CONTENTS. 
Page 
Introduction 
* # # 
V 
Megapodiid^e 
... Megapodes 
Mf 
i 
PHASIANID-E 
... Pheasants, Partridges, 
etc. 
i 
TuRNICID/E 
Hemipodes, or Bustard- 
Quails 
9 
COLUMBJD/E 
... Pigeons 
10 
Pallida 
... Rails 
24 
Heliormthid/e 
... Finfoots 
29 
Grdtd/e 
... Cranes 
29 
Jacanidae 
... Jacanas 
30 
BuRHixmx 
. . . Stone-Plovers . . . 
30 
Rostratuud# 
... Painted Snipe ... 
ai 
Charadrixd.^ 
... Plovers 
31 
ScOLOPACIDiE 
... Sandpipers, etc. 
35 
Glareolidae 
... Pratincoles 
44 
Dromadid/e 
... Crab-Plovers ... 
44 
LARID^ 
... Gulls and Terns 
44 
PODICIPID^ 
. . , Grebes 
50 
HyDROBATJD/E 
. . . Storm-Petrels . . . 
5i 
PROCELtARUDAE 
. . . Shearwaters 
*#* 
5i 
Plegadid# 
... Ibises 
51 
Pl.ATAEElM 
... Spoonbills 
52 
CiconiidjE 
... Storks 
53 
ArDEID/E 
... Herons 
54 
Anatid^e 
... Ducks 
61 
Phalacrocoracim 
... Cormorants 
63 
AnHINGIDjE 
... Darters 
64 
SUUD^E 
... Gannets 
65 
Fregatid^e 
... Frigate-birds ... 
66 
Praethontid^e 
... Tropic-birds ... 
67 
Pelecanid^ 
... Pelicans 
68 
Aegypid.s 
... Vultures 
69 
Falconid^ 
. . . Hawks, Eagles 
70 
Pandionid^ 
... Ospreys 
82 
Strigid^e 
... Owls 
S3 
TyTONIDjS 
... Barn-Owls 
90 
LORIIDwIE 
... Lories 
91 
Kakatceid/e 
... Cockatoos 
92 
Psittacid^e 
... Parrots 
92 
PODARGID.5 
... Frog-mouths 
95 
CoRACIID# 
. , . Rollers 
96 
