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INDEX. 
Anabatinffi, 131. Subfamily cha- 
racter and synopsis, 315. 
Analogies in larger groups pass 
into close affinities in smaller 
ones. .'jfi. ; among the orders of 
birds, the tribes of perrhers, and 
the sublainilies of warblers, Jiy. ; 
of rasorial birds, with hoofed 
quadrupeds, 159. ; of the ant- 
thrushes with the orders of 
birds, 27. i with the Iiisc^ssores, 
2«. ; with t)je L)entiro.stres, 29. ; 
of the ant-thrushes with the 
Thamnophiliiia*, 30. ; with the 
Laniadte, 30. *, of the ant-thrushes 
with the tribes of the jierchers, 
33. ; witii the shrikes, Si. x with 
the honey-suckers, 37. ; hetweeii 
Cha'toblemumainl l*riouops,U.; 
between h’alcuuculus frontalis 
and the genus l*arus, 12.; of 
the tinclii\s and starlings, 109. ; 
of the goatsuckers, ITid. ; of 
the nigbting,ale warlders, (>4. ; of 
the orioles, 21. ; of tlie pigeons 
with the waders, 170. ; hetween 
Pitta cjunura and Cinnyris Se- 
negalensis, 38. ; between the 
Bracliyiwdinai mtd Me]ii>hagi- 
dffi, 38. ; of the shrikes, 14. 
betweeji the shrikes and fal- 
cons, 3. ; amongst tlie genera 
of Syvlcolina*, the types of Syl- 
vicola, and the tribes of Inses- 
sores, 55. ; of the starlings, 103 
— 107 ; of the Sylvian® to the 
percher.s, 6.3. ; of the genus Syl- 
vicola, 51. ; of the subgenera 
of Sylvirola and Varus, 52. ; of 
Todus, S7. ; lietwccn the sub- 
families of the warblers and the 
tribes of perchers, G8. ; between 
the waders ami perchers, 179. 
Analcipus .S're., subgenerle charac- 
ter and species, 222. Plumage 
of, 7. 
Anas iJn., generic character and 
species, 306. Subgeueric cha- 
racter and species, 3tl7. 
Anas clypeata, I89. 
Anastomus ///., 174. Generic cha- 
racter and species, 36G. 
Anatid®, 184. Vaniily character 
and synopsis, 3t)4. .See Ducks. 
Anatin®, IS9. Subfamily cha- 
racter and synopsis, 3GG. 
Andropactus suhg»meric cha- 
racter and species, 2^. 
Andropadiis familiaris, its fami- 
miliarity, 21. 
Ani, their habits, IGl. 
Anser 101. Generic charac- 
ter and species, 365. 
Anseriu®, subfaniily'character and 
synopsis, 364. 
Ant-thrushes, 18. 20. Synopsis of, 
229. Characters, habits, and na- 
tural arrangement, 24. Ana- 
logies of, 27. 
Anthochara IJorsf. ^ Tig.^ sub- 
generic character luid species, 
326. 
Anthomyza, generic character and 
species, 327. 
Anthreptes Stv. generic character 
and species, 32$l. 
Anthropoides, 173. 
Anthus BecksL, generic character 
and species, 248. It.s characters, 
analogy, and affinity, 40. 
Anthus pars Auct., 292. 
Apalls, G3. 
Apaloderma subgeneric ’cha- 
racter and species, 337. 
Aptcnodvtes Forst., generic cha- 
racter aud species, 371. 
Aptenudytes chrysoeoraa, its mode 
of progression, 193. 
Apterous .SV*., subgenoric charac- 
ter anil species, 30G. 
Apternyx Shaw, subgenerle cha- 
racter and species, 346. 
Aquila, generic dnu-acter and 
species, 207. 
Aquilinte, subfamily character and 
synopsis, 206. 
Arachnothera 7Vw?., generic cha- 
racter and species, 32'<. 
Aramus Vifin., generic character 
and species, 3.5G. 
Arctic gulls, J»6. 
Arctic puffin, 192. 
Ardea /.?«., generic character, 
353. Subgeneric character and 
species, 353. 
Ardea pavonina, 173. 
Ardeadffi, 172. Family character 
and stmopsls, 3.53. See Herons. 
Argus /V-w., subgeneric character 
and species, 3-11. 
Argus pheasant, its i>lumage, 166. 
Arremon VicilL, subgeneric cha- 
r.m-ter and species, 288. 
Aslo Aniiq., generic character and 
species, 297. 
Aster A^ict., generic diaracter and 
species, 215. 
Asthenurus, 5V., generic cha- 
racter and species, 311. 
Asthenurus minutus. 136. 
Astrapia 'ViciU., generic diaracter 
and species, 272. 
Astrapia gularia. 98. 
Auk described, 370. 
Auks, synopsis of, 370. 
Aulacorynchus GowW, generic cha- 
racter and species, 299. 
Australian fantails, 54. 
Australian robin. 65. 
Australian satin-birds, 99. 
