THE SEARCHERS (_Investigatores_).
THE CLIMBERS. The CLIMBING BIRDS (_Scansor_):--The Tenuirostral.
The FLOWER BIRDS (_Certhiola_). The BLUE BIRDS (_Cæreba_):--The
Sai, or Blue Caereba. The PITPITS (_Certhiola_):--The Banana Quit,
or Black and Yellow Creeper. The HONEYSUCKERS (_Nectarinia_):--The
Abu-Risch. The FIRE HONEYSUCKERS (_Æthopyga_):--The Cadet. The
BENT-BEAKS (_Cyrtostomus_):--The Australian Blossom Rifler. The
SPIDER-EATERS (_Arachnothera_). The HALF-BILLS (_Hemignathus_):--The
Brilliant Half-bill. The HANGING BIRDS (_Arachnocestra_):--The True
Hanging Bird. The HONEY-EATERS (_Meliphaga_). The TRUE HONEY-EATERS
(_Myzomela_):--The Red-headed Honey-eater. The TUFTED HONEY-EATERS
(_Ptilotis_):--The Yellow-throated Tufted Honey-eater. The BRUSH
WATTLE BIRDS (_Melichæra_):--The True Brush Wattle Bird--The Poe,
or Tui. The FRIAR BIRDS (_Tropidorhyncus_):--The "Leatherhead."
The HOOPOES (_Upupa_):--The Common Hoopoe. The TREE HOOPOES
(_Irrisor_):--The Red-beaked Tree Hoopoe 1-15
THE TREE CLIMBERS (_Anabata_). The BUNDLE-NESTS
(_Phacellodomus_):--The Red-fronted Bundle-nest, or Climbing
Thrush. The OVEN BIRDS (_Furnarius_):--The Red Oven Bird. The
GROUND WOODPECKERS (_Geositta_):--The Burrowing Ground Woodpecker.
The STAIR-BEAKS (_Xenops_);--The Hairy-cheeked Stair-beak. THE
NUTHATCHES (_Sitta_)--The Common Nuthatch--The Syrian Nuthatch. The
CREEPERS (_Sittella_):--The Bonneted Creeper. The WALL CREEPERS
(_Tichodroma_):--The Alpine or Red-winged Wall Creeper. The TRUE
TREE CREEPERS (_Certhia_):--The Tree Peckers. TREE CLIMBERS
(_Scandentes_):--The Common Tree Creeper--The Sabre-bill--The
Woodpecker Tree-chopper. The WOODPECKERS (_Picida_). The BLACK
WOODPECKERS (_Dryocopus_):--The European Black Woodpecker. The
GIANT WOODPECKERS (_Campephilus_):--The Imperial Woodpecker--The
Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The BLACK WOODPECKERS (_Melanerpes_):--The
Red-headed Black Woodpecker--The Ant-eating Black Woodpecker.
The VARIEGATED WOODPECKERS (_Picus_):--The Great Spotted
Woodpecker--The Harlequin Woodpecker--The Three-toed Woodpecker.
The GREEN WOODPECKERS (_Cecinus_):--The Green Woodpecker. The
CUCKOO WOODPECKERS (_Colaptes_):--The Golden-winged Woodpecker--The
Red-shafted or Copper Woodpecker--The Field Woodpecker. The
SOFT-TAILED WOODPECKERS (_Picumnus_):--The Dwarf Woodpecker. The
WRY-NECKS (_Yunx_):--The Wry-neck 15-45
HUMMING BIRDS. The HUMMING BIRDS (_Stridor_). The GIANT GNOMES
(_Eustephanus_):--The Giant Humming Bird--The Sword-bill Humming
Bird. The GNOMES (_Polytmus_):--The Saw-bill--The Sickle-billed
Humming Bird. The SUN BIRDS (_Phäetornis_):--The Cayenne Hermit.
The MOUNTAIN NYMPHS (_Oreotrochilus_):--The Chimborazian Hill-star.
The SABRE-WINGS (_Campylopterus_):--De Lattrei's Sabre-wing.
The TRUE SABRE-WINGS (_Platystylopterus_):--The Fawn-coloured
Sabre-wing. The JEWEL HUMMING BIRDS (_Hypophania_):--The Crimson
Topaz Humming Bird--The Black-capped Humming Bird. The WOOD NYMPHS
(_Lampornis_):--The Mango Humming Bird--The Ruby and Topaz Wood
Nymph. The FLOWER NYMPHS (_Florisugus_):--The Brazilian Fairy.
