SYSTEMATIC IXDEX. 



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 Family Bur!niMD.?2 .... 138 



CEdicnemus Teuiin 138 



bistriatus Wayl. 139 



Older GRUIFORMES .... 141 

 Family Aramid-^ 141 



Arauuis Vieill 141 



scolopaceus (Gmel.) 141 



Family Eurypygid,^ .... 142 



Eurvpvga llli(/ 142 



"helias {Fallas) 142 



Family Psophiid.'e 144 



Psopliia Linn 144 



crepitans Linn 144 



Family Ibidid^ 146 



Theristicus W'ai/l ]4fJ 



caudatiis {BoikJ.) 14(J 



Ilarpiprion Wayl 147 



cavenneiisis {Gmel.) 147 



Cercibis Wayl 149 



oxycerciis {Spi.v) 149 



Eudocinms TVnyl 150 



rubra (Linn.) loO 



Family Plataleid.e .... 152 



Ajaia Iteichenh 152 



ajaja (Ljinn.) 152 



Family Ciconiid.e 154 



Mycteria Li?in 154 



americaiia Linn 154 



Jui.xemvra Jiit/i/ir ]5(j 



niiiguaii (Onie/.) 156 



Jabiru JJellm 158 



mycteria {Licht.) 158 



Order ARDEIFORMES .. 161 

 Family Audkid.e KJl 



Ardea Linn I6l 



cocui Linn 161 



Ca«meroilia.s Gloy I<i2 



e;j:relta (6'/;/'^/.) Ili2 



Eeiicoplioyx Slnirpe 1()4 



thula (Molina) It^t 



Florida luiinl 165 



ca-riilea (Linn.) 166 



llvdraiia>s« Hninl I<>7 



Ihculor (/'. L. ,b'. .)/(///.) . . 167 



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 Doriponus ILein. Sf Reichen, . . 168 



agaiui {Gmel.) 168 



Nycticorax lorst 170 



noevius {Bodd.) 1 70 



Nyctanassa htejn 171 



violacca (Limi.) 171 



Cocblearius Briss 172 



cochlearius LAnn 173 



Piilierodiiis Beichenh 174 



pileatiis (Bodd.) 174 



Biitorides Bli/th 175 



striata {Linn.) 175 



Tigrisoiiia Swaiu-'^ 177 



lineatiim ( Bodd.) 1 77 



Ixobrychus Billbeiy 178 



erytliromelas {Vieill.) .... 179 

 Zebrilus Bonup 180 



uudiilatus {Gmel.) 180 



Botaurus Sf^ph 181 



piunatiis ( Wayl.) 181 



Order PALAMEDEI- 



FORMES 182 



Family Palamedeid.i? . . 182 



Palamedea Linn 182 



coruuta Linn 182 



Order PIKEXICOPTERI- 



FOUiMES 184 



Family Phcenicoptkrii)-*: 184 



Pbojnicopterus Linn 184 



ruber Litin 185 



Order ANSERIFORMES . . 186 



Family A NATiD.E 186 



Cairiiia Flem 18(» 



mo.'^cbata (Linn.) 186 



Deiidrocvjrna Swains 188 



vidilata {Linn.) 189 



discolor .SVV. ^- Sale 190 



Alopocbeii Sfejn 192 



jubata (Spi.v) 192 



Nettiou Kanp 193 



braMilien.so ((nncl.) 193 



Poeciloiiotta Kyton 194 



babaiiit'iisis ( Linn.) l'J4 



Qiicniiiediila Sli-ph l!)o 



cliscors (Linn.) 195 



Nomonyx Uidyir ]U6 



domiiiifus (/,/////.) lyO 



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