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Index 



Preservation of specimens, 350 

 Preuss, JJi-., 363 

 Prince Rudoljjh, 71 

 Prinia, 365 

 Prioniturus, 72 

 Prionodura newtoniana, 136 

 Procellariiformes, 148 

 progne, Chera, 362 



Protective resemblance to surround- 

 ings, 251 

 Province, Aleutian, 375 



Arid, 376 



Canadian, 375 



Cape, 362 



East-Sib'-rian, 354 



Kuropea-n, 353 



Iludsonian, 375 



Humid, 375 



Isthmian, 377 



Mediterranean, 354 



Mediterraneo-Peisic, 355 



Mexican, 377 



Mongolian, 355 



Natalesc, 362 



Sitkan, 375 



Piyer, H., 200 

 Pseudotharrhaleus, 367 

 Pseudototanus guttifer, 336 

 Psittaciformes, 151 

 Psophijc, 149 



Ptarmigan, 285, 28S-291, 293 

 Pteridophora alberti, 72, 73 

 Pterocletes, 147 

 Pteroglossns bcauharnasii, 73 

 Pteroptocljid;:^-, 159 

 Ptilonoihynchidas, 117, 125-145, 154 

 Ptilonorhynchus, 129, 370 



violaceus, 117, 129, 136 



ptilonorhynchus, Pernis, 265 

 Ptilorhis pjaradisa, 85 

 Puff-Iiirds, 153, 376 

 Puffin, 166 



Moulting of ornaments of bill, 



80, 81 



pugnax, Pavoncella, 249-251 

 Purple Martin, 339 



Sun-bird, 224 



Pycnonotidae, 157 

 Pycraft, W. P., 4, 7 

 pygmajus, luirynorliynchus, 336 

 Pygmy Owl, 376 

 Pyromelana tai_ta, 362 

 pjyrrhonota, Petrochelidon, 199 



Pyrrhula, 367 



Qup;knsi,an]j Cat-bird, 126 

 Quelch, J. J., 23, 283, 284 

 Quiscalus crassirostris, 221 



KACKiiT-J'AILED Mummingbird, 92- 

 100 



Parrots, 72 



raggiana, Paradisea, 118 

 Kail, Land, 346 



Rails, 147, 165 



Weka, 379 



Kake, Dr. Bevan, 189 

 Ralliformes, 147 

 Ramsay, Dr. E. P., 136, 370 

 Ratittc, 13, 146 

 Ratite Jiirds, 230 

 Razorbill, 80, 165, 166 

 Red-backed Shrike, 335 

 Red-liird of Paradise, 72, 118 

 Red-footed Kestrels, 346 

 Red firouse, 291 



Changes of plumage, 86, 87 



Red-necked Phalarope, 236 238 

 Redstart and Cuckoo, 305 



Black, 84, 345 



lled-tailcd Weaver-Finch, 116 

 Red-Winged Crested Cuckoo, 270 

 Reed Bunting, 83, 304, 328 

 Recdiing, Bearded, 353 

 Reedlings, 353 



Reeve, 249 



regalis, llesperornis, 5 

 Regent-Bird, 129, 133, 136 

 Region, Australian, 351, 369 



Ethiopian, 351, 356 



Ilolarctic, 374 



Indian, 351, 365 



Nearctic, 351 



Neotropical, 351, 376 



Oriental, 351 



Paljcarctic, 351, 352 



RegulidK, 156 

 Regulus regulus, i 

 reiciienbachi, Cinnyri-, 67 

 Reichenow, Dr. A., 357 

 Reinhardius, 119 

 Remiza, 160, 215 

 Reptilian F.ird, 20 

 rex, Balajniceps, 38-43, 207 

 Key, Dr. E,, 316 

 Rhamphastidfe, 376 