The FLOWER SUCKERS (_Florisuga_):--The Pied Jacobin. THE FAIRIES
(_Trochilus_):--The Ruby-throated Fairy Humming Bird. The AMETHYST
HUMMING BIRDS (_Calliphlox_):--The Amethyst Humming Bird. The
WOODSTARS (_Calothorax_, or _Lucifer_):--Mulsant's Wood-star. The
ELVES (_Lophornithes_). The PLOVER-CRESTS (_Cephalolepis_):--De
Laland's Plover-crest. The COQUETTES (_Lophornis_):--The Splendid
Coquette. The AMAZONS (_Bellatrix_):--The Royal Amazon. The SUN GEMS
(_Heliactinus_):--The Horned Sun Gem. The SYLPHS (_Lesbiæ_). The
RACKET-TAILED SYLPHS (_Steganurus_):--The White-footed Racket-tail.
The COMETS (_Sparganura_):--The Sappho Comet. The MASKED HUMMING
BIRDS (_Microrhamphi_):--The Sharp-bearded Masked Humming Bird--The
Columbian Thornbill. The HELMET CRESTS (_Oxypogon_):--Linden's
Helmet Crest 45-75
THE LIGHT-BEAKS (_Levirostres_). The BEE-EATERS (_Meropes_):--The
Common Bee-eater--The Bee-wolf--The Bridled Bee-eater--The Swallow
Bee-eater--The Australian Bee-eater. The NOCTURNAL BEE-EATERS
(_Nyctiornis_):--The Sangrok. The ROLLERS (_Coracii_):--The
Blue Roller. The DOLLAR BIRDS (_Eurystomus_):--The Australian
Dollar Bird--The Oriental Dollar Bird. The SAW-BILL ROLLERS
(_Prionites_):--The Mot-mot. The BROAD-THROATS (_Eurylaimus_):--The
Sumatran Trowel-beak. The TRUE BROAD-THROATS (_Eurylaimus_):--The
Java Broad-throat--The Raya. The TODIES (_Todi_):--The Tody, or
Green Flat-bill 75-87
THE KINGFISHERS (_Alcedines_):--The European Kingfisher. The PURPLE
KINGFISHERS (_Ceyx_):--The Purple Kingfisher. The GREY KINGFISHERS
(_Ceryle_):--The Grey Kingfisher 87-91
THE ALCYONS (_Halcyones_). The TREE ALCYONS (_Halcyones_):--The
Red-breasted Tree Alcyon. The WOOD ALCYON (_Todiramphus_):--The
Yellow-headed Wood Alcyon--The Blue Alcyon. The GIANT ALCYONS
(_Paralcyon_, or _Dacelo_):--The Laughing Jackass, or Settler's
Clock. The PARADISE ALCYONS (_Tanysiptera_):--The True Paradise
Alcyon. The SAW-BEAKED ALCYONS (_Syma_):--The Poditti. The SLUGGARDS
(_Agornithes_). The JACAMARS (_Galbulæ_):--The True Jacamars--The
Green Jacamar 91-96
THE BUCCOS (_Buccones_). The SLEEPERS (_Nystalus_):--The Tschakuru.
The TRAPPISTS (_Monasta_):--The Dusky Trappist, or Bearded Cuckoo.
