CONTENTS. 



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 Introduction *> 



a. Generic names changed 5 



6. Specific names changed... 6 



c. Corrections of authorities " 



d. English names changed 6 



Catalogue - 1* 



Appendix , , 5 " 



a. Species eliminated from the catalogue of 18.">9 59 



b. Species and races described or added to the North American fauna since 



1859 '. 60 



c. List of North American genera which have been described or added to 



the fauna since 1859, together with those whose names or orthography 

 have been more or less changed since that date 69 



d. Species included in the catalogue which have not yet (according to the 



records) been actually taken within the prescribed limits 74 



e. Species (chiefly Palsearctic) which occur only as stragglers or visitants 



in eastern North America, or which occur regularly only in Greenland 



and adjacent portions of the continent. 75 



/. Palsearctic and oceanic species occurring only in Alaska and other parts 



of the Pacific coast - 76 



g. Palsearctic species occurring both in Greenland and Alaska, but not yet 



recorded from any intermediate point in North America 77 



h. Tropical species, occurring only in southern portions of the United States . 77 



Eastern province, including Florida and coast of Texas 77 



Southwestern border, Texas to California 78 



Entire southern border 79 



i. Supposed valid species described by Audubon and Wilson which have 

 not since been met with, and of which no specimens are known to exist 



in collections , 80 



j. List of untenable species and races of North American birds described 



since 1858 80 



h. List of exotic species which have been attributed to North America by 

 various authors, but apparently without sufficient evidence of their 



occurrence 82 



I. Partial list of foreign birds which have been introduced to the United 

 States, and those which have been captured after escape from confine- 

 ment H4 



Addenda £5 



Table of families of North American birds, showing number of genera and 



species gg 



Concordance g7 



Index to the genera 91 



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