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III. Order PSITTACI : Parrots 494 
28. Family Psittacid.e : Parrots 495 
39. Subfamily Arince : Parrots 495 
IV. Order RAPTORES : Birds of Prey 495 
G. Suborder STRIGES : Nocturnal Birds of Prey 498 
29. Family Aluconid.e : Barn Owls 500 
30. Family Strigid.e: Other Owls 502 
40. Subfamily Strigince : 502 
41. Subfamily BuhoniiKB: 503 
T. Suborder ACCIPFIRES : Diurnal Birds of Prey . 517 
31. Family Falconid^ : Vultures, Falcons, Hawks, Eagles, etc 519 
42. Subfamily Circince : Harriers 521 
43. Subfamily ; Kites 522 
44. Subfamily Accipitrinae : Hawks 526 
45. Subfamily Falconin<s : Falcons 531 
46. Subfamily Folyhorincje : Caracaras 539 
47. Subfamily Buteo^iina : Buzzards and Eagles 541 
32. Family Pandionid/E : Fish Hawks, or Ospreys 556 
8. Suborder CATHARTIDES : American Vultures 557 
33. Family Cathahtid^ : American Vultures 557 
V. Order COLUMB^ : Columbine Birds 561 
9. Suborder PERISTEUM : True Columbine Birds 562 
34. Family Columbid.^ : Pigeons 562 
48. Subfamily ; Typical Pigeons 564 
49. Sahhmilj Zemidin^s : Ground Doves 566 
50. Suhhnnly Sfanicemclin(^ : Quail Doves 571 
VI. Order GALLING : Gallinaceous Birds ; Fowls 571 
10. Suborder PERISTEUM : Pigeon-toed Fowls 572 
35. Family Cracid.e : Curassows 572 
51. Subfamily Penelopince : Guans 573 
11. Suborder ALECTORO'PODES : True Fowls 573 
3Q. Family Meleagridiu.e : Turkeys 576 
37. Family Tetraonid.e : Grouse; Partridge; Quail 576 
52. Subfamily Tetraonina; : Grouse 577 
53. Subfamily 0(/o;«^j3^on;«^ .• American Partridges and Quails . . . 588 
[ — . Subfamily Perdicmof : Old World Partridges and Quails .... 594 
VII. Order LIMICOL^ : Shore-birds 596 
38. Family Charadriid.e : Plover 597 
54. Subfamily CharadriirKP: True Plover 597 
55. Subfamily A'phrizince : Surf-birds 605 
3d. Family H^matopodid^ : Oyster-catchers ; Turnstones 606 
56. Subfamily ^^^;;/«^c>/)Of/m^^; Oyster-catchers 606 
57. Subfamily *S'^r(73.s2'fo/;?<^ .• Turnstones 60S 
Jfi. Family Recuevirostrid.e : Avocets ; Stilts 609 
Jfl. Family Phalakopodid^ : Phalaropes 612 
J^. Family Scolopacid^ : Snipe, etc 614 
