BOOK II.

INHABITANTS OF THE AIR.

SECTION I.--RAPTORES.--DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY.

GOLDEN EAGLE Falco chrysaëtos Aquila chrysaëtos 185

SEA EAGLE Falco albicilla Haliæetus albicilla.--_Sav._ 188

BALD EAGLE Falco leucocephalus Haliæetus leucocephalus.--_Sav._ 189

OSPREY or } Falco haliaëtus Pandion haliaëtus.--_Cuv._ 191 FISHING HAWK}

BLACK EAGLE Falco melanaëtos 194

VULTURE Vultur Papa Sarcorhampus Papa.--_Dum._ 195

CONDOR Vultur Gryphus Sarcorhampus Gryphus.--_Dum._ 196

BUZZARD Falco Buteo Buteo vulgaris.--_Bech._ 197

HONEY BUZZARD Falco apivorus Pernis apivorus.--_Cuv._ 199

GOSHAWK Falco palumbarius Astur palumbarius.--_Bech._ 200

SPARROW-HAWK Falco Nisus {Accipiter Nisus.--_Pall._ } 202 { Nisus communis--_Cuv._ }

KITE Falco Milvus Milvus regalis.--_Cuv._ 203

JER FALCON Falco Gyrfalco Falco islandicus 204

PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus 205

MERLIN Falco æsalon Hypotriorchis æsalon.--_Gray_ 208

KESTREL Falco Tinnunculus Tinnunculus alaudarius.--_Gray_ 210

SECRETARY BIRD Serpentarius reptilivorus.--_Daud._ 211

HEN HARRIER Falco cyaneus Circus cyaneus--_Boié_ 213

SECTION II.--NOCTURNAL BIRDS OF PREY.

HORNED OWL Strix Bubo Bubo maximus.--_Flem._ 214

HARFANG, or } Strix nyctea Surnia Nyctea--_Selby_ 215 SNOWY OWL }

BARN OWL Strix flammea 216

SECTION III.--INSESSORES, OR PERCHING BIRDS.

BUTCHER-BIRD, } Lanius excubitor 217 or SHRIKE }

WATER OUZEL, } {Turdus Cinclus.--_Lath._ } or DIPPER } Sturnus Cinclus {Merula aquatica.--_Briss._ } 219 {Cinclus aquaticus.--_Bech._ }

BLACKBIRD Turdus Merula 220

MISSEL THRUSH Turdus viscivorus 221

REDWING Turdus iliacus 222

FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris 223

RING OUZEL Turdus torquatus 224

MOCKING BIRD Turdus polyglottus 225

REDBREAST Motacilla rubecula. {Sylvia rubecula.--_Lath._ } 226 {Erythacus rubecula }

{Sylvia luscinia.--_Lath._ } NIGHTINGALE Motacilla luscinia {Curruca luscinia--_Bech._ } 228 {Philomela luscinia }

BLACKCAP Motacilla atricapilla {Sylvia.--_Lath._ and Curruca } 231 { atricapilla--_Bech._ }

{Sylvia.--_Lath._ Troglodytes } WREN Motacilla Troglodytes { Europæus.--_Cuv._ } 232 { Troglodytes vulgaris.--_Flem._}

WILLOW WREN Motacilla trochilus {Silvia trochilus.--_Lath._ } 233 {Regulus trochilus.--_Cuv._ }

GOLDEN-CRESTED } Motacilla Regulus Regulus cristatus.--_Will._ 235 WREN }

GREY WATER } Motacilla boarula 236 WAGTAIL }

RED WAGTAILS 237

SWALLOW Hirundo rustica 238

MARTIN Hirundo urbica 241

SWIFT Hirundo apus Cypselus apus 243

GOATSUCKER Caprimulgus Europæus 244

SKYLARK Alauda arvensis 245

WOODLARK Alauda arborea 247

TITMOUSE Parus cœruleus 248

LONG-TAILED TIT Parus caudatus 248

YELLOW HAMMER Emberiza citrinella 249

WHEATEAR Motacilla Œnanthe {Silvia Œnanthe.--_Lath._ } 250 {Saxicola Œnanthe.--_Bech._ } WHINCHAT Motacilla Rubetra Saxicola rubetra.--_Bech._ 250

