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( Irrisoridce )—The Hornbills (Bucertidce)— Ground-Hornbills (Bucorax )—Rhinoceros 
Hornbills ( Buceros , etc.)—Great Pied, or Two-Horned Hornbill (Dichoceros)— Wedge- 
Tailed Hornbills (Lophoceros)— Solid-Billed Hornbill (Rhinoplax)—The Kingfishers 
(Alcedinidce)— Stork-Billed Kingfishers ( Pelargopsis , etc.)—Pied Kingfishers ( Ceryle )— 
Typical Kingfishers (AIcedo) —Three-Toed Insectivorous Kingfishers (Geyx, etc.)— 
Laughing Kingfishers (Dacelo)— Wood-Kingfishers (Hafoyorc)—Long-Tailed Kingfishers 
( Tanysiptera )—The Rollers ( Coraciidce )—True Rollers ( Coracias) —Broad-Billed Rollers 
( Eurystomus )—The Kiroumbos ( Leptosomatidce )—The Frog-Mouths (Podargidce )— 
Typical Frog-Mouths ( Podargus )—Eared Frog-Mouths ( Batrachostomus )—Owlet Frog- 
Mouths JEgotheles )—The Oil-Bird or Guacharo ( Steatornithidce ), . . .15 
CHAPTER X.—The Parrot Tribe,—O rder Psittaci. 
Characteristics of the Order—Distribution and Habits—Nestor Parrots (Nestoridee )—The 
Lories and Loriquets (Loriidce )—True Lories ( Lorius )—Loriquets ( Trichoglossus )— 
Arfak Parrot ( Oreopsittacus )—The Cyclopsittacidce —The Cockatoos ( Cacatuidce )—Great 
Black Cockatoo ( Microglossus )—Raven Cockatoos ( Calyptorhynchus )—Ganga Cockatoo 
(Callocephalum )—Typical Cockatoos ( Cacatua )—Habits of Cockatoos—Slender-Billed 
Cockatoos ( Lichmetis )—Cockatiel ( Gallopsittacus )—The Typical Parrots ( Psittacidce )— 
Pigmy Parrots ( Nasiterna )—American Sharp-Tailed Parrots ( Conurince )—Hyacinthine 
Macaw (Anodorhynchus )—True Macaws (Am)—Conures (Conurus and Conuropsis )— 
Slight-Billed Parraquet ( Hcnicognathus )—Grey-Breasted Parraquet ( Myopsittacus )— 
Parrotlets ( Psittacula) —All-Green Parraquet ( Brotogerys )—Blunt-Tailed Green Parrots 
(Pionince )—Amazon Parrots ( Chrysotis) —Hawk-Billed Parrot (Deroptyus )—African 
Green Parrots (Pceocephalus )—Grey and Black Short-Tailed Parrots ( Psittacince )—Grey 
Parrot ( Psittacus )—Vasa Parrots ( Coracopsis )—New Guinea Black Parrot ( Dasypterus) 
—The Parraquet Group (Palceornithince )—Eclectus Parrots (Eclectics )—True Parraquets 
(Palceornis) —Love-Birds (Agapornis )—Hanging Parrots (Loriculus)— The Broadtail 
Group (Platycercince )—Broadtails (Platycercus) —Grass-Parraquets (Neopliema )—Crested 
Parraquets (Nymphicus) —Budgerigar ( Melopsittacus )—Ground -Parraquets (Pezophorus 
and Geopsittacus )—The Owl-Parrot (Stringopidee), . . . . .91 
CHAPTER XI.—The Owls and OsrREYS,—Orders Striges and Pandiones. 
Characters of Owls—Distribution and Habits—Barn-Owls (Strigidce )—The Family Bubonidce 
—Tengmalm’s Owl (Nydala) —Wood-Owls (Syrnium )—Great Grey Owl—Ural Owl—- 
Barred Owl—Mottled Wood-Owl—Eared Owls (Asio) —Short-Eared Owls—Long- 
Eared Owl—Pigmy Owls (Glaucidium )—Oriental Hawk-Owls (Ninox) —Burrowing- 
Owl (Speotito )—Little Owls (Carine) —Hawk-Owls (Surnia )—Snowy Owl (Nyctea )— 
Screech-Owls (Scops) —Eagle-Owls (Bubo) —Fish-Owls (Cetupa and Scotopelia )—The 
Ospreys (Pandiones )—Oriental Fish-Eagles (Polioaetus), . . . . .140 
CHAPTER XII.—The Diurnal Birds of Prey, or Acciptrines,—O rder Acciptres. 
General Characteristics of the Order—The Hawk Tribe (Falconidce )—True Falcons (Falco )— 
Gerfalcons—Saker—-Banner and Laggar Falcons—Peregrines—Use in Hawking— 
Turumti Falcon—Hobby—Merlin—Kestrels—Pigmy Falcons (Hierax)— Mississippi 
Falcon (Ictinia )—Crested Falcons (Baza) —Honey-Buzzards (Pernis) —Black-Winged 
Kite (Elanus )—True Kites (Milvus) —Swallow-Tailed Kite (Elanoides )—Vulturine 
Sea-Eagle (Gypohierax) —Sea-Eagles (Haliaetus )—Bateleur Eagle (Helotarsus) —Harrier- 
Eagles (Circaetus) —Serpent-Eagles (Spilornis )—African Crested Eagle (Lophoaetus )— 
Crested Eagles (Spizaetus) — Hawk-Eagles (Nisaetus )—Booted Hawk-Eagle—True 
Eagle (Aquila )—Golden Eagle—Imperial Eagle—Spotted Eagle—Other Species— 
Wedge-Tailed Eagle ( Uroaetus )—Harpy Eagles (Morphnus, Ilarpyhaliaetus and Thry- 
sa'etus )—Allied Genera—Buzzards (Buteo) —Rough-Legged Buzzards (Archibuteo )— 
Sparrow-Hawks (Accipiter) — Goshawks (Aslur) — Whistling Hawks (Melierax )— 
Harrier-Hawks (Micrastur )—Harriers (Circus) —Naked-Cheeked Hawks (Polyboroides) 
