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C0]S1 TENTS. 



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Suborder Alectoropodes .... 283 



Fam. Meleagridae 283 



Fam. Phasianidse 286 



Subfam. Odontopborinse . . . 287 



Order GeranomorphjE . , . . . 314 



Suborder Fulicari* 314 



Fam. Rallidse 315 



Subfam. Rallinse 315 



„ Fuliciuffi 329 



Fam. Heliornithidse 330 



Suborder Alectorides 332 



Fam. Aramidae 332 



Fam. Eurypygidse 334 



Fam. Gruidse 335 



Order LiMicoLiE 338 



Fam. (Edicnemidse 338 



Fam. Parridse 340 



Fam. Charadriidae 344 



Subfam. Arenariinae 345 



„ Haematopodinse . . . 346 



„ Lobivanellinae .... 349 



„ Cbaradriinae .... 350 



„ Himantopodinae . . . 360 



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Subfam. Totaninae 364 



„ Scolopacinse .... 384 



„ Pbalaropodinae . . . . 394 



Order Gavi^ 397 



Fam. Laridae 397 



Subfam. Sterninae 397 



„ Rhynchopinae .... 416 



„ Larinae 418 



Order Tubinares 426 



Fam. Procellariidse 426 



Subfam. Procellariinae .... 426 



Fam. Puffinidee 432 



Subfam. Puffininae 432 



Fam. Diomedeidae 437 



Order PyeopoDEs 439 



Fam. Colymbidae 439 



Fam. Podicipedidae 440 



Order Alc^ 446 



Fam. Alcidae 446 



Subfam. Alcinae 446 



Order Crypturi 447 



Fam. Tinamidae 448 



Subfam. Tinaminae 448 



EEEATA ET CORKIGENDA. 



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41 8 for Antherina read Atherina. 



54 before the heading for the genus AECHIBUTEO insert Subfam. AQUILINE. 



56 32 for p. 20 read p. 202. 



Ill transfer the heading " Group B " to p. 107, so as to include the Subfam. MIGRASTUBIN^. 



136 21 for californieus read californianus. 



159 6 for Dicromanassa read Dichromanassa. 



161 23 for gazetta read garzetta. 



171 40 for agarni read agami. 



Ji07 40 for M'Leanann read M'Leannan, 



270 24 for Bronn read Brown. 



320 11 for Artamides read Ar amides. 



