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CONTENTS. 



THE OAR-FOOTED SEA-FLIERS {Stcgarwjxxtes). 



THE TROPIC BIRDS {Phalton): — The White-tailed Tropic Bird. The Red-tailed Tropic Bird. The Gannkts 



(Sula):— The Common Gamut — The Frigate Bird 219-227 



The Cormorants (ffalu-i). The Darters, or Snake-necks {Plotus) :— The Anhinga— Le Vaillant's Snake 



Bird — -The Common Cormorant ............. 227-235 



The Pelicans [Pe/ecani] : — The White Pelican — The Great Tufted or Dalmatian Pelican 



235-239 



THE DIVERS (Urinatores). 



The Grebes (Podidpites) :— The Crested Grebe— The Little Grebe. The Divers (Colymbi) :— The Great 

 Northern Diver — The Black-throated Diver — The Red-throated Diver. The Loons (Uriai) : The Green- 

 land Dove, or Black Guillemot. The True Guillemots (Una) : The Common or Foolish Guillemot 

 — The Little Auk or Guillemot 240-255 



The Starikis [Phakres) :— The Stariki. The Auks {A/civ) :— The Razor-bill— The Great Auk— The Coulter- 

 neb, or Arctic Puffin ............... 255-264 



The Penguins (Aptcnodytes) : — The King Penguin. The True Penguins (Sphcniscus) : — The Spectacled, or 



Cape Penguin. The Leaping Penguins (Eudypetes) : — The Golden or Crested Penguin . . 265-268 



