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Bonhote, J. Lewis (John Lewis), 1875-1922
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Contents

  1. 1.BIRDS OF BRITAIN
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — BIRDS OF BRITAIN
  4. 4.THE MISSEL THRUSH Turdus viscivorus, Linnæus
  5. 5.THE SONG THRUSH Turdus musicus, Linnæus
  6. 6.THE REDWING Turdus iliacus, Linnæus
  7. 7.THE FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris, Linnæus
  8. 8.THE BLACK-THROATED THRUSH Turdus atrigularis, Temminck
  9. 9.WHITE’S THRUSH Turdus varius, Pallas
  10. 10.THE BLACKBIRD Turdus merula, Linnæus
  11. 11.THE DUSKY THRUSH Turdus dubius, Bechstein
  12. 12.THE RING OUZEL Turdus torquatus (Linnæus)
  13. 13.THE ROCK THRUSH Monticola saxatilis (Linnæus)
  14. 14.THE WHEATEAR Saxicola œnanthe (Linnæus)
  15. 15.THE ISABELLINE WHEATEAR Saxicola isabellina, Rüppell
  16. 16.THE BLACK-EARED WHEATEAR Saxicola stapazina (Linnæus) nec Vieillot
  17. 17.THE BLACK-THROATED WHEATEAR Saxicola occidentalis, Salvadori
  18. 18.THE DESERT WHEATEAR Saxicola deserti, Rüppell
  19. 19.THE WHINCHAT Pratincola rubetra (Linnæus)
  20. 20.THE STONECHAT Pratincola rubicola (Linnæus)
  21. 21.THE SIBERIAN STONECHAT Pratincola maura, Pallas
  22. 22.THE REDSTART Ruticilla phœnicurus (Linnæus)
  23. 23.THE BLACK REDSTART Ruticilla titys (Scopoli)
  24. 24.THE BLUETHROAT Cyanecula suecica (Linnæus)
  25. 25.THE ROBIN Erithacus rubecula (Linnæus)
  26. 26.THE NIGHTINGALE Daulias luscinia (Linnæus)
  27. 27.THE WHITETHROAT Sylvia cinerea, Bechstein
  28. 28.THE LESSER WHITETHROAT Sylvia curruca (Linnæus)
  29. 29.THE ORPHÆN WARBLER Sylvia orphea, Temminck
  30. 30.THE SARDINIAN WARBLER Sylvia melanocephala, Gmelin
  31. 31.THE BLACKCAP Sylvia atricapilla (Linnæus)
  32. 32.THE GARDEN WARBLER Sylvia hortensis, Bechstein
  33. 33.THE BARRED WARBLER Sylvia nisoria, Bechstein
  34. 34.THE SUB-ALPINE WARBLER Sylvia subalpina, Bonelli
  35. 35.THE DARTFORD WARBLER Sylvia undata (Boddært)
  36. 36.THE GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN Regulus cristatus, K. L. Koch
  37. 37.THE FIRECREST Regulus ignicapillus (C. L. Brehm)
  38. 38.THE YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER Phylloscopus superciliosus (J. F. Gmelin)
  39. 39.PALLAS’ WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus proregulus (Pallas)
  40. 40.THE GREENISH WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus viridanus, Blyth
  41. 41.THE CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita, Vieillot
  42. 42.THE SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus tristis, Blyth
  43. 43.THE WILLOW WREN Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnæus)
  44. 44.THE WOOD WREN Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Bechstein)
  45. 45.THE RUFOUS WARBLER Aedon galactodes (Temminck)
