SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



Order CHARADRIIFORMES.— BUSTAEDS, PLOVEES, he— Continued. 



Genus Helodeomas, or Green Sandpipers ... ... 216 



Helodromas ochropus. — Green Sandpiper ... ... 217 



„ solitarius. — Solitary Sandpiper . ... 219 



Genus Totanus, or Hard-billed Sandpipers ... ... 221 



Tetanus hypoleucus.— Common Sandpiper ... ... 222 



macularius. — Spotted Sandpiper ... ... 225 



glareola. — Wood Sandpiper ... ... 228 



flavipes. — YeUow-legged Sandpiper ... 231 



calidris. — Common Eedshank ... ... 233 



fuscus. — Dusky Eedshank ... -•• 236 



glottis. — Greenshank ... ... ... 239 



Subfamily ScoLOPACiN.ffi;. — The Cleft-footed Sandpipees and 



Snipes ... ... ... 242 



Genus Tbinga, or Typical Sandpipers... ... - 242 



Tringa canutus. — Knot ... ... ... ... 243 



,, subarquata. — Curlew Sandpiper .. ... 247 



„ alpina. — Dunlin ... ... ... ... 250 



,, maritima. — Purple Sandpiper ... ... 253 



„ platyrhyncha. — Broad-biUed Sandpiper ... 256 



Genus Heteeopygia, or Pectoral Sandpipers ... ... 258 



Heteropygia fuscicoUis — Bonaparte's Sandpiper ... 259 



„ maculata. — American Pectoral Sandpiper 261 



,, acuminata. — Siberian Pectoral Sandpiper 264 



Genus Limonites, or Stints ... ... ... ... 266 



Limonites minuta. — Little Stint ... ... ... 267 



„ minutilla. — American Stint ... ... 271 



„ temmincki. — Temminck's Stint ... ... 273 



Genus Teingites, or Buff-breasted Sandpipers ... ... 276 



Tringites rufescens. — Buff-breasted Sandpiper ... 277 



Genus Calideis, or Sanderlings ... ... ... 279 



Calidris arenaria. — Sanderling ... ... ... 280 



Genus ScoLOPAx, or Woodcocks ... ... ... 283 



Scolopax rusticula, — Woodcock ... ... ... 284 



Genus Gallinago, or Snipes ... ... ... ... 289 



GalUnago major. — Great Snipe ... ... ... 290 



„ scolopacina. — Common Snipe ... ... 293 



Genus Limnocetptes, or Jack Snipes ... ... ... 297 



Limnocryptes gallinula. — Jack Snipe ... ... 298 



Order ANSERIFORMES.— The SCEEAMEES, FLAMINGOES, SWANS, 



GEESE, DUCKS, and MEEGANSEES ... ... ... 301 



Family ANATID.S5. — The Swans, Geese, Ducks, and Meegansees 303 



Subfamily CYGNiN^i. — The Swans... ... ... ... 303 



Genus Cygnus, or Swans ... ... ... ... 304 



Cygnus musicus. — Whooper Swan ... ... 305 



,, bewioki. — Bewick's Swan ... ... ... 308 



,, olor. — Mute Swan ... ... ... 310 



