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EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION , 1-22 



CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS 23 



CRACKERS (Enucleatores). 



Parrots (Psittacini). The True Parrot (Psittacinee) :— The Jako— The Amazon Parrot— The Maitakka— The 



Crested Hawk Parrot 24-43 



The Dwarf Parrots (Psittacula) : — Swinder's Love Bird — The Sparrow Parrot — The Siskin Parrot . . 43-45 



Cockatoos (Plyctolophns) : — The Lemon-crested Cockatoo — Leadbeater's Cockatoo — The Helmet Cockatoo — 

 The Nose Cockatoo — The Nestor Cockatoo — The Eagle Cockatoo — The Casmalos — Banks's Raven 

 Cockatoo — The Kakapo, or Night Parrot of New Zealand ......... 45"57 



The Araras (Ara) : — The Scarlet Macaw — The Soldier Arara — The Anakan — The Ararauna — The Hyacinth- 

 coloured Arara. The Parrakeets, or Conical-tailed Parrots (Conurus): — The Garuba — The 

 Tiriba — The Carolina Parrakeet — The Choroy ........... 5S-66 



The Long-tailed Parrots, or Parrakeets (Pala:ornitlies) : — The Collared, or Rose-ringed Parrot — The 

 Bettet. The Superb Parrots (Polytelis) :— The Scarlet-crested Superb Parrot — The Black-tailed 

 Superb Parrot. The Grass Parrots (Platycerci) : — The Rosella — The Variegated Parrot — The Waved 

 Parrot — The Corella — The Ground Parrakeet ........... 66~79 



The Lories {Lorii) : — The Purple-capped Lory — The Dappled Lorikeet— Swainson's Lorikeet — The Maiden 



Lorikeet — The Papuan Lory — The Blue-striped Lory .......... 79-& 2 



PASSERINE BIRDS (Passeres). 



The Cross-bills (Loxis) : — The Large-beaked Cross-bill — The Pine-tree Cross-bill — The Banded Cross-bill 



— The Parrot Greenfinch 85-92 



The Bullfinches (Pyrrhulee) : — The Parrot Bullfinch — The Pine Grosbeak— The Carmine Grosbeak — The 

 Rose Bullfinch — The Carmine Bullfinch — The Siberian Bullfinch — The Vinous Grosbeak, or Desert 

 Trumpeter — The Bullfinch — The Girlitz — The Canary ......... 92-1 14 



The Finches (FringUlce) :— The Chaffinch — The Mountain Finch— The Snow Finch— The Winter Finch. The 

 Linnets (Can nabinte) — The Brown Linnet — The Mountain or Grey Linnet — The Birch-tree Siskin — 

 The Common Siskin — The Goldfinch — The Golden Thistle Finch ....... 1 14-130 



The Sparrows Proper (Passeres) : — The Common Sparrow — The Spanish Sparrow — The Field or Tree 

 Sparrow — The Plain Sparrow — The Golden Sparrow — The Rock Sparrow. The Hawfinches (Cocco- 

 thraustcc) : — The Green Grosbeak — The Hawfinch — The Evening Cherry Hawfinch — The Large-beaked 

 Hawfinch. The Parrot Finches (Pityli): — The Rose-breasted Hawfinch — The Cardinal Grosbeak — 

 The Dominican Finch — The Tiny Finch — The Diadem Grosbeak— The Ashy-blue Parrot Finch — The 

 Masked Parrot Finch 131-14S 



The Habias (Sallator) :— The Capi. The Plant Cutters (Phytotoma) : The Rarita. The Tangaras 

 Proper : — The Ornate Tangara. Fire Tangaras (Pyranga) : — The Flax Bird — The Fire Tangara. 

 The Callistes (Callisle) : — The Red-necked Calliste. The Callous-beaked Tangaras (Ramphocdus) : 

 — The Tapiranga. The Butcher-bird Tangaras (Lanio) : — The Black-headed Butcher-bird Tangara. 

 The Organist Tangaras (Enphone) : — The Violet Organist. The Bright-coated Finches (Ama- 

 dina) .-—The Band Bird. The Hooded Finches (Spermestes) :— The Magpie Finch. Australian 

 Finches:— The Reed Finches (Donacola) :— The Chestnut Reed Finch. The Double-banded Reed Finch. 

 The Grass Finches (Poephila). Chaff-finches (Chloebia): — The Admirable Chaff-finch — The Rice 

 Bird-The Little Goldbreast— The Blood Finch-The Variegated Finch— The Steel Finch— The Butterfly 

 Finch. The Astrilds (A strilda) :— The Grey Astrild— The Pheasant Finch 14S-165 



