Cassell's book

Cassell's book of birds; vol. 3

Name: Cassell's book of birds; vol. 3
Author: Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880 [Translator]

作者：Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880 [Translator]
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THE BLUE GRANDALA ____ Grandala Coelicolor
CASSELL'S
BOOK OF BIRDS.
BY
THOMAS RYMER JONES, F.R.S.,
WITH UPWARDS OF
VOL. III.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
THE EMUS (_Dromæus_):--The Emu--The Spotted Emu 300-302
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
COLOURED PLATES
PLATE XXI.--THE BLUE GRANDALA.
WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
FIG. PAGE
1. The Sai, or Blue Caereba (_Cæreba cyanea_) 3
2. The Banana Quit (_Certhiola flaveola_) 4
3. The Abu-Risch (_Hedydipna metallica_) 5
4. The Hanging Bird (_Arachnocestra longirostris_) 9
5. The Poe, or Tui (_Prosthemadera circinata_) 13
6. The Hoopoe (_Upupa epops_) 16
7. The Red Oven Bird (_Furnarius rufus_) 17
8. The Hairy-cheeked Stair-beak (_Xenops genibarbis_) 20
9. The Common Nuthatch (_Sitta cæsia_) 21
10. The Alpine Wall-creeper (_Tichodroma muraria_) 24
11. The Common Tree-creeper (_Certhia familiaris_) 25
12. The Woodpecker Tree-chopper, (_Dendraplex picus_) 28
13. The European Black Woodpecker (_Dryocopus martius_) 29
14. The Ivory-billed Woodpecker (_Campephilus principalis_) 32
16. The Green Woodpecker (_Gecinus viridis_) 40
17. The Golden-winged Woodpecker (_Colaptes auratus_) 41
18. The Wry-neck (_Yunx torquilla_) 44
19. The Giant Humming Bird (_Patagona gigas_) 48
20. The Sword-bill Humming Bird (_Docimastes ensifer_) 49
21. The Sickle-billed Humming Bird (_Eutoxeres aquila_) 52
22. The Chimborazian Hill-star (_Oreotrochilus Chimborazo_) 53
23. The Crimson Topaz Humming Bird (_Topaza pella_) 56
24. The Brazilian Fairy (_Heliothrix auriculata_) 61
25. The Amethyst Humming Bird (_Calliphlox amethystina_) 65
26. The Splendid Coquette (_Lophornis ornata_) 67
27. The Horned Sun-gem (_Heliactinus cornutus_) 68
28. The White-footed Racket-tail (_Steganurus Underwoodii_) 69
29. The Sappho Comet (_Sparganura Sappho_) 72
30. Humming Birds 73
31. The Bee-wolf (_Melittotheres nubicus_) 77
32. The Australian Bee-eater (_Cosmäerops ornatus_) 80
33. The Blue Roller (_Coracias garrulus_) 81
34. The Mot-mot (_Prionites momota_) 84
35. The Java Broad-throat (_Eurylaimus Javanicus_) 85
36. The European Kingfisher (_Alcedo ispida_) 88
37. Grey Kingfishers (_Ceryle rudis_) 92
39. The Green Jacamar (_Galbula viridis_) 97
40. The Dusky Trappist, or Bearded Cuckoo (_Monasta fusca_) 99
41. The Narina (_Hapaloderma narina_) 101
43. The Cuckoo (_Cuculus canorus_) 108
44. The Jay Cuckoo (_Coccystes glandarius_) 109
45. The Didrik, or Golden Cuckoo (_Chrysococcyx auratus_) 112
48. The Ani, or Savanna Blackbird (_Crotophaga ani_) 120
49. The Wrinkled-beaked Tick-eater (_Crotophaga rugirostris_) 121
50. The Pheasant Coucal (_Polophilus phasianus_) 124
51. The Pearl Bird (_Trachyphonus margaritatus_) 125
52. The Arassari (_Pteroglossus aracari_) 128
53. The Toco Toucan (_Ramphastus toco_) 129
54. The Tok (_Rhynchaceros erythrorhynchus_) 133
55. The Homray (_Dichoceros bicornis_) 136
56. The Djolan, or Year Bird (_Rhyticeros plicatus_) 137
58. Nestlings of the Abbagamba 140
59. The Parrot Pigeon (_Phalacroteron Abyssinica_) 144
60. The Ring-dove, or Wood Pigeon (_Palumbus torquatus_) 145
