The Birds of Jamaica

About this eBook

Author

Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888

Title

The birds of Jamaica

Original Publication

London: J. van Voorst, 1847.

Credits

Peter Becker, Robert Tonsing 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 -- Jamaica

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 73391

Release Date

April 13, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BIRDS OF JAMAICA.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.SYNOPSIS OF THE BIRDS OF JAMAICA.
4. 4.ERRATA.
5. 5.THE BIRDS OF JAMAICA. — Order. —ACCIPITRES. ( Birds of prey. ) — Fam. —VULTURIDÆ. ( The Vultures. ) — Fam. —FALCONIDÆ. ( The Falcons. ) — Fam. —STRIGIDÆ. ( The Owls. ) — Order. —PASSERES. ( Perchers. ) — Fam. —CAPRIMULGIDÆ.—( The Nightjars. ) — Fam. —HIRUNDINIDÆ.—( The Swallows. ) — Fam. —TODIDÆ.—( The Todies. ) — Fam. —ALCEDINIDÆ.—( The Kingfishers. ) — Fam. —NECTARINIADÆ.—( The Honey-suckers. ) — Fam. —TROCHILIDÆ. ( The Humming-birds. ) — Fam. —CERTHIADÆ.—( The Creepers. ) — Fam. —TURDIDÆ.—( The Thrushes. ) — Fam. —MUSCICAPADÆ.—( The Flycatchers. ) — Fam. —AMPELIDÆ. ( The Chatterers. ) — Fam. —CORVIDÆ.—( The Crows. ) — Fam. —STURNIDÆ.—( The Starlings. ) — Fam. —FRINGILLADÆ.—( The Finches. ) — Order. —SCANSORES. ( Climbers. ) — Fam. —PSITTACIDÆ. ( The Parrots. ) — Fam. —PICIDÆ.—( The Woodpeckers. ) — Fam. —CUCULIDÆ.—( The Cuckoos. ) — Order. —GYRANTES. ( Circlers. ) — Fam. —COLUMBADÆ. ( The pigeons. ) — Order. —GALLINÆ. ( Poultry. ) — Fam. —PHASIANIDÆ. ( The Pheasants. ) — Fam. —TETRAONIDÆ. ( The Grouse. ) — Order. —GRALLÆ. ( Waders. ) — Fam. —CHARADRIADÆ. ( The Plovers. ) — Fam. —ARDEADÆ. ( The Herons. ) — Fam. —SCOLOPACIDÆ. ( The Snipes. ) — Fam. —RALLIDÆ. ( The Rails. ) — Fam. —RECURVIROSTRADÆ. ( The Avocets. ) — Order. —ANSERES. ( Swimmers. ) — Fam. —ANATIDÆ. ( The Ducks. ) — Fam. —PELECANIDÆ. ( The Pelicans. ) — Fam. —LARIDÆ. ( The Gulls. ) — Fam. —COLYMBIDÆ. ( The Divers. )
6. 6.INDEX.

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