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CONTENTS. 



FAMILY I. VULTURIN.E. VULTURINE BIRDS. 



Genus I. Cathartes. Turkey Vulture. - 



Californian Vulture, - 



Turkey Vulture, 



Black Vulture or Carrion Crow, 



Cathartes Calif or nianus, 



aura, 



atratus, 



FAMILY II. FALCONING. FALCONINE BIRDS. 



Genus I. Polyborus. Caracara. - 



Polyborus Braziliensis, 

 Genus II. Buteo. Buzzard. - 



Caracara Eagle, 



Harris's Buzzard, - 

 Common Buzzard, - 

 Red-tailed Buzzard, - 

 Harlan's Buzzard, - 

 Red-shouldered Buzzard, - 

 Broad-winged Buzzard, 

 Rough-legged Buzzard, 



Genus III. Aquila. Eagle. 



Golden Eagle, - - - - 



Buteo Hdrrisii, 

 vulgaris, 

 borealis, 

 Harlani, 

 lineatus, 

 Pennsylvania^, 

 lagopus, 



Jiquila Chrysaelos, 

 Genus IV. Haliaetus. Sea Eagle. ... 



Haliaetus Washingtoni, 



leiccocephalus, 



Washington Sea Eagle, 

 White-headed or Bald Eagle, 



Genus V. Pandion. Osprey. -'-'-- 



Fish Hawk, or Osprey, - - Pandion Haliaetus, 



Genus VI. Elanus. ------ 



Black-shouldered Hawk, - - Elanus dispar,^ 



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