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Tribe Conirostres ; or Cone-Billed Birds 277 
Family Corvidae ; Sub-Family Phonogamine ; Piping 
Crows 277 
Piping Crow Shrike — Gymnorhina tibicen 278 
Pied Crow Shrike— Strepera graculina 279 
Sub-Family Garruline ; Talkative Birds 279 
Jay — Garrulus glandarius 279 
American Blue Jay — Cyanocorax cristatus, or Cyano- 
citta cristata 281 
Hunting Cissa — Gissa sinensis 284 
Sub-Family Calleatine ; Tree Crows 285 
Benteot — Orypsirhina varia 285 
Wandering Pie — Temnurus vagabundus , or Bendro- 
citta rufa 286 
Sub-Family Corvine ; True Crows 287 
Raven— Gorvus corax 287 
Bald Crow — Picathartes gymnocephalus 300 
Nutcracker — Nimifraga caryocatactes 300 
Magpie — Pica caudala 302 
Sub-Family Gymnoderine ; Fruit Crows 305 
Bare-Necked Fruit Crow — Gymnoderus fcetidus 306 
Umbrella Bird — Cepliakypterus ornatus 307 
Sub-Family Pyrrhocoracine ; Scarlet Crows 308 
Chough — Garacia gracula, or Fregilus graculus 308 
Family Paradiseide ; Birds op Paradise 310 
King-Bird of Paradise — Paradisea regia 310 
Family Sturnide; Starlings; Sub-Family Ptilonorhyn- 
chie; Glossy Starlings 314 
Satin Bower Bird — Ptilonorhynclius holosetdceus 314 
Spotted Bower Bird — Chlamydera maculata 315 
Sub-Family Graculine ; Grakles 316 
Mino Bird — Gracula musica 316 
Sub- Family Buphagine ; Beef-Eaters 318 
African Beef-Eater — Buphaga erythrorhyncha 318 
Sub-Family Sturnine ; True Starlings 319 
Rose-Colored Pastor — Pastor roseus 319 
Common Starling — Sturnus vulgaris 320 
Sub-Family Quiscaline ; Boat-Tailed Birds 321 
Great Boat-Tail — Quiscalus major 321 
Sub-Family Icterine ; Hang-Nest Birds 322 
Orchard Oriole — Xanthornis varius 322 
Baltimore Oriole — Yphantes ballirrwre, or Icterus gal- 
bula 324 
Crested Oriole — Cacicus cristatus, or Ostinops cristata 325 
Sub-Family An delaine : 
Cow-Bird — Molothrus pecoris 326 
Red-Winged Starling — Agelaius phoeniceus 328 
Bobolink — Bolichonyx oryzivorus 331 
Family Fringillide; Finches; Sub- Family Ploceine. . . 332 
Sociable W eaver Bird — Philetaerus socius 333 
Paradise Widah Bird — Vidua paradisea 336 
Sub-Family Coccothraustine ; Hawfinches 336 
Cardinal Grosbeak — Cardinalis virginianus 336 
Sub-Family Tanagrine ; Tanagrine Birds 339 
Scarlet Tanager — Pyranga rubra 339 
Sub-Family Fringilline ; True Finches 341 
Gouldian Finch — Amadina gouldii 341 
Goldfinch — Fringilla carduelis. . 341 
Sparrow — Passer domesticus 346 
White-Throated Sparrow — Zonotrichia albicollis 347 
Sharp-Tailed Finch — Ammodromus caudacutus 348 
Sub-Family Emberizine ; Buntings 348 
Yellow Bunting — Emberiza citrinella. 348 
Black-Throated Bunting — Euspiza americana 351 
Snow Bunting — Plectrophanes nivalis 352 
Sub-Family Alaudine ; Larks 354 
Sky-Lark — Alauda arvensis 354 
Pencilled Lark — Otocoris pencillatus 356 
Sub-Family Pyrrhuline : 
Bullfinch — Pyrrhula rubicilla 358 
Sub-Family Loxiane ; Crossbills : 361 
Crossbill — Loxia curvirostris 361 
Sub-Family Phytotomine ; Plant-Cutters 363 
Chilian Plant-Cutter — Phytotoma rara 363 
