 and regard, / by / his faithful friend and servant, / Thomas 

 Brown. / Natural History Society's Museum, / Manchester, 

 June 1846./" 



The text included in this part covers two pages of signature 

 " D " about " Order I. Accipitres, Tribe III. Strigidse " ; 

 then a whole sheet with signature " G " of " Order III. 

 Scansores lUiger," Toucans & Parrots ; then two pages with 

 signature " b b 2 " of " Order II. Passeres, Tribe IV. 

 Fringilhdse. Family II. Coccothraustinse " following signa- 

 ture " b b " which appeared in the fourth part ; then a sheet 

 with a signature " h " following the sheet " G " continuing 

 the Parrots and leading on to Woodpeckers. 



Parts 13, 14 are included in one wrapper with eight 

 coloured plates : Bandtailed Pigeon {Columha fasciata), 

 American CrossbiU {Loxia americana), Shore Lark {Octocris 

 alpestris), American Woodcock {Scolopax minor), Laughing 

 Goose {A7iser alhijrons). Red Flamingo {Phoenicopterus ruber'). 

 Black Skimmer {Rhynchops nigra), Wood Ibis {Tantalus 

 loculator) ; the text consists of two sheets, with signatures 

 " i " and " k " and consecutively follow on with the last 

 part, dealing with Woodpeckers and Cuckoos, but only three 

 pages of the last sheet appear, the last page having a signature 

 " 2 k." 



