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III. Order PSITTACI : Parrots , 494 



28. Family Psiitacid^ : Parrots 495 



39. Subfamily Arinm : Parrots 495 



IV. Order KAPTORES : Birds of Prey 495 



6. Suborder STRIGES : Nocturnal Birds of Prey .498 



29. Pamily ALUCONlDiE ; Barn Owls 500 



50. Pamily Strigid^ : Other Owls 502 



40. Subfamily Strigina : 502 



41. Subfamily Buhonin/E: 503 



7. Suborder ACCIPITRES : Diurnal Birds of Prey 517 



51. Pamily Paloonid^ : Vultures, Palcons, Hawks, Eagles, etc 519 



43. Subfamily Circhuj; : Harriers 521 



43. Subfamily M7ow« ; Kites 522 



44. Subfamily Accipitrhia; : Hawks 526 



45. Subfamily Falconinee : Paloons 531 



46. Subfamily Po/yiorM^ : Caracaras 539 



47. Subfamily i?«/<?OK«»« ; Buzzards and Eagles 541 



52. Pamily PandioniDjE : Pisli Hawks, or Ospreys 556 



8. Suborder CATHAPTIDES : American Vultures 557 



33. Family Cathaetid* : American Vultures 557 



V. Order COLUMB^ : Columbine Birds 561 



9. Suborder PERlSTERiE ; True Columbine Birds 563 



SJf. Family CoLTJMBiD,"E : Pigeons 562 



48. Subfamily Cohimhinee : Typical Pigeons 564 



49. Snhhmilj Zenaidinte : Ground Doves 56G 



50. Suhfrnmly Siarnceuadinte : QuaU Doves 571 



VI. Order GALLING : Gallinaceous Birds ; Fowls 571 



10. Suborder PERISTEUM : Pigeon-toed Fowls 572 



35. Family Ceacid.e : Curassows 572 



51. Subfamily Penelopiace: Guans 573 



11. Suborder ALECTOROPODES : True Fowls 573 



38. Pamily MELEAGaiDiDJi : Turkeys 576 



37. Pamily TBTRAONiDiB : Grouse; Partridge; Quail 576 



52. Subfamily Tetraonin/s : Grouse 577 



53. Subfamily OrfoKifo/);?m»« : American Partridges and Quails . . . 588 

 [ — . Subfamily Perdicinof : Old World Partridges and Quails .... 594 



VII. Order LIMICOL^ : Shore-birds 596 



38. Family CharaeeiidjB : Plover 597 



54. Subfamily Charadriinee: True Plover 597 



55. Subfamily Ajihrizinm: Surf-birds 605 



39. Family HiEMATOPODiDiE : Oyster-oatcliers ; Turnstones - 606 



56. 'S>\i!aht,mA-j Rcemato'podinm : Oyster-catchers 606 



57. Subfamily (S'if/-epsj7ffliK«; Turnstones 608 



Ifi. Family RecukvirostriDjB : Avocets ; Stilts 609 



Ifl. Family PnAiAROPODiDiB : Phalaropes 612 



}i2. FamUy ScolopacidjE : Snipe, etc 614 



