TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Diving Birds. Order I. Pygopodes 10 



Grebes. Family Colymbidae 11 



Loons. Family Gaviidse 17 



Auks, Murres and Puffins. Family Alcidse 21 



liOng-winged Swimmers. Order II. Longipennes 35 



Skuas and Jaegers. Family Stercoraridae 35 



Gulls and Terns. Family Laridse 38 



Skimmers. Family Rynchopidse 58 



Tube-nosed Swimmers. Order III. Tubinares 59 



Albatrosses. Family Diomedeidae 59 



Fulmars, Shearwaters and Petrels. Family Procellariidae 61 



Totipalmate Swimmers. Order IV. Steganopodes 72 



Tropic Birds. Family Phsethontidse 72 



Gannets. Family Sulidae 74 



Darters. Family Anhingidas 77 



Cormorants. Family Phalacrocoracidae 78 



Pelicans. Family Pelecanidae 83 



Man-o'-War Birds. Family Fregatidae 86 



Tjamellirostral Swimmers. Order V. Anseres 87 



Ducks, Geese and Swans. Family Anatidae 87 



Lamellirostral Grallatores. Order VI. Odontoglossae 115 



Flamingoes. Family Phoenicopteridse 115 



Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. Order VII. Herodiones 115 



Spoonbills. Family Plataleidee 115 



Ibises. Family Ibidldae 117 



Storks and Wood Ibises. Family Ciconiidae 118 



Herons, Bitterns, etc. Family Ardeid» 119 



•Cranes, Rails, etc. Order VIII. Paludicolae 127 



Cranes. Family Gruid» 127 



Courlans. Family Aramidffi 129 



Rails, Gallinules and Coots. Family Rallidae 131 



■Shore Birds. Order IX. Limicolse 137 



Phalaropes. Family Phalaropodids 137 



Avocets and Stilts. Family Recurvirostridffi 139 



Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. Family Scolopacidae 140 



Plovers. Family Charadriidffi 161 



Surf Birds and Turnstones. Family Aphrizidffi 169 



Oyster-catchers. Family Hsematopodidae 170 



Jacanas. Family Jacanidae 172 



<3allinaceous Birds. Order X. Galling 175 



Grouse, Partridges, etc. Family Odontophoridae 175 



Turkeys. Family Meleagridse 178 



Curassows and Guans. Family Cracidae 191 



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