SPARROW Fringilla domestica {*Pyrgita domestica.--_Cuv._ } 252 { Passer domesticus.--_Ray._ }

LINNET Fringilla cannabina {Fringilla Linota.--_Gmel._ } 253 {Linaria Linota.--_Cuv._ }

CANARY BIRD Fringilla Canaria Carduelis Canaria 254

CHAFFINCH Fringilla cœlebs 256

BULLFINCH Loxia pyrrhula Pyrrhula vulgaris.--_Tem._ 258

GOLDFINCH Fringilla carduelis {Carduelis communis.--_Cuv._; } 259 { Carduelis elegans.--_Steph._}

CROSSBILL Loxia curvirostra 261

STARLING Sturnus vulgaris 262

SATIN BOWER } {Ptilonorhynchus Holosericeus.--_Kuhl_} BIRD } { Kitta.--_Lesson._ } 263 { Graucalus.--_Cuv._ }

RAVEN Corvus corax 265

CROW Corvus corone 268

ROOK Corvus frugilegus 269

JACKDAW Corvus monedula 271

MAGPIE Corvus pica Pica caudata 272

CHOUGH Corvus graculus {Pyrrhocorax graculus.--_Tem._ } 274

JAY Corvus glandarius {Garrulus glandarius.--_Briss._ } 275 { and _Cuv._ }

ROLLER Coracias garrula 276

KINGFISHER Alcedo ispida 277

BIRD OF PARADISE Paradisea apoda 279

NUTHATCH Sitta Europæa 281

CREEPER Certhia familiaris 281

WALL CREEPER Tichodroma muraria 283

LYRE BIRD Menura superba 284

HUMMING-BIRD Trochilus colubris 287

HOOPOE Upupa epops 288

SECTION IV.--SCANSORES, OR CLIMBERS.

CUCKOO Cuculus canorus 290

WOODPECKER Picus viridis 294

WRYNECK Yunx torquilla 296

TOUCAN Ramphastos tucanus 297

GREY PARROT Psittacus erythacus 298

GREEN PARROT Psittacus Amazonicus 300

BLUE and YELLOW} Psittacus aracanga Macrocereus aracanga.--_Viell._ 300 MACAW }

RING PAROQUET Psittacus Alexandri Palæornis Alexandri.--_Vig._ 301

WARBLING GRASS} Melopsittacus undulatus 302 PAROQUET }

COCKATOO Psittacus galeritus Plyctolophus galeritus 302

SECTION V.--GALLINACEOUS BIRDS.

PEACOCK Pavo cristatus 304

TURKEY Meleagris Gallo-Pavo 306

GUINEA FOWL Numida Meleagris 308

MOUND BIRD Megapodius tumulus 310

PHEASANT Phasianus Colchicus 313

RED-LEGGED } Tetrao Rufus Perdix rufus 315 PARTRIDGE}

PARTRIDGE Tetrao Perdix Perdix cinerea.--_Lath._ 316

QUAIL Tetrao Coturnix {Coturnix major.--_Briss._ } 318 { Coturnix vulgaris.--_Flem._ } { Coturnix Europæus.--_Wils._ } { Perdix Coturnix.--_Lath._ } { Coturnix dactylisonans.--_Gould_}

AMERICAN QUAIL Ortyx Virginianus 319

GROUSE, or MOOR } { Lagopus Scoticus.--_Lath._ } 320 FOWL } {*Bonasa Scotica.--_Briss._ }

PTARMIGAN Tetrao Lagopus { Lagopus vulgaris.--_Wils._ } 321 { Tetrao rupestris.--_Gmel._ }

BLACK COCK Tetrao Tetrix *Uriogallis minor.--_Ray._ 322

CAPERCAILZIE Tetrao Urogallus 323

COCK Phasianus Gallus { Gallus domesticus.--_Wils._ } 324 { Gallus Sonnerati }

BANKIVA, JAGO, } 326 SPANISH, and } BANTAM COCKS }

DODO Didus ineptus 328

RINGDOVE Columba palumbus 330

STOCKDOVE Columba Œnas 331

ROCK DOVE Columba livia 332

TURTLEDOVE Columba turtur 335

SECTION VI.--GRALLATORES, OR WADERS.