  46. 46.RADDE’S BUSH WARBLER Lusciniola schwarzi (Radde)
  47. 47.CETTI’S WARBLER Cettia cettii, Marmora
  48. 48.THE ICTERINE WARBLER Hypolais icterina (Vieillot)
  49. 49.THE MELODIOUS WARBLER Hypolais polyglotta (Vieillot)
  50. 50.REED WARBLER Acrocephalus streperus (Vieillot)
  51. 51.THE MARSH WARBLER Acrocephalus palustris (Bechstein)
  52. 52.THE GREAT REED WARBLER Acrocephalus turdoides (Meyer)
  53. 53.SEDGE WARBLER Acrocephalus phragmitis (Bechstein)
  54. 54.THE AQUATIC WARBLER Acrocephalus aquaticus (J. F. Gmelin)
  55. 55.THE GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Locustella nævia (Boddært)
  56. 56.SAVI’S WARBLER Locustella luscinioides (Savi)
  57. 57.THE HEDGE ACCENTOR Accentor modularis (Linnæus)
  58. 58.THE ALPINE ACCENTOR Accentor collaris (Scopoli)
  59. 59.THE DIPPER Cinclus aquaticus, Bechstein
  60. 60.THE BEARDED REEDLING Panurus biarmicus (Linnæus)
  61. 61.THE LONG-TAILED TIT Acredula caudata (Linnæus)
  62. 62.THE GREAT TIT Parus major, Linnæus
  63. 63.THE COAL TIT Parus ater, Linnæus
  64. 64.THE MARSH TIT Parus palustris, Linnæus
  65. 65.THE BLUE TIT Parus cœruleus, Linnæus
  66. 66.THE CRESTED TIT Parus cristatus, Linnæus
  67. 67.THE NUTHATCH Sitta cæsia, Wolf
  68. 68.THE WREN Troglodytes parvulus, K. L. Koch
  69. 69.THE TREE-CREEPER Certhia familiaris, Linnæus
  70. 70.THE WALL-CREEPER Tichodroma muraria (Linnæus)
  71. 71.THE PIED WAGTAIL Motacilla lugubris, Temminck
  72. 72.WHITE WAGTAIL Motacilla alba, Linnæus
  73. 73.GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla melanope, Pallas
  74. 74.THE BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL Motacilla flava, Linnæus
  75. 75.THE YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla raii (Bonaparte)
  76. 76.THE TREE PIPIT Anthus trivialis (Linnæus)
  77. 77.THE MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis (Linnæus)
  78. 78.THE RED-THROATED PIPIT Anthus cervinus (Pallas)
  79. 79.THE TAWNY PIPIT Anthus campestris (Linnæus)
  80. 80.RICHARD’S PIPIT Anthus richardi, Vieillot
  81. 81.THE WATER PIPIT Anthus spipoletta (Linnæus)
  82. 82.THE ROCK PIPIT Anthus obscurus (Latham)
  83. 83.THE GOLDEN ORIOLE Oriolus galbula, Linnæus
  84. 84.THE GREAT GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor, Linnæus
  85. 85.THE LESSER GREY SHRIKE Lanius minor, J. F. Gmelin
  86. 86.THE RED-BACKED SHRIKE Lanius collurio, Linnæus
  87. 87.THE WOODCHAT Lanius pomeranus, Sparrman
  88. 88.THE MASKED SHRIKE Lanius nubicus, Licht.
  89. 89.THE WAXWING Ampelis garrulus, Linnæus
  90. 90.THE SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa grisola, Linnæus
  91. 91.THE PIED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa atricapilla, Linnæus
  92. 92.THE RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa parva, Bechstein
  93. 93.THE SWALLOW Hirundo rustica, Linnæus
  94. 94.RED-RUMPED SWALLOW Hirundo rufula, Temminck.
