SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



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Family DmuNCULiDiE. 



Didimculus, Peale 107 



strigirostris (Jard.) .... 107 



Order OPISTHOCOMIFORMES. 



Family OpiSTHOCOMlDiE. 



Opisthocomua, Illiger 108 



hoazin (P. L. S. Mull.) . . 108 



Order RALLIFOEMES. 



Family JRaxlid^. 

 Sub-Family BalUnee. 



Ballus, Linn 109 



elegans, Audub 109 



crepitans, Gm 109 



Virginian us, Linn 110 



antarcticus, Sing 110 



aquaticus, Linn 110 



Limnopardalis, Cab Ill 



sanguinolentus (Swains.) . Ill 



Hypotsenidia, ReicHenb Ill 



striata (Linn.) Ill 



obscurior, Hume 112 



brachypus (iSwains.) .... 112 

 pbilippinensis (Linn.) . . 113 



Eulabeornis, Gould 113 



castaneiventer, Gould . . 113 



Aramides, Pucker 113 



albiventris, Lawr 113 



ypacaba ( Vieill.) 114 



saracura (Spix) 231 



Ocydromua, Wagler 114 



australis (Sparrm.) .... 114 



Dryolimnas, Sharps 114 



cuvieri (PucMr.) 114 



' Castanolimnas, Sharpe 116 



canningi (Blyth) 115 



Crex, Bechst 115 



crex (Linn.) 115 



Zapornia, Leach 116 



parva (Scop.) 116 



Porzana, Vieill. 116 



porzana (Linn.) 116 



Carolina (Linn.) 117 



pusilla, Pall. 117 



auricularis, iJei'e^tSifi 118 



Sarothrura, Heine 118 



insularis (Sharpe) 118 



Creciecus, Cab ] 19 



jamaicensis (Gm.) 119 



albigularis (Lawr.) 119 



cayennsnsis (Bodd.) .... 119 



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• Limnobasnus, Sundev ti^O 



fuscus (Xmra.) 120,231 



Amaurornis, Lleichenb 120 



olivaeea (Meyeti) 120 



akool(%te) 120 



phoenicura (Forster) . 121, 232 



Tribony*, Liu Bus 122 



mortieri. Dm Bus. ...... 122 



Microtribouyx, Sharpe .... 122 

 centralis ( Gould) 122 



Pareudlastes, Hartl. SfFinsch 122 

 paciflcus, Hartl. S^Finsch 122 



Porpbyriomis, Allen 123 



nesiotis (Scl.) 123 



Gallinula, 5ms 123 



tenebrosa, Gould 123 



cbloropus (Linn.) ...... 123 



galeata, £i> 124,232 



Porpbyriops, Pucker 125 



melanops (Vieill.) 125 



GaUicrex, Blyth 125 



cinerea (Lath.) .... 125, 232 



Porpbyriola, Blyth 126 



alleni (noma.) 126 



martimca (Linn.) 126 



Porpbyrio, Briss 127 



ceeruleus ( Vandelli) .... 127 

 poliocepbalus (Jjoth.) .... 127 



smaragdinus, Temm 128 



samoensis, Peale 128 



melanonotus, Temm 128 



Sub-Family Fulielnae. 



Fvilica, Linn 129 



atra, Linn 129 



cristata, Gm 130 



armillata, Vieill 130 



gigantea, Eyd. ^ Souleyet 131 

 laiifTOTiS., Philippi^Landb. 131 



amerieana, Gm 131 



leucoptera, Vieill. 132 



Order PODICIPEDIDIFORMES. 



Family PoDiciPEi>iD.a). 



Podicipes, Lath 133 



fluYiatilia ( Tunst.) ] 33 



pbilippinensis (Bonn.) . . 133 



capensia, Licht 134 



nov86-holla.ndi8B, Steph. . . 134 



dominicus (lAnn.) 134 



americanus, Garnot .... 135 



Dytes, Kaup 135 



auritus (Linn.) 135 



