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Family Columbidge ; Sub-Family Columbine : pagje 
Oceanic Fruit Pigeon — Carpophaga oceanica 435 
Passenger Pigeon — Fctopistes migratarius 436 
Stock Dove—Golumba aenas 442 
Top-Knot Pigeon — Lopholaimus antarcticus 446 
Turtle-Dove — Turtur vulgaris 446 
Sub-Family Gouringe : 
Crested Pigeon — Ocyphaps (or Phaps) lophotes 448 
Bronze-Wing Pigeon — Phaps chalcoptera 449 
Wanga-Wonga Pigeon — Leucosarcia pvoata 450 
Nicobar Pigeon — Galcenas nicobarica 450 
Crowned Pigeon — Gaura (or Golumba) corcmata 451 
Sub-Family Didunculin^e : 
Tooth-Billed Pigeon — JHdunculus strigirostris 452 
Sub-Family Didinae : 453 
Dodo — Pidus ineptus 453 
Order GATLING ; the POULTRY 455 
Family Cracidge ; Sub-Family Cracinah : 
Crested Curassow — Grax alector 455 
Family Megapodiile ; Sub-Family Megapodinge : 
Australian Jungle Fowl — Megapodius tumulus 457 
Leipoa — Leipoa ocellata 458 
Sub-Family Tallegallinae : 
Brush Turkey — • Tallegalla lathami 459 
Family Phasianid/E ; Sub-Family Pavoninge ; Peacocks... 462 
Peacock —Pavo cristatus. 462 
Crested Peacock Pheasant — Polyplectrcm napoleonis. 464 
Sub-Family Phasianinge ; Pheasants 464 
Argus Pheasant — Argus giganteus 464 
Pheasant — Phasianus colchicus 465 
Sub-Family Gallinge : 
Golden Pheasant — Gallophasis (or Thaumalea ) yicta. 467 
Bankiva Jungle Fowl— Gallus Bankiva 471 
Horned Trapogan — Ceriornis satyra 473 
Sub-Family Meleagrinae ; Turkeys 473 
Turkey — Meleagris gallopavo 473 
Guinea Fowl — JPumida pucherani 477 
Sub-Family Lophophorinae : 
Impeyan Pheasant — Lophophorus irnpeyanus 478 
Family Tetraontd.e ; Sub-Family Pkrdicinge 479 
Partridge — Perdix cinereus 479 
Red-Legged Partridge — Gaccabis rufa 481 
Sanguine Francolin — Ithaginis cruentus 482 
Quail— Coturnix communis 482 
Sub-Family Odontophorinae : 
Virginian Quail — Ortyx virginiana 484 
Sub-Family T-etraomnae : 
Capercaillie — Tetrao urogallus 487 
Willow Grouse — Lagopus albus 495 
Sub-Family PtkroCEIN.e : 
Sand Grouse — Pterocles exustus... 498 
Family Chionidge; Sub-Family Ciiionidinae; Sheatji-Bills. 499 
White Sheath-Bill — Ghionis alba 499 
Family Tinamidge ; Tinamous. . 499 
Elegant Tinamou — Tinamotis elegans 499 
Order STRUTHIONES ; or RUNNING BIRDS 501 
Family St ruth ion tire ; Sub-Family Struthtoninae : 
Ostrich — Strulhio camelus.. 501 
Emeu — Promaius novce hollandice 504 
Rhea — Ilhea americana 505 
Cassowary — Casuarius galeatus 507 
Sub-Family Apteryginge : 
Apteryx — Apteryx australis 511 
Sub-Family Oti nidge : 
Great Bustard — Otis tarda 514 
Order GRALLiE ; or LONG-LEGGED BIRDS 514 
Family CharadRiadge ; Sub-Family (Edicneminae : 
• • Great Plover — CEdicnemus crepitans. . 517 
Sub-Family Glareolinge : 
Pratincole — Glareola pratincola 518 
Sub-Family Cursorinae : 
Cream-Colored Courser — Gursorius gallicus, or Ilyas 
cegyptia 519 
Sub-Family Charadrinae : 
Lapwing — Vanellus cristatus 519 
Golden Plover — Charadrius pluvialis 521 
Sub-Family HgEmatopodinae : 
Oyster-Catcher — IPmiatopus ostralegus 529 
Sub- F amily Cl nclin .e : 
Turnstone — Ginclus interpres 531 
Family Ardeidge ; Sub-Family Psophinae : 
■ Golden-Breasted Trumpeter — P sophia crepitans 532 
Qariama — Gariama cristata, or Dicliolophus cristatus.. 533 
Sub-Family Gruinae : 
Crane — Grus cinerea ; 533 
Demoiselle Crane — Scops (or Anthropoides ) Virgo . . . . 535 
Crowned 'Crane—Batearicapdmnma. 536 
Sub-Family Ardeinge : 
American Egret — Ilerodias alba egretta, or Ardea 
egretta 537 
Bittern — Botaurus steUaris , 545 
Nankeen Night-Heron — Nycticorax' caledonicus 549 
Boat-Bill — Gancroma-cochlearea 550 
Spoonbill — Platalea leucorodia 551 
Yon. II. 