The DREAMERS (_Chelidoptera_):--The Dark Dreamer. The TOURACOS,
or TROGONS (_Trogones_). The FIRE TOURACOS (_Harpactes_):--The
Karna, or Malabar Trogon. The FLOWER TOURACOS (_Hapaloderma_):--The
Narina. The TROGONS PROPER (_Trogon_):--The Surukua, or Touraco--The
Pompeo--The Tocoloro. The BEAUTIFUL-TAILED TROGONS (_Calurus_):--The
Peacock Trogon--The Beautiful Trogon--The Quesal, or Resplendent
Trogon 96-105
THE CUCKOOS (_Cuculidæ_). The HONEY GUIDES (_Indicator_):--The
White-beaked Honey Guide. The CUCKOOS (_Cuculus_):--The Common
Cuckoo. The JAY CUCKOOS (_Coccystes_):--The Jay Cuckoo. The
KOELS (_Eudynamys_):--The Koel, or Kuil. The GOLDEN CUCKOOS
(_Chrysococcyx_):--The Didrik, or Golden Cuckoo. The GIANT CUCKOOS
(_Scythrops_):--The Giant Cuckoo, or Channel-bill. The BUSH CUCKOOS
(_Phœnicophæi_):--The Kokil, or Large Green-billed Malkoha. The
RAIN CUCKOOS (_Coccygi_):--The Rain or Yellow-billed Cuckoo--The
Rain Bird. The LONG-TAILED CUCKOOS (_Pyrrhococcyx_):--The
Long-tailed Cuckoo. The TICK-EATERS (_Crotophagæ_). The TRUE
TICK-EATERS (_Crotophaga_):--The Coroya--The Ani, or Savanna
Blackbird--The Wrinkled-beaked Tick-eater. The COUCALS, or
SPURRED CUCKOOS (_Centropodes_):--The Egyptian Coucal. The
CROW PHEASANTS (_Centrococcyx_):--The Hedge Crow. The PHEASANT
COUCALS (_Polophilus_):--The Pheasant Coucal. The BARBETS
(_Capitones_):--The Pearl Bird--The Golden Barbet--The Toucan Barbet
105-127
THE HORNBILLS (_Bucerotidæ_). The TOUCANS (_Ramphastidæ_). The
ARASSARIS (_Pteroglossus_):--The Arassari. The TOUCANS PROPER
(_Ramphastus_):--The Toco Toucan--The Kirima, or Red-billed
Toucan--The Tukana. The HORNBILLS PROPER (_Bucerotes_). The
SMOOTH-BEAKED HORNBILLS (_Rhynchaceros_):--The Tok. The TWO-HORNED
HORNBILLS (_Dichoceros_):--The Homray--The Djolan, or Year Bird--The
Abbagamba, or Abyssinian Hornbill 127-140
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS (_Gallinæ_).
PIGEONS (_Gyratores_). The FRUIT PIGEONS (_Trerones_):--The Parrot
Pigeon. The DOVES (_Columbæ_):--The Ring-dove, Wood Pigeon,
or Cushat--The Stock Dove--The Rock Dove. The CUCKOO PIGEONS
(_Macropygiæ_):--The Passenger Pigeon, or Carolina Turtle-dove.
The TURTLE-DOVES (_Turtures_):--The Turtle-dove. The INDIAN
RING-DOVES (_Streptopeleia_):--The Indian Ring-dove--The Dwarf
Pigeon. The GROUND PIGEONS. The AMERICAN GROUND PIGEONS (_Zenaidæ_).
The SINGING DOVES (_Melopeleia_):--The Kukuli. The SPARROW
PIGEONS (_Pyrgitœnas_):--The Sparrow Pigeon, or Ground Dove. The
SPARROW-HAWK PIGEONS (_Geopeleia_):--The Striped Sparrow-hawk
Pigeon--The Speckled or Wedge-tailed Turtle-dove. The RUNNING
PIGEONS (_Geotrygones_):--The Partridge Dove. The BRONZE-WINGED
PIGEONS (_Phapes_):--The Crested Bronze-wing. The TRUE BRONZE-WINGS
(_Phaps_):--The Common Bronze-wing 141-166
THE QUAIL PIGEONS (_Geophaps_):--The Partridge Bronze-wing. The
WHITE-FLESHED PIGEONS (_Leucosarcia_):--The Wonga-Wonga Pigeon--The
Hackled Ground Pigeon. The CROWNED PIGEONS (_Gouræ_):--The Crowned
Pigeon--The Victoria Crowned Pigeon--The Didunculus, or Toothed
Pigeon 166-172
TRUE GALLINACEOUS BIRDS. The SAND GROUSE (_Pteroclæ_):--The
Ganga, or Large Sand Grouse--The Large Pin-tailed Grouse, or
Khata--The Common Sand Grouse--The Striped Sand Grouse--Pallas's
Sand Grouse. The GROUSE TRIBE (_Tetraonidæ_). The GROUSE PROPER
(_Tetraones_):--The Capercali. The HEATH COCKS (_Lyrurus_):--The
Black Cock--The Hybrid Grouse--The Hazel Grouse--The Prairie Hen, or
