TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Introduction, by Dr. Richardson ...... 



List of Species that frequent the North-west Coast (note) 



Table of Temperatures (note) ...... 



Table of Species, with their Distribution, and references to the pages of the 

 Fauna in which they are described ..... 



Lists of Birds resident in the Fur-countries (Tables II., III., IV.) 

 Lists of migratory Birds that visit the Fur-countries (Tables V., VI., VII., VIII.) 

 List of Pennsylvanian Birds supposed to visit the Fur-countries, but not seen by 

 the Expedition (note) ...... 



List of resident Pennsylvanian Birds that do not reach the Fur-countries (note) 



List of the Birds of the North Georgian Islands (Table IX.) 



List of Greenland Birds (note) ..... 



Comparative Table ....... 



List of Species common to the northern parts of the New and Old Continents 



Introductory Observations on the Natural System, by Mr. Swainson 



Preface, by Mr. Swainson . . .... 



List of Authors . . ...... 



RAPTORES 



VuLTURID^ . 



Falconid^ 

 Strigid^e 

 INSESSORES 

 DENTIROSTRES 

 Laniad^; 

 Merulid^ 

 Sylviad^e 

 Ampelid^ 

 CONIROSTRES 



FrINGILLIDjE 



Sturnid^ 

 C0RVIDJ2 

 CURTIPEDES . 



Page 





1 



SCANSORES • 



1 



Picid^; . 



8 



CERTHIADiE . 



71 



TENUIROSTRES 



. 100 



Trochilid#: 



103 



FISSIROSTRES 



105 



HlRUNDINIDvE 



. 149 



Caprimulgid^e 



200 



HaLCYONIDjE 



. 232 



RASORES 



241 



TeTRAONIDjE 



. 244 



CoLUMBID^E 



274 



GRALLATORES 



. 288 



NATATORES 



298 



ANATIDiE 



Appendices, Nos. I. & II. 

 Index 



Page 



ix 

 xvi 



xviii 



xxii 

 xxxiv 

 xxxv 



xxxvii 



xxxvii 



xxxviii 



xxxviii 



xxxix 



xxxix 



xli 



Ivii 



lxv 



Page 



298 

 299 

 318 

 321 

 322 

 326 

 328 

 336 

 339 

 341 

 341 

 363 

 367 

 410 

 435 



481 

 503 



N. B. — For a systematic List of the Species, with reference to the pages, see Table I., 



Introduction, p. xxii. 



