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among interesting and well-known neighbours and acquaintance ; 

 and, in the notes of every songster, recognise with satisfaction the 

 voice of an old friend and companion. A study thus tending to mul- 

 tiply our enjoyments at so cheap a rate, and to lead us, by such 

 pleasing gradations, to the contemplation and worship of the Great 

 First Cause, the Father and Preserver of all, can neither be idle nor 

 useless, but is worthy of rational beings, and doubtless agreeable to 

 the Deity." 



ZOOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA. 



CLASS AVES. 



LAND BIRDS. 



ORDER ACCIPITRES. 

 GENUS VULTUR. 



Condur Vulture 

 KingV. . . 

 Calilbmian V. 

 • Colombia V. 

 Turkey-buzzard 

 Carrion- Crow . 



Vxdtur gryphus. 



V. papa. 



V. Californianus. 



V. Columbianus. 



V. aura. 



V. atratus. 



GENTS FALCO. 



Bald Eagle 

 Ring tailed E. 

 Golden E- 

 White bellied E. 

 Fish H.uvk 

 Speckled Buzzard . 

 American B. . . 

 Ash coloured B. 

 Plain Falcon 

 Gentle F. 



Common F. . , 

 Chocolate F. 

 St. John's F. . 

 Sacre 



Newfoundland Falcon 

 Hudson's Hawk 

 American H. . 

 Dusky Falcon 

 Red- tailed Hawk 

 Black cap H. 

 Winter H. 

 Rough-legged H. 

 Mar.h H. 



Swallow-tailed H. . 

 Mississippi Kite 

 Black Hawk . 

 Red ,houldered H. . 

 Sharp-shinned H. 

 American Sparrow H. 

 Pigeon H. 

 Slate-coloured H. 

 Broad-winged H. 

 Great-footed H. 

 BlueH. . 



Falco levcocephalus. 



F. fulvus. 



F. chrysaetos. 



F. leucu&aster. 



F. halixtos. 



F. varieqatus. 



F. Leverianus. 



F. cinereus. 



F. obiotetus. 



F. gentilis. 



F. communis. 



F. spadiceus. 



F. S. Johannis. 



F. sacer. 



F. Nova: terrce. 



F. Hudionius. 



F. fuscus. 



F. obscurus. 



F. boreatis. 



F. atricapillus. 



F. luemalis. 



F. tagopus. 



F. uliginosus. 



F. furcalus. 



F. Mississippiensis. 



F. niger. 



F. iineatus. 



F. velox. 



F. sparverius. 



P. Columbarius. 



F. Pennsylvanicus. 



F. latisnmus. 



F, peregrinus. 



F. ccesius. 



GENUS STRIX. 



Great Owl 

 Mexican O. 

 American O. 

 Sooty O. . 

 Spotted O. 

 Brown O. 

 Canada O. 

 New Spain O 

 Tawny O. 

 Acadian O. 

 White fronted O, 

 Snow O. . 

 Greathomed O 

 Long-eared O, 

 Barred O. 



Stria: bubo. 

 S. Mexicana. 

 S. Americana. 

 S. cinerea. 

 S. wapacuthu. 

 S. ulula. 

 S. funerea. 

 S. tokhirjuatU. 

 S. cfdc/dctli. 

 S. Acadica. 

 S. albifrons. 

 S. nyctea. 

 S. Virgimana. 

 S.otus. 

 S. nebuiosa. 



Mottled O. 

 Barn O. . 

 Little O. . 

 Hawk O. . 

 Short-eared O. 

 Red O. . 



S. nasvia. 

 S. Jtanmiea. 

 S. passerina. 

 S. Hudionia. 

 S. brachyotus. 

 S. asio. 



ORDER P1CM. 

 GENUS LAN1US. 



Crested Shrike 

 Northern S. 

 American S. . 

 Nootka S. 

 Great American S. 

 Loggerhead S. 

 Black-capped S. 



Lanius Canadensis. 

 L. septenlricmalis. 

 L. Americanus. 

 L. Nootka. 

 L. excubitor. 

 L. Carolinensis. 

 L. pUeatus. 



GENUS PSITTACUS. 



White fronted Parrot 

 Dusk) P. 



Mexican P. . . 

 Blue-headed P. . 

 Y' How headed P. . 

 Red and Bl.ie Maccaw 

 Red and Yellow M. 

 Carolina Parrot . 



Psittacus leucocephaius. 

 P. sordidu.i. 

 P. Mexiranu.9. 

 P. menst'uu:. 

 P. ochrocephalus. 

 P. macao. 

 P. araiango. 

 P. Carulintnsis. 



GENUS RAMPHASTOS. 



Pavonine Toucan 

 Collared T. 

 Yellow T. 

 Blue T. . 



Ramphastos Pavoninus. 

 R. wquatus. 

 R iuteus. 

 R. ccerultus. 



GENUS CORVUS. 



Steller's Crow 

 Mexican C. 

 Carthaginian C. 

 Zanoe C. 

 Raven . " 

 Common Crow 

 Blue Jay . 

 Canada J. , 



Clark's Crow . 

 FishC. . 

 Magpie 



Corvus Stelleri. 



C. Mexicanus. 



C. argyrophthalnws. 



C. Zanoe. 



C. corax. 



C. coione. 



C. cnstatur. 



C. Canadensis. 



C. Columbianus. 



C. ossifiagus. 



C. pica. 



GENUS COR AC I AS. 

 Mexican Roller . Coracias Mexicanus. 

 GENUS ORIOLUS. 



Mexican Oriole 

 New Spain O. 

 Gray O. . 

 Red-breasted O. 

 Louisiana O. . 

 Black crowned O. 

 Bonana O. 

 Lesser Bonana O. 



Oriolus Novae Hispaniav. 



0. costototl. 



0. griieus. 



0. Americanus. 



0. Ludovicianut. 



0. Mexicanus. 



O. bonana. 



0. KanthormK. 



* Lewis and Clark's expedition, vol. ii. p. J8i 