Sub-Family Ciconinge ; Storks : page 
Stork — Giconia alba 552 
" Adjutant — Leploptilus crumenifer 553 
Jabirus — Mycteria senegalensis 555 
Whale-Headed Stork — Baloeniceps rex 557 
Sub-Family Tantalin.e ; Ibis ” 559 
Sacred Ibis — Ibis aethiopica 559 
Straw-Necked Ibis — Geronticus spinicollis 560 
Family Scolopaoidge ; Sub-Family Limosinge 562 
. C.nrlew—JVumerdus.arquatus 562 
Black-Tailed Godwit — Limosa ozgocephala 565 
Sub-Family Totaninae ; Sandpipers 568 
Green Sandpiper— Totarius ochrqpus 568 
Common Sandpiper — Tringoides hypoleuca 569 
Sub-Family Recurtirostringe : 
Avocet — Becurvirostra avocetta 569 
Stilt Plover — Himantopus candidus 570 
Sub-Family Tringinge: 
Ruff — Philomachus (dr Machetes ) pugnax . . 571 
Knot — Tringa canutus 571 
Sub-Fctmily Scolopacinge : 
Great Snipe — Gallinago major 575 
Woodcock — Scolopax rusticola 577 
Sub-Family Phalaropodin^e : 
Gray Phalarope — Phalaropus fulicarius 578 
Family Palamedeidge ; Sub-Family Parringe : 
Mexican Jacana — Parra gymnostoma 578 
Chinese Jacana — Hydrophasianus chmensis 579 
Sub-Family Palamedeinae ; Screamers 580 
Horned Screamer — Palameddea cornuta 580 
Crested Screamer — Chauna cristatus 581 
Family Rallidge ; Rails; Sub-Family Rallinge 581 
W ater Rail — Ilallus aquaticus 581 
Corncrake — Ortygometra crex 585 
Sub-Family Gallinulinge : 
Hyacinthine Gallinule — Porphyrio veterum 586 
Water Hen — Gallinula chloropus 587 
Coot — Fulica atra. 589 
Order ANSERES ; the GOOSE, SWAN, DUCK, Etc.. . . 590 
Family Anatidge ; Sub-Family Piken icopterinae : 
Flamingo — Phoenicopterus ruber 590 
Sub-Family Plectropterinae : 
Spur- Winged Goose — Plectrophanes gambensis 592 
Cape Barron Goose - Gereopsis (or Anser) novce hollandice 593 
Bernicle Goose — Bemicla leucopsis 594 
Snb-Family Cygninae: 
Mute Swan — Gygnus olor 597 
Sub-Family Anatinge ; True Ducks 601 
Mandarin Duck — Aix galericulata 601 
Widgeon — Mareca penelope 601 
Mallard — Anas boschas 603 
Teal — Querquedula crecca 603 
Shoveller Duck — Spatula clypeata 605 
Sub-Fumily Fuligulinge 606 
Pochard Dun-Bird — Nyroca terina 606 
Common Duck — Somateria mollissima 610 
Sub-Family Merging..! 612 
Goosander — Mergus merganser 612 
- Smew — Mergellus albellus 612 
Family Colymbidge ; Divers ; Sub-Family Colymbinae 613 
Great Northern Diver — Colymbus glacialis 613 
Sub-Family Podicepinge ; Grebes 614 
Great Crested Grebe — Podiceps cristatus 614 
Family Alcidge ; Sub-Family Alcinae ; Auks 615 
Great Auk — Alca (or Plantus ) impennis 615 
Puffin — Fratercula arctica 616 
Sub-Family SphenisciNjE ; Penguins 617 
King Penguin — Aptenodytes pennantii 617 
Sub-Family Urin^e 618 
Guillemot — Uria troile 618 
Family Procellaridge ; Sub-Family Procellaringe ; Pet- 
rels 618 
Stormy Petrel — Thalassidroma pelagica 618 
Fulmar Petrel — Procellaria glacialis 619 
Sub-Family Diomedetnae 620 
Wandering Albatross — Pimiedea exulans 620 
Family Laridge ; Sub-Family Laringe ; Gulls 621 
Skua Gull- Stercorariuscatarr hades, or Meg aleslris skua 621 
Common Gull — Larus canus 623 
Kittiwake Gull — Bissa trydactyla 623 
Sub-Family Rhyncopinae : 
Scissor-Bill — Bhyncops nigra 624 
| Sub-Family Sterninge ; Terns 624 
Tern — Sterna hirundo 624 
Noddy — Arums stolidus 624 
Family Pklecanid.k ; Pelicans; Sub- Family P it get 0 ninae . 626 
* * Tropic Bird — Phaetcm aethereus 626 
Sub-Family Plotinge ; Darters 627 
Darter — -Plotus anhinga 627 
Sub-Family P'elecantnge" : 
■ ‘ Gannet, or Solan Goose — Sula bassanea 628 
Gormorant — Graeuhis carbo 629 
Pelican— Pelecanus cmocrotalus 630 
Frigate Bird — Tachypetes uquilus 631 
