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BIRDS OF LA PLATA 



FAM. XX.— FALCONID^, OR FALCONS— continued 



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Crowned Eagle, Harpyhaliaetm coronatus, Vieill. ... 51 



Pebegrine Falcon, Falco peregrinas, Linn 53 



Argentine Hobby, Falco fusco-csertilescens, Vieill. . • • 55 



Argentine Kestrel, Tinntmctdus cinnamomintis, Sw. . . 56 



White Kite, Elanus leacurus, Vieill 57 



Sociable Marsh-Hawk, Rostrohamm sociabilis, Vieill. . . 59 



Pigmy Falcon, Spiziapteryx drcvmcmctm, Kaup. ... 61 



Crimango, or Common Carrion Hawk, Milvago chimango, Vieill. 62 



Carancho, or Caracara, Pofyborus tharus, Mol. . « . 75 



FAM. XXL— cathartid;e, or condors 



Black Vulture, Cathartes atratus, Bartram 



89 



FAM. XXIL— PHALACROCARACIDJE, OR CORMORANTS 

 Brazilian Cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianas, Gm. . . 90 



FAM. XXHL— ARDEID^, OR HERONS 



Cocoi Heron, Ardea cocoi, Linn. . 

 White Egret, Ardea egretta, Gm. . 

 Snowy Egret, Ardea candidissima, Gm. . 

 Whistling Heron, Ardea sibilatrix, Temm. 

 Little Blue Heron, Butorides cyanarus, Vieill 

 Little Red Heron, Ardetta involacris, Vieill. 

 Night Heron, Nycticorax obscarm, Bp. . 



FAM. XXIV.— CICONID^E, OR STORKS 

 Maguari Stork, Euxenura maguari, Gm. 



98 



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113 



Wood Ibis, Tantalus loctdator, Linn 116 



FAM. XXV.— PLATALEIDiE, OR IBISES 



White-faced Ibis, P/e^adis guaraona, Linn. . . . .118 

 Black-faced Ibis, Theristicus caudatus, Bodd. .... lao 

 Blue Ibis, Harpiprion cxrtdescens, Vieill. .... 122 



Whispering Ibis, Phimosas inf meatus, Licht 124 



Roseate Spoonbill, Ajaja rosea, Reichenb 125 



FAM. XXVI.— PHCENICOPTERIDJE, OR FLAMINGOES 



Argentine Flamingo, Phamicopterus ignipalliatus, Geoffr. et 



d'Orb 127 



