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Egrets, . . . . . .132 
little Egret. 
Egretta garzetta. Plate IV. . . . 133 
Great White Egret, E. alba , . . .134 
Buff- Backed Egret, E. russata, . . 136 
Squacco Heron, E. ralloides , . . .138 
Bitterns, . . . . . .140 
Little Bittern, Ardeola minuta , . . . 140 
Common Bittern. 
Butor stellaris. Plate V. . . .143 
American Bittern, Butor lentiginosus , . . 147 
Night-Herons, ..... 150 
Common Night-Heron. 
Nycticorax Gardenii. Plate VI. . .151 
Storks, .....* 155 
White Stork. 
Ciconia alba. Plate VII. . . . 156 
Black Stork, Ciconia nigra , . . .158 
Spoonbills, . . . . .159 
AVhitc or European Spoonbill. 
Platalea leucorodia . Plate VIII. . . 160 
Cranes, . . . . . .162 
Common Crane. 
Grus cijierea. Plate IX. . • .163 
TANTALIDjE, 165 
Glossy Ibis. 
IbisfaJcindlus. Plate X. . . . 166 
SCOLOPAClDiE, 168 
W r oodoock. 
Scolopax nisticola. Plate XI. . . .170 
Sabine’s Snipe, Scolopax Sabinii , . . 177 
Great Snipe, Scolopax major, . . .178 
Common Snipe, Scolopax gallhiago, . . 179 
Jack Snipe. 
Scolopax gallinula. Plate XII. . .184 
Macroriiamphur, . . . . ; 188 
Brown Longbeak, Macrorhamphm griseus y . 188 
Godwits, ...... 191 
Black-Tailed Godwit. 
Limosa melanura. Plate XIII. . . .192 
Common or Red Godwit, Limosa rufa , . 195 
Totanus, . . . . . 198 
Dusky Totanus. 
Totanus fuscus. Plate XIV. 
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