LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



COLOURED PLATES 



Plate XXL— The Blue Grandala. 

 „ XXn. — The Whiskered Fantail. 

 „ XXIIL— The Crimson Topaz. 

 „ XXIV. — The European Bee-eater. 

 ,, XXV.— The Beautiful Trogon. 



Plate XXVL— The Toucan. 

 „ XXVII.— The Rock Pigeon. 

 „ XXVIII.— The Ptarmigan. 

 ,, XXIX. — The Sanguine Francolin, 

 „ XXX. — The Hastings Tragop.an. 



WOOD ENGRAVINGS. 



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The Sai, or Blue Caereba ( Ca:reba cyaned) . 



The Banana Quit (Certhiola flaveola) . 



The Abu-Risch iHedydipna metallica) 



The Hanging Bird (Arachtioceslra longiros/ris) 



The Poe, or Tui (Prosthemadera cirdtiala) 



The Hoopoe {Upupa epops) 



The Red Oven Bird (Fumarius rufus) 



The Hairy-cheeked Stair-beak (Xeiwps gait- 



barbis) ....... 



The Common Nuthatch [Sitta casia) . 

 The Alpine Wall-creeper ( Tichodroma miirarid) 

 The Common Tree-creeper (Certhia familiaris) 

 The Woodpecker Tree-chopper {Dcndraplex 



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The European Black Woodpecker {Dryocopus 



juartius) ....... 



The Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campcphlhis 



principalis) ....... 



The Red-headed Black 'VVoodpecker (Mdanerpes 



erythrocepha'.us) ...... 



The Green Woodpecker (Gccinus viridis) . 

 The Golden-winged Woodpecker (Colaptts 



auratus) ....... 



The Wry-neck ( Yunx torquilla') 



The Giant Humming Bird (Patagona gigns) 



The Sword-bill Humming Bird (Docimastes 



msifcr) ....... 



The Sickle-billed Humming Bird (Fjitiwcres 



aquila) . 



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The Chimborazian Hill-star {Oreotrochibts Ckim 



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The Crimson Topaz Humming Bird {Topaza 



pella) 



The Brazilian Fairy [Heliothrix atiriculaia) 

 The Amethyst Humming Bird (Calliphlox 



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The Splendid Coquette [Lophornis omata) 

 The Horned Sun-gem (Heliactinus coynutus) 

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The Sappho Comet (Sparganura Sappho) . 

 Humming Birds ..... 



The Bee-wolf (Mfli/talhercs nubicus) . 



The Australian Bee-eater (Cosmarrops ornatus) 



The Blue Roller {Coracias garndus) . 



The Mot-mot [Pn'oiiUs momota) 



The Java Broad-throat {Eurylainiiis yavaiiicus) 



The European Kingfisher (Alcedo ispidd) . 



Grey Kingfishers [Cerjile nidis) . 



The Laughing Jackass (Parakyoti gigtis, or 



Dacelo giganiea) ..... 

 The Green Jac.imar {Galbula viridis) . 

 The Dusky Trappist, or Bearded Cuckoo 



(Moiiasta fusca) ..... 

 The Narina (Hapalodcrma narind) 

 Quesals, or Resplendent Trogons [Calunis para- 



discus, or C. resplendcns) 

 The Cuckoo ( Cuculiis canonis) . 



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