CONTENTS. 



Page. 



List of Plates, vii 



Introduction, ix 



Order Pygopodes The Diving Birds, 1 



Family Podicipidse The Grebes, . 1,230 



Urinatoridse The Loons, 3,230 



Alcidae The Murres and Puffins, 230 



Order Longipennes The Long-winged Swimmers. 



Family Stercorariidse The Jaegers, 230 



Laridse The Gulls and Terns, . . 231 



Rynchopidse The Skimmers, 232 



Order Tubinares The Tube-nosed Swimmers, 



Family Procellariidae The Shearwaters and Petrels, 232 



Order Steganopodes The Totipalmate Swimmers. 



Family Phalacrocoracidse The Cormorants, 232 



Pelecanida3 The Pelicans, ! 232 



Order Anseres The Lamellirostral Swimmers, 4 



Family Anatidse The Ducks, Geese and Swans, 4,232 



Order Herodiones The Herons, Egrets, etc., 17,234 



Family Ibididae The Ibises, 234 



Ciconiidffi The Wood Ibises, 234 



Ardeidae The Herons, Bitterns, etc., 17,234 



Order Paludicolse The Rails, Coots, etc., 27 



Family Gruidse The Cranes, 234 



Rallidse The Rails, Gallinules, etc., 27,234 



Order Limicolse The Shore Birds, 32 



Family Phalaropodidse The Phalaropes, 235 



Scolopacidse The Snipes, Sandpipers, etc, 32,235 



Charadriidse The Plovers, 43,236 



Aphrizidse The Turnstones, . 237 



Order Gallinae The Gallinaceous Birds, '. . 47 



Family Tetraonidae The Grouse, Partridges, etc., 47,237 



Phasianidse The Turkeys, 51,237 



Order Columbse The Pigeons, 51 



Family Columbidse The Pigeons, 51,237 



Birds of Prey and the " Scalp" Act of June 23, 1885, 55 



Order Raptores The Birds of Prey, 72 



Family Cathartidse The American Vultures, 72,237 



Falconidae Hawks, Eagles, etc., 74,237 



Strigidae The Barn Owls, 104,238 



Bubonidse The Horne'd Owls, etc., 106,238 



Order Coccyges The Cuckoos, etc., 119 



Family Cuculidae The Cuckoos, etc., 119,238 



Alcedinidse The Kingfishers, 121,239 



Order Pici The Woodpeckers, 123 



Family Picidse The Woodpeckers, 123,239 



Order Macrochires The Goatsuckers, Swifts, 138 



Family Caprimulgidse The Goatsuckers, 138,239 



Micropodidse The Swifts, 142,239 



Trochilidse The Hummingbirds, 143,239 



