CONTENTS. 



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Order GALLiifa;— The G-allinaceous Birds 3 



Suborder Fhasiana, 3.— Family Phasianidse (The FheaEants), 3.— Family Tetraonldae 

 (The Grouse, Partridges, and Quails). 6. 



Order LiMicoi,^— The Shore Birds .^ 18 



Family AphrlzldEB (The Turnstones). 20.— Family Cbaradrildae (The Plovers). 22.— 

 Family Soolopaoldse (The Snipe Family), 32.— Family BecurTirostrldss (The Av- 

 ocets and Stilts), 74.— Family Phalaropodidse (The Phalaropes), 77, 



Order AiiEOTOBrDES— The Or^nee. Courlans, Bails, Oallinules, and Coots S2 



Suborder BaJU, 83. -Family Baliidae (The Bails, Gallinules, and Coots), 83.- Family 

 GruldsB (The Cranes), 98. 



Order Hebodiones— The Herons, Storks, Ibises, eto lOl* 



Suborder Ibides (The Spoonbills and ibises), 101*.— Family Plataleldse (The Spoon- 

 bills), 102*,-Family Ibididse (The Ibises), 106*. 

 Suborder CiooniBB (The Storks aud Wood Ibises), 118*.— Family Cioonildae (The 



Storks and Wood Ibises), 113*. 

 Suborder Herodii (The Herons and Boatbills), 116*.— Family Ardeidse (The Herons), 

 117*. 



Order Ansebes— The Lamellirostral Swimmers...' 102 



Family Anatidas (The Swans, Geese, and Ducks), 103. 



Order Steganopodeb— The Totipalmate Swimmers ^ 193 



Family PeleoanidEe (The Pelicans), 195.— Family PhalaoroooracidsB (The Cormorants), 

 202.— Family Anhineidse (The Anhingas), 207. 



Order IjONGipennes— The Long- winged Swimmers 210 



Family Steroorariidse (The Skuas and Jaegers), 211.— Family Laridse (The Gulls and 

 Terns), 219. 



Order Ptoopodes— The Diving Birds 251 



Family tJrinatoridae (The LooAsi, 252.— Family Podioipidse (The Grebes), 258. 