Pinnated Grouse 172-195
THE PTARMIGANS (_Lagopus_):--The Willow Ptarmigan--The Alpine or
Grey Ptarmigan--The Red Grouse, Brown Ptarmigan, or Gar Cock 195-202
THE PARTRIDGES (_Perdices_). The SNOW PARTRIDGES
(_Tetraogallus_):--The Caspian Snow Partridge--The Himalayan Snow
Cock, or Snow Pheasant. The RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGES (_Caccabis_):--The
Greek Partridge--The Chuckore--The Red-legged Partridge--The
Barbary Partridge--The Common Partridge. The FRANCOLINS
(_Francolinus_):--The Black Partridge. The BARE-NECKED PHEASANTS
(_Pternistes_):--The Red-necked Pheasants. The AMERICAN PARTRIDGES
(_Odontophori_):--The Capueira Partridge--The Virginian or American
Partridge. The CALIFORNIAN PARTRIDGE (_Lophortyx Californianus_)
and GAMBEL'S PARTRIDGE (_Lophortyx Gambelii_):--The Californian
Partridge--Gambel's Partridge. The QUAILS (_Coturnices_):--The
Common Quail. The DWARF QUAILS (_Excalfactoria_):--The Chinese
Quail. The BUSH QUAIL (_Turnices_):--The Black-breasted Bustard
Quail--The African Bush Quail--The Collared Plain-wanderer 202-228
THE PHASIANIDÆ. The TUFTED PHEASANTS (_Lophophori_):--The Monaul
or Impeyan Pheasant--Lhuys' Pheasant. The TRAGOPANS, or HORNED
PHEASANTS (_Ceriornis_):--The Sikkim Horned Pheasant--The Jewar,
or Western Horned Pheasant. The JUNGLE FOWLS (_Galli_):--Kasintu,
or Red Jungle Fowl--The Jungle Fowl of Ceylon--The Javanese Jungle
Fowl--The Sonnerat Jungle Fowl, or Katakoli. The MACARTNEY PHEASANTS
(_Euplocamus_):--The Siamese Fireback--The Sikkim Kaleege, or Black
Pheasant--The Kelitsch, or White-crested Kaleege Pheasant--The
Silver Pheasant. The PHEASANTS PROPER (_Phasiani_):--The Common
Pheasant--The Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant--The Japanese
Pheasant--Soemmerring's Pheasant--Reeves' Pheasant. The GOLDEN
PHEASANTS (_Thaumalea_):--The Golden Pheasant--Lady Amherst's
Pheasant. The EARED PHEASANTS (_Crossoptilon_):--The Chinese Eared
Pheasant--The Argus Pheasant, or Kuau. The PEACOCK PHEASANTS
(_Polyplectron_):--The Chinquis, or Assam Peacock Pheasant. The
PEACOCKS (_Pavones_):--The Common Peacock--The Black-winged
Peacock--The Japan Peacock. The GUINEA FOWLS (_Numidæ_). The ROYAL
GUINEA FOWLS (_Acryllium_):--The Vulturine Royal Guinea Fowl 228-257
THE TUFTED GUINEA FOWLS (_Guttera_):--Pucheran's Tufted Guinea Fowl.
The GUINEA FOWLS (_Numida_):--The Common Guinea Fowl--The Mitred
Pintado--The Tuft-beaked Pintado. The TURKEYS (_Meleagrides_):--The
Puter, or Wild Turkey. The AUSTRALIAN JUNGLE FOWLS
(_Megapodinæ_). The TALLEGALLI (_Tallegalli_). The BRUSH TURKEYS
(_Catheturus_):--The Brush Turkey, or Wattled Tallegallus--The
Maleo--The Ocellated Leipoa. The MEGAPODES (_Megapodii_):--The
Australian Megapode 256-275
THE CURASSOWS, or HOCCOS (_Cracidæ_). The TRUE CURASSOWS, or
HOCCOS (_Craces_):--The Common or Crested Curassow--The Wattled
Curassow--The Red Curassow--The Galeated Curassow--The Mountain
Curassow, or Lord Derby's Guan. The GUANS (_Penelopæ_):--The
Supercilious Guan--The Pigmy, or Piping Guan--The Aracuan--The
Hoactzin, or Stink Bird. The TINAMOUS (_Crypturidæ_):--The
Tataupa--The Inambu 275-285
THE AMERICAN QUAILS (_Nothura_):--The Lesser Mexican Quail--The
Macuca. The SPUR-FOWLS (_Galloperdices_):--The Painted Spur-fowl
285-286
SHORT-WINGED CURSORIAL BIRDS (_Brevipennes_).
THE OSTRICH (_Struthio camelus_). The NANDUS (_Rhea_):--The Nandu,
or American Ostrich--The Long-billed Nandu--The Dwarf Nandu 287-299