CONTENTS, 



Preface ...... 



Introduction 



Collecting and Preparing Specimens 

 Nests and Eggs .... 

 Order Pygopodes — Diving Birds 



Family Podicipidse — Grebes . 

 II Urinatoridse — Loons . 

 11 Alcidse — Auks, Murres and Puffins 

 Order Longipennes — Long-winged Swimmers . 

 Family Stercorariidae — Skuas and Jaegers 

 11 Laridte — Gulls and Terns 

 Order Steganopodes — Totipalmate Swimmers . 

 Family Sulidss — Gannets .... 

 11 Phalacrocoracidse — Cormorants . 

 II Pelecanidse — Pelicans . 

 Order Anseres — Lamellirostral Swimmers 



Family Anatidse — Ducks, Geese and Swans 

 Order Herodiones — Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. 

 Family Ibididse — Ibises .... 

 II Ardeidse — Herons, Bitterns, etc. . 

 Order Paludicol^ — Cranes, Rails, etc. . 



Family Gruidse — Cranes .... 

 II Rallidse — Rails, Gallinules and Coots 

 Order LiMiooLiE — Shore Birds .... 

 Family Phalaropodidte — Phalaropes 



II Recur virostridse — Avocets and Stilts 

 II Scolppacidse — Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. 

 11 Charadriidse — Plovers . 

 II Aphrizidae — Surf Birds and Turnstones 

 Order Galling —Gallinaceous Birds 



Family Tetraonidse — Grouse, Partridges, etc. 

 M Phasianidifc — Pheasants, Turkeys, etc. 

 Order Columb.e — Pigeons .... 

 Family Columbidss — Pigeons . 



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