Viu CONTENTS. 



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HI. Order PSITTACI : Parrots 494 



58. Family Psittacid^ : Parrots 495 



39. Subfamily Arina : Parrots 495 



IV. Order RAFIORES : Birds of Prey 495 



6. Suborder STRIGES : Nocturnal Birds of Prey o 498 



59. Pamily ALircoiirD.« : Barn Owls 500 



30. Pamily Sikigid^ : Other Owls 502 



40. Subfamily Striginee : 502 



41. Subfanuly Buboninee: 503 



7. Suborder ACCIPITRES : Diurnal Birds of Prey 517 



■82. Family Palconid* : Vultures, Palcons, Hawks, Eagles, etc 519 



42. Subfamily Cvcina: Harriers 521 



43. Subfamily ^»7»j«« .■ Kites 522 



44. Subfamily Aeeipitrintg: Hawks 526 



45. Subfamily /fe/cowiwfS .- Falcons 531 



46. Subfamily Po/yion;?* : Caracaras 539 



47. Subfamily .Bw^eo»e>« .- Buzzards and Eagles 541 



S2. Family Pandionid^s! : Fish Hawks, or Ospreys 556 



8. Suborder CATHARTIDES : American Vultures 557 



SS. Family CATHAB,TrD.a! : American Vultures . . 557 



V. Order COLUMB^ : Columbine Birds 561 



9. Suborder PERISTEEJS : True Columbine Birds 562 



3^. Family Coltjmbid^ : Pigeons 562 



48. Subfamily Co/a)MKw« ; Typical Pigeons 564 



49. Subfamily ^«»fla(?i«« .■ Ground Doves 566 



50. ^y]}ohxm[j Stanicenadints : Quail Doves 571 



VI. Order GALLING : Gallinaceous Birds ; Fowls . , 571 



10. Suborder PEBISTEROPODES : Pigeon-toed fowls 572 



35. Family CkacidjE : Curassows 572 



51. Subfamily Penehpirue: Guans . . 573 



11. Suborder ALECTOROPODES : True Fowls 573 



36. Family MELEAGBiDiD^a: : Turkeys ... 576 



37. Family TETBAONiDiE : Grouse; Partridge; Quail . 576 



52. Subfamily Te^raowJKiS ; Grouse . 577 



53. Subfamily 0<?o»^qp^on«« .- American Partridges and Quails . . 588 

 [ — . Subfamily Ferdicime : Old World Partridges and Quails .... 594 



VII. Order LIMICOL^ : Shore-birds . . 596 



38. Family CHABADaiiDa; : Plover . 597 



54. Subfamily CharadriinuB : True Plover 597 



55. Subfamily Aphrizinee: Surf-birds 605 



39. Family H«MAT0P0DiD.a) : Oyster-catchers ; Turnstones 606 



56. Subfamily Ramatopodirue : Oyster-catchers 606 



57. Subfamily Strepsilaitus : Turnstones ggg 



40. Family RECTJB,vraosT]iiDjSi : Avooets ; Stilts 609 



.42. Family PHALAKOPODID.S : Phalaropes 6]^2 



JiZ. FamUy ScoLOPACiDiE : Snipe, etc 614 



