CONTENTS. 



Page 



Introduction g 



Territory ■. lo 



Climatic Influences ii 



Localities of Interest 15 



Some Existing Conditions Opposed to the Birds 17 



Extralimital Birds 19 



Migration of the Birds 23 



Classification 24 



Catalogue of Species 25 



Order Pygopodes; Diving Birds 25 



Order Longipennes; Long- winged Swimmers 28 



Order Steganopodes; Totipalmate Swimmers 34 



Order Anseres; Lamellirostral Swimmers 35 



Order Herodiones; Herons, Storks, etc 53 



Order Paludicolae; Cranes, Rails, etc 56 



Order Limicola; Shore Birds 62 



Order Gallinse; Gallinaceous Birds 82 



Order Columbse; Pigeons, Doves 86 



Order Raptores; Birds of Prey go 



Order Psittaci; Parrots and Paroquets 108 



Order Coccyges; Cuckoos, Kingfishers 108 



Order Pici; ^\{^oodpeckers 109 



Order Macrochires; Goatsuckers, Swifts, etc 113 



Order Passeres; Perching Birds 115 



Bibliography ig6 



Index to Scientific Names 207 



Index to Popular Names 214 



