. Drymoica Sw., 62. 
_Ectopistes Sw., 
INDEX. 
Domestic fowl, 166. 
Donacobius Sw., generic character 
and species, 236. 
Dromas Payk., 197. Generic cha- 
racter and species, 374. 
Dromiceus Vie7dl., subgeneric.cha- 
racter and species, 345. 
Drongo shrikes, 4. 18. Synopsis 
of, 221. Characters, habits, and 
affinities of, 7, 8. 15. 
Subgeneric 
character and species, 242. 
Drymophila Sw., subgeneric cha- 
racter, 230. 
Dryotomus Sw., subgeneric cha- 
racter and species, 308. 
Ducks, synopsis of, 364. 
characters, 188. Divisions, 188. 
Dulus Vieill., generic character 
and species, 239. 
Dumecola Sw., 45. 53. 61. Sub- 
generic character and species, 
244. How separated from the 
fly-catching warblers, 53. See 
Bush warblers. 
Dumecola ruficauda, 46. Its affi- 
nity with Mniotilta varia, 50. 
Dysporus =/7., 194. Generic cha- 
racter and species, 372. 
Dysornithia Sw., generic character 
and species, 265. 
E- 
Eagle owls described, 247. 
Eagles, synopsis of, 207. 
subgeneric cha- 
racter and species, 348. 
Edolius Cuv., 8. 
Egithalus, 43. 45. Its close re- 
semblance to Parus, 57. 
Egithina, 43. 
Egithina leucoptera, 53. 
Egrets described, 353. 
Egretta Briss., subgeneric cha- 
racter and species, 354. 
Eiders, 189. . 
Eidopsarus Sw., subgeneric cha- 
racter and species, 327. 
Elanus Sav., subgeneric character 
and species, 210. 
Emberiza Lin., generic character, 
289. Subgeneric character and 
species, 289. 
Emu, 168. Described, 345. 
English puffin, 197. 
Enicurus Tem., 66. Generic cha- 
racter and species, 248. Its 
plumage, 40. 
Entomiza Sw., generic character 
and species, 328. 
Entomyza cyanotis, 130. 
Eopsaltria Sw., subgeneric cha- 
racter and species, 250. 
Their 
383. 
Epimachus Cwv., generic character 
and species, 331. Its true place, 
Erucivora Sw., geveric character 
and species, 224. 
Erythaca rubecola, 65. 
Erythrophrys Sw., generic cha- 
racter and species, 322. 
Erythrostomus Sw., generic cha- 
racter and species, 300. 
Erythura Sw., subgeneric cha- 
racter and species, 280. 
Estrelda Sw., subgeneric charac- 
ter and species, 280. 
Eudynamis Hors. & Vig., generic 
character and species, 322. 
Euphonia Vze7il., subgeneric cha- 
racter and species, 286. Its vocal 
powers, 114. Distinctive cha- 
racters, 121. 
Euplectes Sw., 112. Subgeneric 
character and species, 278. | 
Euplectes capensis, 111. 
dua bee-eater, its habits, 
2. 
Rye chatterer, its characters, 
Eurylaimine, 80. Subfamily cha- 
racter and synopsis, 260. See 
Broad-bills. 
Eurylaimus Horsf., 80. Generic 
character and species, 261. 
Eurypygia Jdl., generic character 
and species, 359. 
EKurystomus Vie7ll.,,152. Sub- 
generic character and species, 
333. Its true place, 97. 
F, 
Fairy oriole, its plumage, 22. 
Falcinellus Cuyv., subgeneric cha- 
racter and species, 361. 
Falco Auct., generic character and 
species, 212. 
Falconide, family character and 
synopsis, 206. Subfamily cha- 
racter and synopsis, 212. 
Falcons, synopsis of, 206. 212. 
Falcunculus Vie7ll., 8. 13, 14, 15. 
Generic character and species, 
219. 
Falcunculus cristatus, plumage of, 
12. 
Falcunculus frontalis, habits of, 
11. Represents the titmice, 12. 
Falcunculus Guianensis, 14. 
Fan-tailed flycatchers, their cha- 
racters, 84. 
Fieldfare, habits and characters of, _ 
17. 24. 
Finch crows of India, 97. 
Finches, synopsis of, 276. Their 
analogies, 107. General charac- 