  95. 95.THE HOUSE-MARTIN Chelidon urbica (Linnæus)
  96. 96.THE SAND-MARTIN Cotile riparia (Linnæus)
  97. 97.THE GREENFINCH Ligurinus chloris (Linnæus)
  98. 98.THE HAWFINCH Coccothraustes vulgaris, Pallas
  99. 99.THE GOLDFINCH Carduelis elegans, Stephens
  100. 100.THE SISKIN Carduelis spinus (Linnæus)
  101. 101.THE CITRIL FINCH Chrysomitris citrinella (Linnæus)
  102. 102.THE SERIN Serinus hortulanus, K. L. Koch
  103. 103.THE HOUSE-SPARROW Passer domesticus (Linnæus)
  104. 104.TREE-SPARROW Passer montanus (Linnæus)
  105. 105.THE CHAFFINCH Fringilla cœlebs, Linnæus
  106. 106.THE BRAMBLING Fringilla montifringilla, Linnæus
  107. 107.THE SNOW-FINCH Montifringilla nivalis, Linnæus
  108. 108.THE LINNET Linota cannabina (Linnæus)
  109. 109.THE MEALY REDPOLL Linota linaria (Linnæus)
  110. 110.THE LESSER REDPOLL Linota rufescens (Vieillot)
  111. 111.THE TWITE Linota flavirostris (Linnæus)
  112. 112.THE BULLFINCH Pyrrhula europæa, Vieillot
  113. 113.THE SCARLET GROSBEAK Pyrrhula erythina (Pallas)
  114. 114.THE PINE GROSBEAK Pyrrhula enucleator (Linnæus)
  115. 115.THE CROSSBILL Loxia curvirostra, Linnæus
  116. 116.THE TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL Loxia bifasciata (C. L. Brehm)
  117. 117.THE BLACK-HEADED BUNTING Emberiza melanocephala, Scopoli
  118. 118.THE CORN BUNTING Emberiza miliaria, Linnæus
  119. 119.THE YELLOW BUNTING Emberiza citrinella, Linnæus
  120. 120.THE CIRL BUNTING Emberiza cirlus, Linnæus
  121. 121.THE ORTOLAN BUNTING Emberiza hortulana, Linnæus
  122. 122.THE MEADOW BUNTING Emberiza cia, Linnæus
  123. 123.THE SIBERIAN MEADOW BUNTING Emberiza cloides, Brandt
  124. 124.THE RUSTIC BUNTING Emberiza rustica, Pallas
  125. 125.THE LITTLE BUNTING Emberiza pusilla, Pallas
  126. 126.THE YELLOW-BREASTED BUNTING Emberiza aureola, Pallas
  127. 127.REED BUNTING Emberiza schœniclus, Linnæus
  128. 128.THE LAPLAND BUNTING Calcarius lapponicus (Linnæus)
  129. 129.THE SNOW BUNTING Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnæus)
  130. 130.THE STARLING Sturnus vulgaris, Linnæus
  131. 131.THE ROSE-COLOURED PASTOR Pastor roseus (Linnæus)
  132. 132.THE CHOUGH Pyrrhocorax graculus (Linnæus)
  133. 133.THE NUTCRACKER Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linnæus)
  134. 134.THE JAY Garrulus glandarius (Linnæus)
  135. 135.THE MAGPIE Pica rustica (Scopoli)
  136. 136.THE JACKDAW Corvus monedula, Linnæus
  137. 137.THE RAVEN Corvus corax, Linnæus
  138. 138.THE CARRION CROW Corvus corone, Linnæus
  139. 139.THE HOODED CROW Corvus cornix, Linnæus
  140. 140.THE ROOK Corvus frugilegus, Linnæus
  141. 141.THE SKYLARK Alauda arvensis, Linnæus
  142. 142.THE WOOD LARK Alauda arborea, Linnæus
  143. 143.THE CRESTED LARK Alauda cristata, Linnæus
  144. 144.THE SHORT-TOED LARK Alauda brachydactyla, Leisler
  145. 145.THE WHITE-WINGED LARK Alauda sibirica, J. F. Gmelin
  146. 146.THE BLACK LARK Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (Forster)
  147. 147.SHORE LARK Otocorys alpestris (Linnæus)
  148. 148.THE SWIFT Cypselus apus (Linnæus)
