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Order Grallatores. Family Gruidtr, none. Family Ardeidm, the 

 Genera Botaurus, Ardcea, Ciconia, Family Scolapacidce, the Genera Gal- 

 linago and Scolopax. Family Rallidse ; the Genera Farra, Rallus, and 

 Fulica, (where protected, in holy Tanks). Family Charadriadce ; the 

 Genus Charadrius, (one small species of.) 



Class IV. embraces- 

 Order Natatores, none. 



Order Grallatores. Family Gruidce, none. Family Ardeidce ; the 

 Genera Ardea, (small species, or Baklas, only) and Nycticorax. Family 

 Scolopacidce ; the Genera Totanus ? and Gallinago ? Family Rallidoe the 

 Genus Rallus. Family Charadriadce — the Genus Vanellus, one species 

 — the Tithiri. 



N. B. — ^The notes of interrogation merely denote a doubt whether 

 the Genera so indicated belong to Class III or IV. 



remarks upon the above enumeration. 



The Grallatorial and Natatorial birds begin to arrive, from the 

 North, towards the close of August, and continue arriving till the middle 

 of September. The first to appear are the common snipe, and jack 

 snipe, and Rhynchoea ; next, the Scolopaceous waders (except the wood- 

 cock ;) next, the great birds of the heron and stork, and crane families ; 

 then, the Natatores ; and lastly, the woodcocks, which do not reach us 

 till November. The time of the re-appearance of these birds, from the 

 South, is the beginning of March ; and they go on arriving, till the mid- 

 dle of May. The first which thus return to us are the snipes ; then come 

 the teal and ducks ; then the large Natatores ; and lastly, the great 



