ARRANGEMENT OE LATHAM. 



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places; Eggs generally four in number: Female larger: 

 monogamous. 



Generum 

 Nomina. 



1 Vultur. 



2 Falco. 



English 

 Names. 



Number of 

 Species. 



Generum 

 Nomina. 



English 

 Names. 



Number of 

 Species. 



Vulture, 

 falcon 



237 



3 Strix. Owl - 83 



4 Secretarius. Secretary, 1 



ORDO II. ORDER II. 



Pice. Pies. 



Bill sharp edged, upper mandible convex : Feet made for 

 walking; sir rt, strong: Body somewhat tenacious; Flesh 

 impure : Food various : Nest on trees : the male feeds the fe- 

 male while sitting : monogamous. 



* With legs made for walking. 



Shrike, 122 "19 Paradi- ) $ Paradisea 



5 I Bird, 



5 Lanius. 



11 Buphaga. Beef Eater, 2 



13 Muso- } S Plaintain 

 phaga. 5 \ Eater, - 2 



14 Calloeas. Wattle Bird, 1 



15 Corvus. Crow, 



16 Coraeias. Roller, 

 1? Oriolus. Oriole, 

 18 Gracula. Grakle. 



71 

 26 

 61 



39 



sea. 



Nuthatch, 



30 Sitta. 



32 Upupa. Hoopoe, 



34 Anthopha- ) $ Honey 

 gus. * 5 I Eater. 



35 Certhia. Creeper, 



<*c w\ fi „ S Humming 



36 iroclulus. < „. , s 

 ( Bird, 



With climbing feet. 



20 

 22 

 13 



70 

 102 



95 



239 



18 



2 



1 



4 



10 



21 Bucco. Barbet, 



22 Pogonius. Barbican, 

 C Z3 Polophilus.Coucal, 

 24 Phoenico- 



6 Psittacus. Parrot, - 



7 Ramphas- ) ^ 



. r > 1 oucan, 

 tos. 5 



8 Momotus. Motmot, 



n (, ,, i Channel 



9 Scythrops, J g.^ 



12Croto P ha-5 Ani ' _ 



ga. ( 



20 Trogon. Curucui, 



* * * Feet made for leaping. 

 10 Buceros. Horn-bill, 27 j 31 Todns. 

 29 Aicedo. King's-fisher, 60 | 33 Merops. 



29 



6 



17. 



phaus. 



25 Cucnlus. 



26 Yunx, 

 C Z7 Picus. 

 28 Galbula. 



Malkoha. 



Cuckoo, - 8 

 Wryneck, i 



Woodpecker, 91 

 Jacamar, 5 



Tody, - 

 Bee-eater, 



29 

 40 



ORDO III. ORDER III. 



Passeres. Passerine. 



Bill conic-acuminated : Feet salient, slender, cloven : 



Body tender : in those which are granivorous the flesh is pure, 



in others, feeding on insects, impure : Food obtained from trees, 



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