  149. 149.THE ALPINE SWIFT Cypselus melba, Linnæus
  150. 150.THE NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus europæus (Linnæus)
  151. 151.THE WRYNECK Iynx torquilla, Linnæus
  152. 152.THE GREEN WOODPECKER Gecinus viridis (Linnæus)
  153. 153.THE GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopus major (Linnæus)
  154. 154.LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopus minor (Linnæus)
  155. 155.THE KINGFISHER Alcedo ispida, Linnæus
  156. 156.THE ROLLER Coracias garrulus, Linnæus
  157. 157.THE BEE-EATER Merops apiaster, Linnæus
  158. 158.HOOPOE Upupa epops, Linnæus
  159. 159.THE CUCKOO Cuculus canorus, Linnæus
  160. 160.THE GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO Coccystes glandarius (Linnæus)
  161. 161.THE AMERICAN YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO Coccyzus americanus (Linnæus)
  162. 162.THE BARN OWL Strix flammea, Linnæus
  163. 163.THE LONG-EARED OWL Asio otus (Linnæus)
  164. 164.THE SHORT-EARED OWL Asio accipitrinus (Pallas)
  165. 165.TAWNY OWL Syrnium aluco (Linnæus)
  166. 166.TENGMALM’S OWL Nyctala tengmalmi (J. F. Gmelin)
  167. 167.THE LITTLE OWL Athene noctua (Scopoli)
  168. 168.THE SNOWY OWL Nyctea scandiaca (Linnæus)
  169. 169.THE HAWK OWL Surnia funerea (Linnæus)
  170. 170.THE SCOPS OWL Scops giu (Scopoli)
  171. 171.THE EAGLE OWL Bubo ignavus, T. Forster
  172. 172.THE GRIFFON VULTURE Gyps fulvus (J. F. Gmelin)
  173. 173.THE EGYPTIAN VULTURE Neophron percnopterus (Linnæus)
  174. 174.THE MARSH HARRIER Circus æruginosus (Linnæus)
  175. 175.THE HEN HARRIER Circus cyaneus (Linnæus)
  176. 176.MONTAGU’S HARRIER Circus cineraceus (Montagu)
  177. 177.THE COMMON BUZZARD Buteo vulgaris, Leach
  178. 178.THE ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo lagopus (J. F. Gmelin)
  179. 179.THE SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila maculata (J. F. Gmelin)
  180. 180.THE GOLDEN EAGLE Aquila chrysaetus (Linnæus)
  181. 181.THE WHITE-TAILED EAGLE Haliaetus albicilla (Linnæus)
  182. 182.THE GOSHAWK Astur palumbarius (Linnæus)
  183. 183.THE SPARROW-HAWK Accipiter nisus (Linnæus)
  184. 184.THE KITE Milvus ictinus, Savigny
  185. 185.THE BLACK KITE Milvus migrans (Boddaert)
  186. 186.THE HONEY BUZZARD Pernis apivorus (Linnæus)
  187. 187.THE GREENLAND FALCON Falco candicans, J. F. Gmelin
  188. 188.THE ICELAND FALCON Falco islandus, J. F. Gmelin
  189. 189.THE GYR FALCON Falco gyrfalco, Linnæus
  190. 190.THE PEREGRINE Falco peregrinus, Tunstall
  191. 191.THE HOBBY Falco subbuteo, Linnæus
  192. 192.THE MERLIN Falco æsalon, Tunstall
  193. 193.THE RED-FOOTED FALCON Falco vespertinus, Linnæus
  194. 194.KESTREL Falco tinnunculus, Linnæus
  195. 195.THE LESSER KESTREL Falco cenchris, Naumann
  196. 196.THE OSPREY Pandion haliaëtus (Linnæus)
  197. 197.THE CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnæus)
  198. 198.THE SHAG Phalacrocorax graculus, Linnæus
  199. 199.THE GANNET Sula bassana (Linnæus)
  200. 200.THE COMMON HERON Ardea cinerea, Linnæus
  201. 201.THE PURPLE HERON Ardea purpurea, Linnæus
