CATALOGUE OF BIRDS 



IN THE 



COLLECTION OF THE UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION. 



II. Class AVES. 

 I. Order RAPTORES. 



1. Cathartes aura. (Linnaeus.) Oregon. 



2. Catliartes jota. (Molina.) Tierra del Fuego. 



3. Polyborus tharus. (Molina.) Patagonia. 



4. Polyborus australis. (Gnielin.) Patagonia. 



5. Milvago chimango. (Yieillot.) Patagonia. 



6. Milvago chimacliina. (Vieillot.) Brazil. 



7. Buteo varius. Gould. Patagonia. 



8. Buteo ventralis. Gould. Patagonia. 



9. Buteo montanus. Nuttall. Oregon. 



10. Asturina insectivora. (Spix.) Brazil. 



11. Asturina leucorrhoa. (Qaoy and Gaimard.) Brazil? 



12. Haliastur inda. (Boddaert.) (Obtained at Malacca.) 



13. Haliaetus leucoceplialus. (Linnaeus.) Oregon. 



14. Pandion carolinensis. (Gmelin.) Oregon. 



15. Pandion solitarius. (Peale.) Sandwich Islands. 



Buteo solitarius. Peale. 



16. Elanus axillaris. (Latham.) Australia. 



17. Milvus sphenurus. Vieillot. Australia. 



18. Circus hudsonius. (Linnaeus.) Oregon. 



19. Circus as.similis. Jardine and Selby. Feejee Islands. 



Circus approximans. Peale. 



20. Circus Jardinei. Gould. Australia. 



21. Astur cruentus. Gould. Australia. 



Astur ferox. Peale.* 



* Tliis name is given by Mr. Peale, in liis Catalogue, p. 308, without a description, an<l speeimens 

 in tlie collection are so labelled by him. 



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