61. The Passenger Pigeon (_Ectopistes migratorius_) 148
62. Turtle Doves 156
63. Dwarf Pigeon (_Chalcopeleia Afra_) 157
64. The Kukuli (_Melopeleia meloda_) 160
65. The Striped Sparrow-hawk Pigeon (_Geopeleia striata_) 161
66. The Crested Bronze-wing (_Ocyphaps lophotes_) 164
67. The Bronze-winged Pigeon (_Phaps chalcoptera_) 165
68. The Hackled Ground Pigeon (_Callœnas Nicobarica_) 168
69. The Victoria Crowned Pigeon (_Goura Victoria_) 169
70. Sand Grouse 173
71. The Khata (_Pterocles alchata_) 176
72. The Common Sand Grouse (_Pterocles exustus_) 177
73. Pallas's Sand Grouse, or Sand Grouse of the Steppes 180
74. The Capercali (_Tetrao urogallus_) 184
75. The Black Cock (_Lyrurus tetrix_) 185
76. Hybrid Grouse (_Tetrao medius_) 188
77. Hazel Grouse (_Bonasia sylvestris_) 189
78. The Prairie Hen (_Cupidonia Americana_) 192
79. The Willow Ptarmigan (_Lagopus albus_) 197
82. The Red-legged Partridge (_Caccabis rubra_) 208
84. The Virginian Partridge (_Ortyx Virginianus_) 217
85. The Californian Partridge (_Lophortyx Californianus_) 220
86. The Common Quail (_Coturnix communis_) 221
87. The Chinese Quail (_Excalfactoria Chinensis_) 224
90. The Sikkim Horned Pheasant (_Ceriornis Satyra_) 233
93. Reeves' Pheasant (_Phasianus Reevesii_, or _P. veneratus_) 244
94. The Golden Pheasant (_Thaumalea picta_) 245
95. The Chinese Eared Pheasant (_Crossoptilon auritum_) 248
96. The Argus Pheasant, or Kuau (_Argus giganteus_) 249
98. The Common Guinea Fowl (_Numida meleagris_) 257
99. The Ocellated Turkey (_Meleagris ocellata_) 260
100. The Brush Turkey (_Catheturus Lathami_) 265
101. The Maleo (_Megacephalon Maleo_) 269
102. The Crested Curassow (_Crax alector_) 277
103. The Hoactzin, or Stink Bird (_Opisthocomus cristatus_) 281
104. The Inambu (_Rhynchotus rufescens_) 284
105. The Ostrich (_Struthio camelus_) 288
106. An Ostrich Hunt 292
107. Nandus (_Rhea Americana_), with Nest and Eggs 293
108. The Nandu, or American Ostrich (_Rhea Americana_) 297
109. The Emu (_Dromæus Novæ-Hollandiæ_) 300
110. Cassowary (_Casuarius galeatus_) 304
111. The Kivi-Kivi (_Apteryx Australis_) 308
112. The Nandu, or Rhea 312
BOOK OF BIRDS.
THE CLIMBERS.
THE SAI, OR BLUE CAEREBA.
THE BANANA QUIT, OR BLACK AND YELLOW CREEPER.
In the Eastern Hemisphere the Flower Birds are represented by--
THE ABU-RISCH.
THE CADET.
THE AUSTRALIAN BLOSSOM RIFLER.
THE BRILLIANT HALF-BILL.
THE TRUE HANGING BIRDS.
THE RED-HEADED HONEY-EATER.
THE YELLOW-THROATED TUFTED HONEY-EATER.
THE TRUE BRUSH WATTLE BIRD.
THE POE, OR TUI.
THE "LEATHERHEAD."
THE HOOPOE.
THE RED-BEAKED TREE HOOPOE.
THE RED-FRONTED BUNDLE-NEST, OR CLIMBING THRUSH.
THE RED OVEN BIRD.
THE BURROWING GROUND WOODPECKER.
THE HAIRY-CHEEKED STAIR-BEAK.
THE COMMON NUTHATCH.
THE SYRIAN NUTHATCH.
THE BONNETED CREEPER.
THE ALPINE OR RED-WINGED WALL CREEPER.
THE COMMON TREE CREEPER.
THE SABRE-BILL.
THE WOODPECKER TREE-CHOPPER.
THE EUROPEAN BLACK WOODPECKER.
THE IMPERIAL WOODPECKER.
THE IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER.
PTILOGONYS ARMILLATUS ____ WHISKERED FANTAIL
THE RED-HEADED BLACK WOODPECKER.
THE ANT-EATING BLACK WOODPECKER.
THE GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER.
THE HARLEQUIN WOODPECKER.
THE THREE-TOED WOODPECKER.
THE GREEN WOODPECKER.
THE GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER.
THE RED-SHAFTED OR COPPER WOODPECKER.
THE FIELD WOODPECKER.
THE DWARF WOODPECKER.
THE WRY-NECK.
HUMMING BIRDS.
THE GIANT HUMMING BIRD.
