IV CONTENTS. 



THE STILT-WALKERS (Grallatores).— Continued. 



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The Spoonbills (Platalea): — The Common Spoonbill. The Boat-bills (Caneromata) : — The Whale- 

 headed Stork, or Shoe-beak — The Savaku, or Boat-bill — The Hammer-head, or Shadow Bird . . . 5S-63 



The Storks [Cicotiia) : — The Tantali — The Ibis-like Tantalus— The True Storks — The White or House Stork 



— The Simbil — The Senegal Jabira — Thejabiru ......... . . 63-74 



The Adjutants, Argalas, ok Marabous (Leptoptilos) : — The African Marabou— The Indian Adjutant, or 



Argala 74, 75 



The Clapper-billed Storks, ok Shell-eaters (Anaslomus) :— The African Clapper-bill, or Shell-eater . 75, 76 



The Herons (Ardae) : — The Common Heron — The Giant Heron. The White Herons (Herodias) : — The 



Great White Heron— The Lesser Egret— The Cattle Heron— The Night Heron 76-83. 



The Bitterns (Arddla) : — The Little Bittern — The Common Bittern — The Sun Bittern, or Peacock Heron . 83-87 



The Marsh-waders (Pahidicola). The Cranes (Grins) : — The Common Crane — The Demoiselle, orNumidian 

 Crane. The African Crowned Cranes (Balcarica) : — The Crowned African or Peacock Crane. The 

 Field Storks (Arvicola). The Snake Cranes (Dicholophus) : — The Brazilian Cariama, or Crested 

 Screamer .....,, 87-94 



The Trumpeters (Psophia) :— The Agami, or Gold-breasted Trumpeter. The Screamers (Palamedea:) : — The 



Aniuma, or Homed Screamer — The Chauna, or Tschaja 94"98 



The Rails (Ralli). The Snipe Rails (Rhynchaa) : — The Golden Rail, or Painted Cape Snipe— The Water 

 Rail — The Aramides (Aramides) : — The Serrakura — The Land Rail, or Corn Crake. The Jacanas 

 {Parrs) : — The Chilian Jacana — The Chinese Jacana . 98-103 



The Water-hens (Gallinula). The Gallinules (Porphyrio) :— The Hyacinthine Porphyrio— The Purple 



Gallinule. The Water-hens (Stagnicold) :— The Common Gallinule, or Moor-hen . . . 103-110 



The Coots (Fulica) :— The Common Coot— The Finfoots— The Surinam Finfoot, or Picapare . . . 110-113 



THE SWIMMERS (Natatores). 



The Sieve Beaks (Laviellirostres). The Flamingoes (Phtxnicopteri). The Swans (Cygni) :— The Mute 



Swan— The Whistling Swan— Bewick's Swan— The Black-necked Swan— The Black Swan . . 114-1:9 