  202. 202.THE GREAT WHITE HERON Ardea alba, Linnæus
  203. 203.THE LITTLE EGRET Ardea garzetta, Linnæus
  204. 204.THE BUFF-BACKED HERON Ardea bubulcus, Audouin
  205. 205.THE SQUACCO HERON Ardea ralloides, Scopoli
  206. 206.THE NIGHT HERON Nycticorax griseus (Linnæus)
  207. 207.THE LITTLE BITTERN Ardetta minuta (Linnæus)
  208. 208.THE COMMON BITTERN Botaurus stellaris (Linnæus)
  209. 209.THE AMERICAN BITTERN Botaurus lentiginosus (Montagu)
  210. 210.THE WHITE STORK Ciconia alba, Bechstein
  211. 211.THE BLACK STORK Ciconia nigra (Linnæus)
  212. 212.THE GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis falcinellus (Linnæus)
  213. 213.THE SPOONBILL Platalea leucorodia, Linnæus
  214. 214.THE FLAMINGO Phœnicopterus roseus, Pallas
  215. 215.THE GREY LAG GOOSE Anser cinereus, Meyer
  216. 216.THE WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons (Scopoli)
  217. 217.THE BEAN GOOSE Anser segetum (J. F. Gmelin)
  218. 218.THE PINK-FOOTED GOOSE Anser brachyrhynchus, Baillon
  219. 219.THE SNOW GOOSE Chen hyperboreus (Pallas)
  220. 220.THE RED-BREASTED GOOSE Bernicla ruficollis (Pallas)
  221. 221.THE BERNACLE GOOSE Bernicla leucopsis (Bechstein)
  222. 222.THE BRENT GOOSE Bernicla brenta (Pallas)
  223. 223.THE WHOOPER SWAN Cygnus musicus, Bechstein
  224. 224.BEWICK’S SWAN Cygnus bewicki, Yarrell
  225. 225.THE MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor (J. F. Gmelin)
  226. 226.THE COMMON SHELD-DUCK Tadorna cornata (S. G. Gmelin)
  227. 227.THE RUDDY SHELD-DUCK Tadorna casarca (Linnæus)
  228. 228.THE MALLARD OR WILD DUCK Anas boschas, Linnæus
  229. 229.THE GADWALL Anas strepera, Linnæus
  230. 230.THE SHOVELLER Spatula clypeata (Linnæus)
  231. 231.THE PINTAIL Dafila acuta (Linnæus)
  232. 232.THE TEAL Nettion crecca (Linnæus)
  233. 233.THE AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL Nettion carolinense (J. F. Gmelin)
  234. 234.THE BLUE-WINGED TEAL Querquedula discors (Linnæus)
  235. 235.THE GARGANEY Querquedula circia (Linnæus)
  236. 236.THE WIGEON Mareca penelope (Linnæus)
  237. 237.THE AMERICAN WIGEON Mareca americana (J. F. Gmelin)
  238. 238.THE RED-CRESTED POCHARD Netta rufina (Pallas)
  239. 239.THE COMMON POCHARD Fuligula ferina (Linnæus)
  240. 240.THE FERRUGINOUS DUCK Fuligula nyroca (Güldenstädt)
  241. 241.THE TUFTED DUCK Fuligula cristata (Leach)
  242. 242.THE SCAUP DUCK Fuligula marila (Linnæus)
  243. 243.THE GOLDEN-EYE DUCK Clangula glaucion (Linnæus)
  244. 244.THE BUFFEL-HEADED DUCK Clangula albeola (Linnæus)
  245. 245.THE LONG-TAILED DUCK Harelda glacialis (Linnæus)
  246. 246.THE HARLEQUIN DUCK Cosmonetta histrionica (Linnæus)
  247. 247.THE EIDER DUCK Somateria mollissima (Linnæus)
  248. 248.THE KING EIDER Somateria spectabilis (Linnæus)
  249. 249.STELLER’S EIDER Somateria stelleri (Pallas)
  250. 250.THE COMMON SCOTER Œdemia nigra (Linnæus)
  251. 251.THE VELVET SCOTER Œdemia fusca (Linnæus)
  252. 252.THE SURF SCOTER Œdemia perspicillata (Linnæus)
  253. 253.THE GOOSANDER Mergus merganser, Linnæus