THE SWORD-BILL HUMMING BIRD.
THE SAW-BILL.
THE SICKLE-BILLED HUMMING BIRD.
THE CAYENNE HERMIT.
THE CHIMBORAZIAN HILL-STAR.
DE LATTREI'S SABRE-WING.
THE FAWN-COLOURED SABRE-WING.
THE CRIMSON TOPAZ HUMMING BIRD.
THE BLACK-CAPPED HUMMING BIRD.
THE MANGO HUMMING BIRD.
THE RUBY AND TOPAZ WOOD-NYMPH.
THE BRAZILIAN FAIRY.
THE PIED JACOBIN.
THE RUBY-THROATED FAIRY HUMMING BIRD.
THE AMETHYST HUMMING BIRD.
TOPAZA PELLA ____ CRIMSON TOPAZ
MULSANT'S WOOD-STAR.
DE LALAND'S PLOVER-CREST.
THE SPLENDID COQUETTE.
THE ROYAL AMAZON.
THE HORNED SUN-GEM.
THE WHITE-FOOTED RACKET-TAIL.
THE SAPPHO COMET.
THE SHARP-BEARDED MASKED HUMMING BIRD.
THE COLUMBIAN THORNBILL.
LINDEN'S HELMET CREST.
THE COMMON BEE-EATER.
THE BEE-WOLF.
THE BRIDLED BEE-EATER.
THE SWALLOW BEE-EATER.
THE AUSTRALIAN BEE-EATER.
THE SANGROK.
THE BLUE ROLLER.
THE AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR BIRD.
THE ORIENTAL DOLLAR BIRD.
THE MOT-MOT.
THE SUMATRAN TROWEL-BEAK.
THE JAVA BROAD-THROAT.
THE RAYA.
THE TODY, OR GREEN FLATBILL.
THE EUROPEAN KINGFISHER.
THE PURPLE KINGFISHER.
THE GREY KINGFISHER.
THE RED-BREASTED TREE ALCYON.
THE YELLOW-HEADED WOOD ALCYON.
THE BLUE ALCYON.
THE LAUGHING JACKASS, OR SETTLER'S CLOCK.
THE TRUE PARADISE ALCYON.
THE PODITTI.
THE GREEN JACAMAR.
MEROPS APIASTER ____ EUROPEAN BEE-EATER
THE TSCHAKURU.
THE DUSKY TRAPPIST, OR BEARDED CUCKOO.
THE DARK DREAMER.
THE KARNA, OR MALABAR TROGON.
THE NARINA.
THE SURUKUA, OR TOURACO.
THE POMPEO.
THE TOCOLORO.
THE PEACOCK TROGON.
THE BEAUTIFUL TROGON.
THE QUESAL, OR RESPLENDENT TROGON.
THE CUCKOOS.
THE WHITE-BEAKED HONEY GUIDE.
THE COMMON CUCKOO.
THE JAY CUCKOO.
THE KOEL, OR KUIL.
THE DIDRIK, OR GOLDEN CUCKOO.
THE GIANT CUCKOO, OR CHANNEL-BILL.
THE KOKIL, OR LARGE, GREEN-BILLED MALKOHA.
THE RAIN OR YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.
THE RAIN BIRD.
THE LONG-TAILED CUCKOO.
THE COROYA.
THE ANI, OR SAVANNA BLACKBIRD.
The WRINKLED-BEAKED TICK-EATER
THE EGYPTIAN COUCAL.
THE HEDGE CROW.
THE PHEASANT COUCAL.
THE PEARL BIRD.
THE GOLDEN BARBET.
THE TOUCAN BARBET.
PHAROMACRUS ANTISIANUS ____ BEAUTIFUL TROGON
THE ARASSARI.
THE TOCO TOUCAN.
THE KIRIMA, OR RED-BILLED TOUCAN.
THE TUKANA.
THE TOK.
THE HOMRAY.
THE DJOLAN, OR YEAR BIRD.
THE ABBAGAMBA, OR ABYSSINIAN HORNBILL.
PIGEONS.
THE PARROT PIGEON.
THE RING-DOVE, WOOD PIGEON, OR CUSHAT.
THE STOCK DOVE.
THE ROCK DOVE.
THE PASSENGER PIGEON, OR CAROLINA TURTLE-DOVE.
THE TURTLE DOVE.
THE INDIAN RING-DOVE.
THE DWARF PIGEON.
THE KUKULI.
THE SPARROW PIGEON, OR GROUND DOVE.
THE STRIPED SPARROW-HAWK PIGEON.
KAMPHASTOS ERYTHRORHYNCHUS ____ TOUCAN
THE SPECKLED OR WEDGE-TAILED TURTLE DOVE.
THE PARTRIDGE DOVE.
