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Cassell's book of birds; vol. 4

Cassell's book of birds; vol. 4

by Alfred Edmund Brehm

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Author
Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884
Credits
Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
QL: Science: Zoology
Subject
Birds
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 68801
Release Date
August 22, 2022
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.CASSELL'S BOOK OF BIRDS. FROM THE TEXT OF DR. BREHM.
  2. 2.CONTENTS. — THE STILT-WALKERS ( Grallatores ). — THE SWIMMERS ( Natatores ). — THE SEA-FLIERS ( Longipennes ). — THE OAR-FOOTED SEA-FLIERS ( Steganopodes ). — THE DIVERS ( Urinatores ).
  3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. — COLOURED PLATES. — WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
  4. 4.CASSELL'S BOOK OF BIRDS. — THE STILT-WALKERS ( Grallatores ).
  5. 5.THE SWIMMERS ( Natatores ).
  6. 6.THE SEA-FLIERS ( Longipennes ).
  7. 7.THE OAR-FOOTED SEA-FLIERS ( Steganopodes ).
  8. 8.THE DIVERS ( Urinatores ).
  9. 9.CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS, ACCORDING TO DR. BREHM . — ORDER I. CRACKERS (ENUCLEATORES). — SUB-ORDER I. — SUB-ORDER II. — SUB-ORDER III.
  10. 10.ORDER II. THE CATCHERS (CAPTANTES). — SUB-ORDER IV. — SUB-ORDER V. — SUB-ORDER VI.
  11. 11.ORDER III. SEARCHERS (INVESTIGATORES). — SUB-ORDER VII. THE CLIMBERS (SCANSORES). — SUB-ORDER VIII. HUMMING BIRDS (STRIDORES). — SUB-ORDER IX. THE LIGHT-BEAKS (LEVIROSTRES).
  12. 12.ORDER IV. GALLINACEOUS BIRDS (GALLINÆ). — SUB-ORDER X. PIGEONS (GYRATORES). — SUB-ORDER XI. THE TRUE GALLINACEOUS BIRDS (RASORES). — SUB-ORDER XII. — SUB-ORDER XIII.
  13. 13.ORDER V. THE SWIMMERS (NATATORES). — SUB-ORDER XIV. — SUB-ORDER XV. — SUB-ORDER XVI. — SUB-ORDER XVII. — CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS AS ADOPTED IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. — ORDER I. BIRDS OF PREY (ACCIPITRES). [LINNÆUS.] — SUB-ORDER I. — SUB-ORDER II. — ORDER II. PASSERES. — TRIBE I. — TRIBE II. — TRIBE III. — TRIBE IV. — ORDER III. — THE CLIMBERS (SCANSORES). — ORDER IV. — PIGEONS (COLUMBÆ). — ORDER V. — GALLINACEOUS BIRDS (GALLINÆ). — ORDER VI. — OSTRICHES (STRUTHIONES). — ORDER VII. — STILT-WALKERS (GRALLÆ). — ORDER VIII. — GEESE (ANSERES).
  14. 14.INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.
  15. 15.GENERAL INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES.
  16. 16.SELECTIONS FROM CASSELL PETTER & GALPIN'S PUBLICATIONS. — Transcriber notes:

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