  254. 254.THE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator, Linnæus
  255. 255.THE SMEW Mergus albellus, Linnæus
  256. 256.THE HOODED MERGANSER Mergus cucullatus, Linnæus
  257. 257.THE WOOD PIGEON Columba palumbus, Linnæus
  258. 258.THE STOCK DOVE Columba œnas, Linnæus
  259. 259.THE ROCK DOVE Columba livia, J. F. Gmelin
  260. 260.THE TURTLE DOVE Turtur communis, Selby
  261. 261.PALLAS’ SAND GROUSE Syrrhaptes paradoxus (Pallas)
  262. 262.THE CAPERCAILLIE Tetrao urogallus, Linnæus
  263. 263.THE BLACK GROUSE Tetrao tetrix, Linnæus
  264. 264.THE RED GROUSE Lagopus scoticus (Latham)
  265. 265.THE PTARMIGAN Lagopus mutus (Montin)
  266. 266.THE PHEASANT Phasianus colchicus (Linnæus)
  267. 267.THE PARTRIDGE Perdrix cinerea, Latham
  268. 268.THE RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE Caccabis rufa (Linnæus)
  269. 269.THE QUAIL Coturnix communis, Bonnaterre
  270. 270.THE LAND-RAIL Crex pratensis, Bechstein
  271. 271.THE SPOTTED CRAKE Porzana maruetta (Leach)
  272. 272.THE LITTLE CRAKE Porzana parva, Scopoli
  273. 273.BAILLON’S CRAKE Porzana bailloni (Vieillot)
  274. 274.THE WATER-RAIL Rallus aquaticus, Linnæus
  275. 275.THE MOOR-HEN Gallinula chloropus (Linnæus)
  276. 276.THE COOT Fulica atra, Linnæus
  277. 277.THE CRANE Grus communis, Bechstein
  278. 278.THE GREAT BUSTARD Otis tarda, Linnæus
  279. 279.THE LITTLE BUSTARD Otis tetrax, Linnæus
  280. 280.MACQUEEN’S BUSTARD Otis macqueeni, J. E. Gray
  281. 281.THE STONE-CURLEW Œdicnemus scolopax (S. G. Gmelin)
  282. 282.THE PRATINCOLE Glareola pratincola (Linnæus)
  283. 283.THE BLACK-WINGED PRATINCOLE Glareola melanoptera (Nordmann)
  284. 284.THE CREAM-COLOURED COURSER Cursorius gallicus (J. F. Gmelin)
  285. 285.THE DOTTEREL Eudromias morinellus (Linnæus)
  286. 286.THE CASPIAN PLOVER Ægialitis asiatica (Pallas)
  287. 287.RINGED PLOVER Ægialitis hiaticola (Linnæus)
  288. 288.THE LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Ægialitis curonica (J. F. Gmelin)
  289. 289.THE KENTISH PLOVER Ægialitis cantiana (Latham)
  290. 290.THE KILLDEER PLOVER Ægialitis vocifera (Linnæus)
  291. 291.GOLDEN PLOVER Charadrius pluvialis, Linnæus
  292. 292.THE LESSER GOLDEN PLOVER Charadrius dominicus, P. L. S. Müller
  293. 293.GREY PLOVER Squatarola helvetica (Linnæus)
  294. 294.THE SOCIABLE PLOVER Vanellus gregarius (Pallas)
  295. 295.THE LAPWING Vanellus vulgaris, Bechstein
  296. 296.THE TURNSTONE Strepsilas interpres (Linnæus)
  297. 297.THE OYSTER-CATCHER Hæmatopus ostralegus, Linnæus
  298. 298.THE AVOCET Recurvirostra avocetta, Linnæus
  299. 299.THE BLACK-WINGED STILT Himantopus candidus, Bonnaterre
  300. 300.GREY PHALAROPE Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnæus)
  301. 301.THE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Phalaropus hyperboreus (Linnæus)
  302. 302.THE WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticula, Linnæus
  303. 303.THE GREAT OR SOLITARY SNIPE Gallinago major (J. F. Gmelin)
  304. 304.THE COMMON SNIPE Gallinago cœlestis (Frenzel)
  305. 305.THE JACK SNIPE Gallinago gallinula, Linnæus