THE CRESTED BRONZE-WING.
THE COMMON BRONZE-WING.
THE PARTRIDGE BRONZE-WING.
THE WONGA-WONGA PIGEON.
THE HACKLED GROUND PIGEON.
THE CROWNED PIGEON.
THE VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEON.
THE DIDUNCULUS, OR TOOTHED PIGEON.
TRUE GALLINACEOUS BIRDS.
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 CAPERCALI.
THE BLACK COCK.
THE HYBRID GROUSE.
THE HAZEL GROUSE.
THE PRAIRIE HEN, OR PINNATED GROUSE.
COLUMBA LIVIA ____ ROCK PIGEON
THE WILLOW PTARMIGAN.
THE ALPINE OR GREY PTARMIGAN.
THE RED GROUSE, BROWN PTARMIGAN, OR GAR COCK.
THE CASPIAN SNOW PARTRIDGE.
THE HIMALAYAN SNOW COCK, OR SNOW PHEASANT.
THE GREEK PARTRIDGE.
THE CHUCKORE.
THE RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE.
THE BARBARY PARTRIDGE.
THE COMMON PARTRIDGE.
THE BLACK PARTRIDGE.
THE RED-NECKED PHEASANTS.
THE CAPUEIRA PARTRIDGE.
THE VIRGINIAN OR AMERICAN PARTRIDGE.
THE CALIFORNIAN PARTRIDGE.
GAMBEL'S PARTRIDGE.
THE COMMON QUAIL.
THE CHINESE QUAIL.
LAGOPUS MUTUS ____ PTARMIGAN
THE BLACK-BREASTED BUSTARD QUAIL.
THE AFRICAN BUSH QUAIL.
THE COLLARED PLAIN-WANDERER.
THE MONAUL, OR IMPEYAN PHEASANT.
LHUYS' PHEASANT.
THE SIKKIM HORNED PHEASANT.
THE JEWAR, OR WESTERN HORNED PHEASANT.
THE KASINTU, OR RED JUNGLE FOWL.
THE JUNGLE FOWL OF CEYLON.
THE JAVANESE JUNGLE FOWL.
THE SONNERAT JUNGLE FOWL, OR KATAKOLI.
THE SIAMESE FIREBACK.
THE SIKKIM KALEEGE, OR BLACK PHEASANT.
THE KELITSCH, OR WHITE-CRESTED KALEEGE PHEASANT.
THE SILVER PHEASANT.
THE COMMON PHEASANT.
THE CHINESE RING-NECKED PHEASANT.
THE JAPANESE PHEASANT.
SOEMMERRING'S PHEASANT.
REEVES' PHEASANT.
THE GOLDEN PHEASANT.
LADY AMHERST'S PHEASANT.
THE CHINESE EARED PHEASANT.
THE ARGUS PHEASANT, OR KUAU.
ITHAGINIS CORIENTES ____ SANGUINE FRANCOLIN
THE CHINQUIS, OR ASSAM PEACOCK PHEASANT.
THE COMMON PEACOCK.
THE BLACK-WINGED PEACOCK.
THE JAPAN PEACOCK.
THE VULTURINE ROYAL GUINEA FOWL.
PUCHERAN'S TUFTED GUINEA FOWL.
THE COMMON GUINEA FOWL.
THE MITRED PINTADO.
THE TUFT-BEAKED PINTADO.
THE PUTER, OR WILD TURKEY.
THE BRUSH TURKEY, OR WATTLED TALLEGALLUS.
THE MALEO.
THE OCELLATED LEIPOA.
THE AUSTRALIAN MEGAPODE.
THE COMMON OR CRESTED CURASSOW.
THE WATTLED CURASSOW.
THE RED CURASSOW.
THE GALEATED CURASSOW.
THE MOUNTAIN CURASSOW, OR LORD DERBY'S GUAN.
THE SUPERCILIOUS GUAN.
THE PIGMY, OR PIPING GUAN.
THE ARACUAN.
THE HOACTZIN, OR STINK BIRD.
THE TATAUPA.
THE INAMBU.
THE LESSER MEXICAN QUAIL.
THE MACUCA.
THE PAINTED SPUR-FOWL.
FOOTNOTES:
THE OSTRICH.
HASTINGS TRAGOPAN ____ CERIORNIS MELANOCEPHALUS
THE TRUE NANDU, OR AMERICAN OSTRICH.
THE LONG-BILLED NANDU.
THE DWARF NANDU.
THE EMU.
THE SPOTTED EMU.
THE HELMETED CASSOWARY.
THE MOORUK.
THE AUSTRALIAN CASSOWARY.
THE KIVI-KIVI.
MANTELL'S APTERYX.
OWEN'S APTERYX.
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