CONTENTS OF VOL. Ill 



Order HERODIONES 

 PLATE 41. {Opposite page 2) 



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Squacco Heron. Ardea ralloides . . , . i 

 Night-Heron. Nydicorax griseus .... 3 

 Little Bittern. Arietta viinuta .... 4 

 Common Bittern. Botaurus stellar is ... 5 

 American Bittern. Botaurus lentiginosus . . 7 

 Glossy Ibis. Plegadis falcinellus . . . .10 



PLATE 42. (Opposite page 8) 



White Stork. Ciconia alba 8 



Black Stork. Ciconia nigra .... 9 

 Spoonbill. Platalea leucorodia . . . .12 



Order ODONTOGLOSSiE 

 Flamingo. Phoenicopterus roseus . . . -13 



Order ANSERES 

 PLATE 43. (Opposite page 16) 



Grey- Lag Goose. Anser cinereus . . . .14 



White- fronted Goose. Anser albifrons . . 16 



Bean-Goose. Anser segetum . . . . • 1 7 



Pink-footed Goose. Anser brachyrhynchus . . 18 



PLATE 44. (Opposite page 20) 



Snow-Goose. Chen hyperboreus . . . • 19 



Red-breasted Goose. Bernicla ruficollis . . 20 



Bernacle Goose. Bernicla leucopsis . . .21 



Brent Goose. Bernicla brenta . . . .22 



PLATE 45. (Opposite page 24) 



Whooper Swan. Cygnus musicus .... 24 

 Bewick's Swan. Cygnus bewicki . . . -2^ 

 Mute Swan. Cygnus olor 26 



PLATE 46. (Opposite page 28) 



Common Sheld-Duck. Tadoma cornuta . . 27 

 Ruddy Sheld-Duck. Tadoma casarca . . .28 



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Mallard. Anas boscas ...... 29 



Gadwall. Anas strepera 31 



PLATE 47. (Opposite page 32) 



Shoveler. Spatula clypeata . . . . .32 



Pintail. Dafila acuta 33 



Teal. Nettion crecca . . . . . .34 



American Green-winged Teal. Netiion caro- 



linense ....... -35 



American Blue-winged Teal. Querquedula dis- 



cors ........ 36 



PLATE 48. (Opposite page 38) 



Garganey. Querquedula circia , . . -37 

 Wigeon. Mareca penelope ..... 38 

 American Wigeon. Mareca americana . • . 39 

 Red-crested Pochard. Netta rufina ... 40 

 Common Pochard. Fuligula ferina . . -41 



PLATE 49. (Opposite page 42) 



Ferruginous Duck. Fuligula nyroca ... 42 

 Tufted Duck. Fuligula cristata . . . -43 

 Scaup-Duck. Fuligula marila .... 44 

 Golden-eye. Clangula glaucion . . . . 45 

 Buffel-headed Duck. Clangula albeola . . 47 

 Long-tailed Duck. Harelda glacialis ... 48 



PLATE 50. (Opposite page 50) 



Harlequin Duck. Cosmonetta histrionica . . 50 

 Eider Duck. Somateria mollissima . . • 51 

 King-Eider. Somateria spectabilis . . . -52 



PLATE 51. (Opposite page 54) 



Steller's Eider. Somateria stelleri . . -53 



Common Scoter. CEdemia nigra . . . -54 



Velvet-Scoter. CEdemia fusca . . . -55 



Surf-Scoter. CEdemia perspicillata ... 56 



PLATE 52. (Opposite page 58) 



Goosander. Mergus merganser . . . • 57 



Red-breasted Merganser. Mergus serrator . 58 



Smew. Mergus albellus 59 



Hooded Merganser. Mergus cucullatus . . 60 