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Family Colide: 
Senegal Coly — Golius macrourus 364 
Family Musophagide ; Sub-Family Musophagine; Plan- 
tain-Eaters 365 
Violet Plantain-Eater — Musophaga violacea 365 
White-Crested Touraco — Turacus albocristatus 366 
Blue Plantain-Eater — Schizorhis gigcmtea 366 
Sub-Family Opisthocomine : 
Hoatzin — Opisthocomus cristatus 367 
Family Bucerotide ; Hornbills 367 
Rhinoceros Hornbill — Buceros rhinoceros 368 
Order SCANSORES ; or CLIMBING BIRDS 371 
Family Rhamphastide : 
Toco — Ithamphastos toco 371 
Family Psittacide ; Parrots ; Sub-Family Pezoforine ; 
Ground Parrakeets 374 
Parrakeet Cockatoo — Nymphicus nova; hollandm . . . . 374 
Yellow-Bellied Parrakeet — Platycercus calcdonicus. . 376 
Ground Parrakeet — Pezophorus formosus 377 
Ringed Parrakeet — Palaeornis torquatus 378 
Warbling Grass Parrakeet — Melopsittacus undulatus 381 
Blue-Banded Grass Parrakeet — Euphemachrysostoma 383 
Scaly-Breasted Lorrikeet — Trichoglossus chlorolepi- 
dotus 383 
Sub-Family Araine ; Macaws 384 
Blue and Yellow Macaw — Ara ararauna 384 
Carolina Parrot — Gonurus carolinensis 386 
Sub-Family Lorine ; Lories 389 
Papuan Lory — Gharmosyna papua 389 
Purple-Capped Lory — Lorius domicettus, or Domicella 
atricapilla 390 
Sub-Family Psittacine ; True Parrots 391 
Gray Parrot — Psittacus erythacus 391 
Festive Green Parrot — Ghrysotis festivus 394 
Swindern’s Love-Bird — Psittacula swinderniana 396 
Sub-Family Cacutuine ; Cockatoos 396 
Goliath Aratoo — Microglossus atcrrimus 396 
Great White Cockatoo — Gacatua cristata, or Plictolo- 
phusmoluccensis 398 
Philip Island Parrot — Nestor productus 400 
Helmet Cockatoo — Galyptorrhynchus galeatus 403 
Owl Parrot — Stringops habroptilus 405 
Pesquct’s Dasyptilus — Basyptilus Presquelii 405 
Family Picide ; Woodpeckers; Sub-Family Capitonine; 
Barbets.. 406 
Hair-Breasted Barbet — Laimodon hirsutus 406 
Sub-Family Picumnin^e ; PrcuLETS 407 
Pigmy Piculet — Picumnus minutus 407 
Sub-Family Pi^invE ; True Woodpeckers 408 
Great Spotted Woodpecker — Pious major 408 
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker — Gampephilus principalis. . 411 
Sub-Family Gecininae ; Green Woodpeckers 415 
Green Woodpecker — Gecinus (or Pious) viridis 415 
Sub-Family Malanerpin^e ; Black Woodpeckers : 
Red-Headed Woodpecker — Melanerpes (or Picus) 
erythrocephalus 418 
Sub-Family Colaptin.e ; Ground Woodpeckers 419 
Gold-Winged Woodpecker — Colaptes auratus 419 
Sub-Family Yuncin.e : 
Wryneck — Jynx torquilla 421 
Family Cuculidae ; Cuckoos; Sub-Family Indicatorin'/E. 423 
Great Honey Guide — Indicator major 423 
Sub-Family Saurotherinae ; Ground Cuckoos 425 
Rain-Bird — Saurothera vetula 425 
Sub-Family Coccyzin^e ; Lark-Heeled Cuckoos 426 
Pheasant Cuckoo — Gentropus phasianus 426 
Yellow-Billed American Cuckoo — Goccygus ameri- 
canus 427 
Sub-Family Crotophagin.® : 
Savannah Blackbird — Grotophaga ani 428 
Channel-Bill — Scythr ops nonce hollandice 430 
Sub-Family Cuculine ; True Cuckoos... 431 
Cuckoo — Guculus canorus 431 
Order COLUMBJL ; DOVES and PIGEONS 435 
