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Order GALLINH—The Gallinaceous Birds .. 2... 2-2-2 eee eee te acm Wow eee ERS 
Family Tetraonide—The Grouse, Partridges, etc... ©. © 6 6 6s ee ee et ee ee 184 
“  Phasianide—The Pheasants, Turkeys, ete. . 6. 6 0 ee eee ee ee 205 
‘© Cracida—The Curassows and Guams .....++-+:+-s ahh deh Hi! 26h Sen Ray Se * 207 
Order CoLtumpa—The Pigeons... 1. 1 1. eee ee et ee ee we ee ees 210 
Family Columbide—The Pigeons... 2... 1. ee tt et ee te et ee 210 
Order Raprores—The Birds of Prey . 2. 1 1 6 ee ee te ee et tt ee ee ee 218 
Family Cathartide—The American Vultures. . 2. 6 1 2 ee eee ee ee eee 218 
‘&  Falconide—The Falcons, Hawks, ete... .... Baan BE sb C160 Sag-Yar ej, Mah 988 16 1 222 
‘  Strigide=The. Barn Owls’. o 2 6 6 5 bee Be hw a Ge ew ee we 255 
‘«  Bubonide—The Horned Owls, ete... 2 2. 0 eo ee ee ee 255 
Order Psrrraci—The Parrots, Macaws, Paroquets, etc... 6 6. ee ee ee te es 268 
Family Psittacide—The Parrots, ete. . 2. 2. eb ee ee ee ee ee 268 
Order Coccyees—The Cuckoos, etc... 6 6 ee ee ee te 271 
Family Cuculide—The Cuckoos . 1... 1 ee ee ee eee es 271 
“ Trogonide—The Trogons ..... 2... 20. ee ee ee ee 275 
“  Momotide—The Motmots. . 2... 1.1 ee eee et te ee te 277 
“| Alcedinide—The Kingfishers . 2... 2s ss tees eben eeas 278 
Order Pici—The Woodpeckers, Wrynecks, ete... 1 2. eee et 280 
Family Picide—The Woodpeckers .......-- 2c eee ee eee eee 280 
Order Macrocu1res—The Goatsuckers, Swifts, ete... 2. 6 6 ee et te 297 
Family Caprimulgide—The Goatsuckers. 2... - ee eet ee ee te es 297 
“  Micropodide—The Swifts... ae eee Oe eS 302 
“ Trochilide—The Hummingbirds... 2... 2... eee eee eee ee 303 
Order Passrnes—The Perching Birds... 1... 1-1 eee ewe ee tt eee 321 
Mamily Cotingide—The Cotingas . 2 6. ee ee 823 
Tyrannide—The Tyrant Flycatchers ... 2... 2... 202s eee 826 
s Alaudide—The Larks .........4.4.-. BS aren clekcas: wah Usut sey Ger- vanity vat 6 846 
“  Corvide—The Crows, Jays, Magpies, ete... . 1. 2. 1 ee et ee es 350 
<¢  Sttirnide—The Starlings oo. se ee i see a al ke ee ah we EW wes ets 864 
“  Icteridea—The Blackbirds, Orioles, ete... 2... eee ee ee ee 365 
“  Fringillide—The Finches, Sparrows, ete. . 2... ee ee ee et 882 
“  Wanagride—The Tandgers:.. . 4 ae a ee eR ee Rw wR SH 453 
“¢ Hirundinide—The Swallows... . 2... ee eee ee ee ew 457 
“ Ampelide—The Waxwings, ele... 2... ee te tt ee 463 
cb  Mbantide—The: Bhrikees: se x. ce. wh we se Mi ee ae es des Ue lee set Bl wr wk te eh ae dk Ge 465 
cs Mireonides—The “Vireos: 2: 2s ar ee isi cts ae APO We we | we we G 468 
“¢  Coerebide—The Honey Creepers ... 1... . 0 ee eee ee ee 479 
“ Mniotiltide—The Wood Warblers... .......0.000500000e 480 
(e  Motacillid®= The Waetals) «a: cr at oh ei Be we OR RS A RS ee 582 
si -Cinclide=—The Dippers: 0.5. we ww YE RS OR BSR A a la 5388 
Troglodytida—The Wrens, Thrashers, die: BBR RS Be GE ep aa bac Sat Sar Lee ek sta ier 538 
«© -Certhiide—The Creepers 224 6 ee ROR Re ee ee we 557 
«© Paride—The Nuthatches and Tits... . 2... 0... 02 caviar 558 
«  Sylviide—The Warblers, Kinglets, and Gnatcatchers ........2... 566 
“«  Turdide—The Thrushes, Solitaires, Stonechats, Bluebirds, ete. ....... 571 
PRE DUR, oi 8 ot fas Ds WS BS) SE WaS SEARS GP ay es GE ar de 2 dey epee Gh op Roe ISP. Gi ORS See we eee 583 
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