  306. 306.THE BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER Limicola platyrhyncha (Temminck)
  307. 307.THE AMERICAN PECTORAL SANDPIPER Tringa maculata, Vieillot
  308. 308.THE SIBERIAN PECTORAL SANDPIPER Tringa acuminata (Horsfield)
  309. 309.BONAPARTE’S SANDPIPER Tringa fuscicollis, Vieillot
  310. 310.THE DUNLIN Tringa alpina, Linnæus
  311. 311.THE SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER Tringa pusilla, Linnæus
  312. 312.BAIRD’S SANDPIPER Tringa bardi (Coues)
  313. 313.THE LITTLE STINT Tringa minuta, Leisler
  314. 314.THE AMERICAN STINT Tringa minutilla, Vieillot
  315. 315.TEMMINCK’S STINT Tringa temmincki, Leisler
  316. 316.THE CURLEW SANDPIPER Tringa subarquata (Güldenstädt)
  317. 317.THE PURPLE SANDPIPER Tringa striata, Linnæus
  318. 318.KNOT Tringa canutus, Linnæus
  319. 319.THE SANDERLING Calidris arenaria (Linnæus)
  320. 320.THE RUFF Machetes pugnax (Linnæus)
  321. 321.THE BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER Tringites rufescens (Vieillot)
  322. 322.BARTRAM’S SANDPIPER Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein)
  323. 323.THE COMMON SANDPIPER Totanus hypoleucus (Linnæus)
  324. 324.THE SPOTTED SANDPIPER Totanus macularius (Linnæus)
  325. 325.THE WOOD SANDPIPER Totanus glareola (J. F. Gmelin)
  326. 326.GREEN SANDPIPER Totanus ochropus (Linnæus)
  327. 327.THE SOLITARY SANDPIPER Totanus solitarius (Wilson)
  328. 328.THE YELLOWSHANK Totanus flavipes (J. F. Gmelin)
  329. 329.THE GREATER YELLOWSHANK Totanus melanoleucus (Gmelin)
  330. 330.THE COMMON REDSHANK Totanus calidris (Linnæus)
  331. 331.THE SPOTTED REDSHANK Totanus fuscus (Linnæus)
  332. 332.GREENSHANK Totanus canescens (J. F. Gmelin)
  333. 333.THE RED-BREASTED SNIPE Macrorhamphus griseus (J. F. Gmelin)
  334. 334.THE BAR-TAILED GODWIT Limosa lapponica (Linnæus)
  335. 335.THE BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa belgica (J. F. Gmelin)
  336. 336.THE CURLEW Numenius arquata (Linnæus)
  337. 337.THE WHIMBREL Numenius pheopus (Linnæus)
  338. 338.THE ESKIMO CURLEW Numenius borealis (J. F. Forster)
  339. 339.THE BLACK TERN Hydrochelidon nigra (Linnæus)
  340. 340.THE WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN Hydrochelidon leucoptera (Schinz)
  341. 341.THE WHISKERED TERN Hydrochelidon hybrida (Pallas)
  342. 342.THE GULL-BILLED TERN Sterna anglica, Montagu
  343. 343.THE CASPIAN TERN Sterna caspia, Pallas
  344. 344.THE SANDWICH TERN Sterna cantiaca, J. F. Gmelin
  345. 345.THE ROSEATE TERN Sterna dougalli, Montagu
  346. 346.THE COMMON TERN Sterna fluviatilis, Naumann
  347. 347.THE ARCTIC TERN Sterna macrura, Naumann
  348. 348.THE LITTLE TERN Sterna minuta, Linnæus
  349. 349.THE SOOTY TERN Sterna fuliginosa, J. F. Gmelin
  350. 350.THE NODDY Anous stolidus (Linnæus)
  351. 351.SABINE’S GULL Xema sabinii (Joseph Sabine)
  352. 352.THE WEDGE-TAILED GULL Rhodostethia rosea, Macgillivray
  353. 353.BONAPARTE’S GULL Larus philadelphia (Ordigny)
  354. 354.THE LITTLE GULL Larus minutus, Pallas
