CONTENTS 
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INTRODUCTION. 1 
Order ACCIPITRES ; or BIRDS OF PREY. 11 
Sub-Order Accipitres Diurni ; or Diurnal Birds of Prey, j 
Family VulturidyE ; 'Sub-Family GyPyETINyE : 
• Lammergeyer— Gypaetus barbatus . . . 11 
Sub-Family SarcorhamphiNyE ; Flesh-Beaked Vultures 12 
Condor — Sarcorhamphus gryplius 12 
. , Black Vulture — Gatharista iota, or atrata 17 
Sub- Family VulturinyE ; True Vultures 21 
Arabian Vulture — Vultur monachus 21 
Sociable Vulture — Otogyps auricularis 22 
Fulvous, or Griffin Vulture — Gyps fulvus 24 
Egyptian Vulture — Neophron perenopterus 26 
Family FalconiDyE ; Sub-Family Aqualixye'; Eagles.... 27 
Golden Eagle — Aquila chrysaetos 28 
Martial Eagle — Spizaetus bellicosus 33 
Laughing Falcon — Herpetotheres cachinnans 33 
J ean Le Blanc Eagle — Circaetus gallicus 34 
Crested, or Harpy Eagle — Thrasaetus harpyda 34 
Brazilian Eagle, or Urubitinga — Morphnusurubitinga 36 
Osprey— Pandion haliaetus 36 
Cinereous, or Sea Eagle — Ilaliaelus albicilla 39 
Sub-Family PolyboriNyE 44 
Red-Throated Falcon — Ibycter americanus 44 
■ * Southern Caracara — Milvago australis 45 
Brazilian Kite — Polyborus braziliensis 45 
Sub-Family Butko xixyE : 
Buzzard— Buteo vulgaris 46 
Rough-Legged Falcon — Archibuteo lagopus 47 
Sub-Family Milvix.e : 
Honey Buzzard — Pemis apivorus 48 
Kite — Milvus regalis 48 
Swallow-Tailed Kite — Flanoides furcatus 49 
Black-Winged Falcon — Elanus melanopterus 51 
Crook-Billed Falcon — G ymindis uncinalus 52 
Mississippi Kite — Ictinia mississippriensis 52 
Sub-Family Falconing ; True Falcons 55 
Jerfalcon — Falco gyrfalco 55 
Hobby — Hypotriorchis (or Falco) subbuteo 60 
Cream-Bellied Falcon — Jeracidea berigora 62 
Kestrel — Tinnunculus alandarius, or Falco tinnunoulus 62 
Notched Falcon — Harpagus bidentalus 64 
Sub-Family AccipitriNyE : 
Goshawk — Astur palumbarius 64 
Sparrow Hawk— Accipiter (or Astur) nisus 67 
Chanting Falcon— Melierax musicus 70 
Sub-Family CiiicinyE : 
Secretary Bird — Serpentarius (or Gypogeranus) secre- 
tarius 70 
Hen Harrier — Circus cyaneus 73 
Sub- Order A ec 1 p 1 tres Nocturni ; or Nocturnal Birds of 
Prey 75 
Family StrigidyE ; Sub-Family Surninee : 
Canada Owl — Surnia ulula 75 
■ • Snowy Owl — Nyctea nivea 77 
■ • ■ Burrowing Owl — Athene (or Speotyto) cunicularia, . . 78 
Sub-Family . BuboniXyE : 
Tengmalm’s Owl — Nyctale funerea 80 
Scops Eared Owl — Ephialtes' scops, or Scops camioliaca 80 
Great Owl — Bubo ignavus 82 
Sub-Family Surnin'yE : 
Brown Owl — Symium aluco 85 
Long Eared Owl — Otus vulgaris 86 
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Sub-Family StrigiNyE : 
Barred Owl— (Sins nebulosa 89 
Order PASSERES ; or PERCHERS 93 
Tribe Fissirostres ; or Cleft-Beaked Birds. 
Sub-Tribe Fissirostres Nocturnye; or Nocturnal Cleft- 
Beaked Birds. 
Family CaprimulgidyE ; Goat-Suckers 93 
Trinidad Goat-Sucker — Steatomis caripensis 93 
Tawny-Shouldered Podargus — Podargus numeralis. 93 
New Holland Goat-Sucker — JEgotheles novae liol- 
landice 96 
Great-Eared Goat-Sucker — Balrachostomus auritus . . 97 
European Goat-Sucker — Caprimulgus europceus 98 
Long-Tailed Goat-Sucker — Scotomis climacurus . . . . 100 
Leona Nightjar — Macrodipteryx longipennis 101 
Virginian Goat-Sucker — Ghordeiles virginianus 1Q2 
Nacunda Goat-Sucker — Podager nacunda 103 
Sub-Tribe Fissirostres DiurNyE ; or Diurnal Cleft- 
Beaked Birds 104 
Family Hirundinidye ; Swallows ; Sub-Family Cypse- 
linye ; Swifts 104 
Australian Needle-Tailed Swallow — Acanthylis cau- 
dacuta 104 
Klecho Swallow — Macropteryx klecho, or Dendrocheli- 
don longipennis 105 
.. White-Bellied Swift — Cypselus melba 106 
. . Esculent Swallow — Collocalia nidifica Ill 
Sub-Family HirunDixinyE : 
White-Breasted Swallow — Atticora leucostemon 113 
Swallow — Hirundo ruslica 113 
Purple Swallow — Progne subis. 116 
Sand Martin— Gotyle riptaria 118 
House Martin — Chelidon urbica 118 
Family CoraciadyE ; Sub-Family CoraciaNyE ; Rollers. . . 120 
Oriental Roller — Eurystomus orientalis 120 
Garrulous Roller — Goracias garrula 121 
Brachypteracias — Brachypteracias leptosomus 121 
Sub-Family TodinyE ; Todies 121 
...Green Tody — Todusviridis 121 
Sub-Family Eurylaimtx.e : 
Javan Tody — Eurylaimus javanicus 122 
Great-Billed Tody—Gymbirhynchusmacrorhynchus.: 123 
Sub-Family MomotinyE : 
Brazilian Motmot — Momotus braziliensis 124 
Family TrogoniDyE ; Trogons 125 
Massena’s Trogon — Trogon massena 125 
Narina Trogon — Apaloderma (or Trogon) nariwu 126 
Cuba Trogon — Pnotelus temnurus 127 
Malabar Trogon — Harpactes malabaricus 127 
Beautiful Trogon — Calurus antisianus 128 
Family AlcedixidyE ; Sub- Family BucconiNyE ; Barbets.. 129 
Collared Barbet — Bucco collaris 129 
‘White-Faced Barbet — Monasa Igucops 130 
White-Backed Barbet — Ghelidoptera tenebrosa 130 
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Sub-Family. HAJLCYONiNYEy Kingfishers 130 
Laughing Jackass — JDaeelo (or Paralcyon) gigas 131 
Australian Kingfisher — Halcyon sancta 132 
Ternate Kingfisher — Tanysiptera dea 133 
Tridactylous Kingfisher — Geyx tridactyla 134 
Sub-Family AlcediniNyE : 
Belted Kingfisher — Geryle alcxjon 135 
Common Kingfisher — Alcedo ispida 136 
Tiny Kingfisher-r dio/wie pusilla 137 
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