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— The Caracaras—Brazilian Caracara ( Polyborus )—Falkland Island Caracara ( Ibycter ) 
—The Vultures ( Vulturidce) —Lammergeiers (Gypaetus) —Cinereous Vulture ( Vultur) — 
Griffon Vultures (Gyps )—White-Backed Vultures ( Pseudogyps) —Eared Vultures (Oto- 
yyps )—Abyssinian Vulture ( Lophogyps) —Egyptian Vulture ( Neophron )—The Secretary- 
Vulture ( Serpentariidce) —The American Vultures ( Cathartidcc )—Condor (Sarcorham- 
phus ) — King-Vulture ( Cathartes ) — American Black Vulture ( Gatharista) — Turkey 
Vulture ( Rhinogryplius )—Californian Vulture, ...... 
CHAPTER XIII.— The Cormorant Group, —Order ftteganopocl.es. 
Characteristics of the Order—Cormorants, Darters, and Gannets ( Phalacrocoraciclce) —Cormor¬ 
ants ( Phalacrocorax )—Darters ( Plotus )—Gannets ( Sula )—The Pelicans ( Pelecanidce) 
Frigate-Birds (Fregatidce )—The Tropic-Birds ( Phaethontidce ), .... 
CHAPTER XIV. —Herons, Storks, and Ibises,— Order Herodiones. 
Characteristics of the Group—The Heron Tribe (Family Ardeidce) —True Herons ( Ardea) 
—Great'White Heron—Little Egret—Other Species—Night Herons (Nydicorax) — 
Little Bittern ( Ardetta) — Bitterns ( Botaurus )•—Boat-Billed Heron ( Canchroma) — 
Whale-Headed Stork (Family Balcenicipitidce) —Hammer-Head (Family Scopidce) 
—The Stork Tribe (Family Ciconiidce) — True Storks ( Ciconia) — Maguari Stork 
(Dissura) —■ White - Bellied Stork ( Abdimia) —Jabirus or Giant Storks ( Mycteria) 
— Adjutant or Marabou Storks (Leptoptilus)— Shell - Storks (Anastomus) — Wood 
Storks ( Tantalus and Pseudotantalus) — Ibises and Spoonbills (Family Plataleidce) 
—Ibises (Ibis, etc.)—Spoonbills (Platalea) ...... 
CHAPTER XV.— Flamingoes, Ducks, and Screamers, —Orders Odontoglossi , 
Anseres, and Palamedece. 
Common Characters of the Three Groups.—The Flamingoes (Order Odontoglossi ,' Family 
Phoenicopteridce) — True Flamingoes (Phcenicopterus) — Short - Legged Flamingoes 
(Palcelodus) —The Duck Tribe (Order Anseres, Family Anatidae) —Spur-Winged Geese 
(Plectropterus) —Half-Webbed Geese (Anseranas) — Cereopsis Goose (Cereopsis) — New 
Zealand Goose (Cnemiornis) •—- True Geese (Anser) —Their Habits—Brent or Sea- 
Geese (Bernicla) — Northern Species — Habits — Southern Species—Egyptian and 
Knob-Winged Geese (Chenalopex) — The Swans (Cygnus) — Whistling Swans — 
Bewick’s Swan—American Swans—Mute Swan—Black-Necked Swan—Black Swan 
—Fossil Swans and Geese — Comb-Ducks (Sarcidiornis) — Cotton - Teal (Nettapus) 
—Tree-Ducks or Whistling Teal (Dendrocygna) —Sheldrakes (Tadorna) —Common 
Sheldrake—Ruddy Sheldrake—The True Ducks (Anas)— Mallard—Dusky Duck— 
Gadwall—Habits of Ducks—Shoveller-Ducks (Spatula)— Pin-Tailed Ducks (Dafila) 
—Teal (Querquedula) —Wigeon (Mareca) —Summer and Mandarin - Ducks (EEx) — 
Pochards and Scaup-Ducks (Fuligula)— Golden-Eye and Buffel-Head (Clangula) 
—Harlequin-Duck (Cosmonetta)— Long-Tailed Duck (Harelda)— Eider-Ducks (Som- 
ateria) —Their Habits—The Scoters (CEdemia) — Stiff-Tailed Ducks (Erismatura) 
—The Mergansers (Mergus) — Their Habits —The Screamers (Order Palamedece, 
Family Palamedeidce ), 
CHAPTER XVI.— The Pigeons and Sand-Grouse,— Order Columbce. 
Characteristics of Pigeons—Green, Painted, and Fruit-Pigeons (Family Treronidce) W edge- 
Tailed Green Pigeons (Sphenocercus )—Other Genera (Vinago, Crocopus, etc.)—Painted 
Pigeons (Ptilopus, etc.)—Wart-Pigeons (. Alectroenas) and their Allies—Fruit-Pigeons 
(Carpophaga, etc.)—Wood, Long-Tailed and, Passenger-Pigeons (Family Columbidce) 
—Rock-Dove and Allies (Golumba)— Stock-Dove — Wood-Pigeon — Long- Tailed 
Pigeons (Turaccena)— Cuckoo-Pigeons (Macropygia )—Allied Genera—Passenger-Pigeon 
(Ectopistes)— The Ground-Pigeons (Family Peristeridce )—Mourning Doves (Zenaidura, 
etc.)—Galapagos Pigeon (Nesopelia) —White-Winged Doves (Melopelia) —Turtle-Doves 
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