  355. 355.THE BLACK-HEADED GULL Larus ridibundus, Linnæus
  356. 356.THE MEDITERRANEAN BLACK-HEADED GULL Larus melanocephalus, Natterer
  357. 357.THE GREAT BLACK-HEADED GULL Larus ichthyaëtus, Pallas
  358. 358.COMMON GULL Larus canus, Linnæus
  359. 359.THE HERRING GULL Larus argentatus, J. F. Gmelin
  360. 360.THE LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus fuscus, Linnæus
  361. 361.THE GREATER BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus marinus, Linnæus
  362. 362.THE GLAUCOUS GULL Larus glaucus, O. Fabricius
  363. 363.THE ICELAND GULL Larus leucopterus, Faber
  364. 364.THE KITTIWAKE GULL Rissa tridactyla (Linnæus)
  365. 365.THE IVORY GULL Pagophila eburnea (Phipps)
  366. 366.THE GREAT SKUA Megalestris catarrhactes (Linnæus)
  367. 367.THE POMATORHINE SKUA Stercorarius pomatorhinus (Temminck)
  368. 368.THE ARCTIC OR RICHARDSON’S SKUA Stercorarius crepidatus (J. F. Gmelin)
  369. 369.THE LONG-TAILED OR BUFFOUS SKUA Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnæus)
  370. 370.THE RAZORBILL Alca torda, Linnæus
  371. 371.THE GREAT AUK Alca impennis, Linnæus
  372. 372.THE COMMON GUILLEMOT Uria troile (Linnæus)
  373. 373.BRÜNNICH’S GUILLEMOT Uria bruennichi, E. Sabine
  374. 374.THE BLACK GUILLEMOT Uria grylle (Linnæus)
  375. 375.THE LITTLE AUK Mergulus alle (Linnæus)
  376. 376.PUFFIN Fratercula arctica (Linnæus)
  377. 377.THE GREAT NORTHERN DIVER Colymbus glacialis, Linnæus
  378. 378.THE WHITE-BILLED NORTHERN DIVER Colymbus adamsi, G. R. Grey
  379. 379.THE BLACK-THROATED DIVER Colymbus arcticus, Linnæus
  380. 380.THE RED-THROATED DIVER Colymbus septentrionalis, Linnæus
  381. 381.THE GREAT CRESTED GREBE Podicipes cristatus (Linnæus)
  382. 382.THE RED-NECKED GREBE Podicipes griseigena (Boddaert)
  383. 383.THE SLAVONIAN OR HORNED GREBE Podicipes auritus (Linnæus)
  384. 384.THE BLACK-NECKED OR EARED GREBE Podicipes nigricollis, C. L. Brehm
  385. 385.THE LITTLE GREBE OR DABCHICK Podicipes fluviatilis (Tunstall)
  386. 386.THE STORM PETREL Procellaria pelagica, Linnæus
  387. 387.LEACH’S FORK-TAILED PETREL Oceanodroma leucorrhoa (Vieillot)
  388. 388.MADEIRAN FORK-TAILED PETREL Oceanodroma castro (Harcourt)
  389. 389.WILSON’S PETREL Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl)
  390. 390.THE FRIGATE PETREL Pelagodroma marina (Latham)
  391. 391.THE GREAT SHEARWATER Puffinus gravis, O’Reilly
  392. 392.THE SOOTY SHEARWATER Puffinus griseus (J. F. Gmelin)
  393. 393.THE MEDITERRANEAN GREAT SHEARWATER Puffinus kuhli (Boie)
  394. 394.THE MANX SHEARWATER Puffinus anglorum (Temminck)
  395. 395.THE LITTLE DUSKY SHEARWATER Puffinus assimilis, Gould
  396. 396.THE CAPPED PETREL Æstrelata hæsitata (Kuhl)
  397. 397.THE COLLARED PETREL Æstrelata brevipes (Peale)
  398. 398.BULWER’S PETREL Bulweria bulweri (Jardine and Selby)
  399. 399.THE FULMAR Fulmarus glacialis (Linnæus)
  400. 400.THE BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS Diomedea melanophrys, Boie
  401. 401.INDEX
  402. 402.Transcriber’s Notes

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