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A Systematic Table of The Birds of North America 



ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE CLASSIFICATION ADOPTED BY 



THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION 



AND INCLUDING ALL THE ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE 



UNION'S "CHECK-LIST" IN 1886. 



PREPARED BY FRANK M. CHAPMAN, ASS'T. ORNITHOLOGIST 



A.T the American Museum ok Natural, History, New York City. 



ORDER PYGOPODES. DIVING BIRDS. 



FAMILY. 



Podicipidae. Grebes . 



Urinatoridse. Loons . 



Alcidae. Auks, Murres, and Puffins 



GENUS. 



^Echmophorus. . . . 

 Colymbus 



Podilymbus 



Urinator 



Lunda 



Fratercula 



Cerorhinca 



Ptychorhamphus. . 

 Cyclorrhynchus. . . 

 Simorhynchus. . . . 



Synthliboramphus 

 Brachyramphus. . . 



Cepphus. 



Uria 



Alca 



Plautus 



Alle 



SPECIES. 



occidentalis 

 holbcellii. . 



auritus 



nigricollis . . 

 dominicus . . 

 podiceps. . . 



imber 



adamsii 

 arcticus .... 

 pacificus . . . 



lumme 



cirrhata. . . . 

 arctica 



cornlculata.. 

 monocerata 

 aleuticus — 

 psittaculus. 

 cristatellus. 

 pygmaeus . . 

 pusillus. . . . 

 antiquus . . 

 marmoratus 



kittlitzii 



hypoleucus. 



craveri 



grylle 



mandtii. . . . 

 columba. . . 

 troile 



lomvia 



torda 



impennis . . 

 alle 



SUBSPECIES. 



californicus . 



glacialis-. 



californica., 



ENGLISH NAMES. 



Western Grebe 



Holboell's Grebe 



Horned Grebe 



American Eared Grebe. . 



St. Domingo Grebe 



Pied-billed Grebe 



Loon 



Yellow-billed Loon 



Black-throated Loon 



Pacific Loon 



Red-throated Loon 



Tufted Puffin 



Puffin 



Large-billed Puffin 



Horned Puffin 



Rhinoceros Auklet 



Cassin's Auklet 



Paroquet Auklet 



Crested Auklet 



Whiskered Auklet 



Least Auklet 



Ancient Murrelet 



Marbled Murrelet 



Kittlitz's Murrelet 



Xantus's Murrelet 



Craveri's Murrelet 



Black Guillemot 



Mandt's Guillemot 



Pigeon Guillemot 



Murre 



California Murre 



Brunnich's Murre 



Pallas's Murre 



Razor-billed Auk 



Great Auk 



Dovekie 



v. 0. u. 



O 



H 

 H 



No. 



< 









^ 



I 



l60 106 



2 



l60 



J O6 



3 



159 



106 



4 



l60 



IO6 



s 



IS9 



IO6 



6 



160 



IO6 



7 



14 



14 



8 



160 



IO6 



9 



160 



106 



10 



176 



Il6 



11 



128 



83 



12 



116 



75 



13 



11.S 



75 



I3 a 



163 



108 



H 



163 



108 



15 



163 



108 



16 



139 



93 



17 



163 



108 



18 



163 



108 



19 



163 



108 



20 



162 



107 



21 



163 



108 



23 



139 



93 



24 



162 



108 



2S 







26 







27 



128 



83 



28 







29 



162 



108 



30 



115 



75 



30" 







31 



162 



108 



3l a 







32 



94 



^5 



33 



114 



75 



34 



163 



108 



7 

 6 

 2 



5 

 3 

 4 



1 



9 



10 



9 



4 



5 

 4 



16 



17 



15 

 8 



H 

 13 

 12 

 18 

 11 

 7 

 9 



ORDER LONGIPENNES. LONG-WINGED SWIMMERS. 



FAMILY. 



Stercorariidoe. Skuas and Jaegers... 



Laridae. Gulls and Terns . 



GENUS. 



Megalestris. 

 Stercorarius 



Gavia 



Rissa. ...... 



Larus 



SPECIES. 



skua 



pomarinus . 

 parasiticus. . 

 longicaudus 



alba 



tridactyla. . 



brevirostris 



glaucus. 



barrovianus 



leucopterus. 



glaucescens 



kumlieni. . . 



nelsoni 



marinus. . . . 



SUBSPECIES. 



pollicaris . 



ENGLISH N/VMES. 



Skua 



Pomarine Jaeger 



Parasitic Jaeger 



Long-tailed Jaeger 



Ivory Gull 



Kittiwake 



Pacific Kittiwake 



Red-legged Kittiwake . . . 



Glaucous Gull 



Point Barrow Gull 



Iceland Gull 



Glaucous-winged Gull. . . 



Kumlien's Gull 



Nelson's Gull 



Great Black-backed Gull. 



A. O. U. 



No. 



35 



36 



37 



38 



39 



40 



40 ,z 



4i 



42 



42^ 



43 

 44 

 45 



177 

 162 

 177 

 176 



94 

 176 



176 



176 



47 113 74 3 



116 

 108 

 116 

 116 

 66 

 116 



116 



116 

 116 



V 

 4 



18 

 1 

 1 



14 



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