OSTRICH Struthio Camelus 337

RHEA Struthio Rhea Rhea Americana 340

CASSOWARY Struthio Casuarius Casuarius galeatus.--_Viel._ 341

EMEU { Dromaius ater.--_Viel._ } 343 { Dromaius Novæ Hollandiæ }

APTERYX Apteryx Australis.--_Shaw_ 344

BUSTARD Otis tarda 345

CRANE Ardea Grus Grus cinerea.--_Bech._ 347

BALEARIC CRANE Ardea pavonina { Anthropoides pavonina.--_Viel._ } 349 { Balearica pavonina.--_Vig._ }

STORK Ardea Ciconia Ciconia alba.--_Cuv._ 350

ADJUTANT Leptoptilus argala 352

HERON Ardea cinerea 354

BITTERN Ardea stellaris Botaurus stellaris.--_Steph._ 356

SPOONBILL Platalea leucorodia 358

IBIS Ibis religiosa.--_Sav._ 359

CURLEW Scolopax arquata Numenius arquatus.--_Lath._ 360

REDSHANK Scolopax calidris Totanus calidris.--_Bech._ 361

GODWIT Scolopax ægocephala Limosa melanura.--_Tem._ } 362 { Limosa ægocephala }

RUFF and REEVE Tringa pugnax Machetes pugnax 363

SNIPE Scolopax Gallinago 365

WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticola 366

KNOT Tringa Canutus Tringa cinerea.--_Gmel._ 367

GREY PLOVER { Tringa squatarola } Squatarola helvetica.--_Cuv._ }368 { and T. helvetica } Squatarola cinerea }

GOLDEN PLOVER Charadrius pluvialis 369

DOTTREL Charadrius Morinellus 370

LAPWING or PEEWIT Tringa vanellus Vanellus cristatus.--_Mey._ 371

WATER HEN Fulica chloropus Gallinula chloropus 373

CORNCRAKE, or } Rallus crex { Crex pratensis.--_Bech._ } 374 LAND RAIL } { Ortygometra crex }

COOT Fulica atra 376

SECTION VII.--PALMIPEDES, OR WEB-FOOTED BIRDS.

PELICAN Pelicanus onocrotalus 377

CORMORANT Pelicanus Carbo { Carbo Cormoranus.--_Mey._ } 379 { Phalacrocorax Carbo.--_Cuv._ }

CRESTED CORMORANT Pelicanus graculus Phalacrocorax graculus.--_Cuv._ 380

SOLAN GOOSE, or } Pelicanus Bassanus { Pelicanus maculatus.--_Gmel._ } 381 GANNET } { Anser bassanus.--_Ray._ } { Sula alba.--_Mey._ } { Sula bassana.--_Bris._ }

TAME SWAN Anas olor Cygnus olor.--_Ray._ 383

WILD SWAN Anas Cygnus Cygnus ferus.--_Ray._ 384

GOOSE Anas anser { Anser palustris.--_Flem._ } 386 { Anser ferus.--_Wils._ } { Anser sylvestris.--_Briss._ }

DUCK Anas Boschas Anas fera.--_Briss._ 388

EIDER DUCK Anas mollissima Somateria mollissima.--_Leach._ 389

WIDGEON Anas Penelope { Mareca fistularis.-_Steph._ } 390 { Anatra Mangiana.--_Stor._ }

TEAL Anas Crecca Querquedula Crecca.--_Steph._ 391

COMMON GULL Laruscanus 392

STORMY PETREL Procellaria pelagica Thalassidroma pelagica.--_Vigors_ 393

FULMAR Procellaria glacialis 395

ALBATROSS Diomedea exulans 396

GREAT NORTHERN } Colymbus glacialis 397 DIVER }

PUFFIN Alca arctica Fratercula arctica.--_Leach._ 398

GREAT AUK Alca impennis 399

PENGUIN 400