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| EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION | [1-22] |
| CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS | [23] |
[CRACKERS (Enucleatores).]
| Parrots (Psittacini). The True Parrot (Psittacinæ):—The Jako—The Amazon Parrot—The Maitakka—The | |
| Crested Hawk Parrot | [24-43] |
| The Dwarf Parrots (Psittacula):—Swinder's Love Bird—The Sparrow Parrot—The Siskin Parrot | [43-45] |
| Cockatoos (Plyctolophus):—The Lemon-crested Cockatoo—Leadbeater's Cockatoo—The Helmet Cockatoo—The | |
| Nose Cockatoo—The Nestor Cockatoo—The Eagle Cockatoo—The Casmalos—Banks's Raven | |
| Cockatoo—The Kakapo, or Night Parrot of New Zealand | [45-57] |
| The Araras (Aræ): The Scarlet Macaw—The Soldier Arara—The Anakan—The Ararauna—The Hyacinth-coloured | |
| Arara. The Parrakeets, or Conical-tailed Parrots (Conurus):—The Garuba—The | |
| Tiriba—The Carolina Parrakeet—The Choroy | [58-66] |
| The Long-tailed Parrots, or Parrakeets (Palæornithes):—The Collared, or Rose-ringed Parrot—The | |
| Bettet. The Superb Parrots (Polytelis):—The Scarlet-crested Superb Parrot—The Black-tailed | |
| Superb Parrot. The Grass Parrots (Platycerci):—The Rosella—The Variegated Parrot—The Waved | |
| Parrot—The Corella—The Ground Parrakeet | [66-79] |
| The Lories (Lorii):—The Purple-capped Lory—The Dappled Lorikeet—Swainson's Lorikeet—The Maiden | |
| Lorikeet—The Papuan Lory—The Blue-striped Lory | [79-82] |
[PASSERINE BIRDS (Passeres).]
| The Cross-bills (Loxiæ):—The Large-beaked Cross-bill—The Pine-tree Cross-bill—The Banded Cross-bill—The | |
| Parrot Greenfinch | [85-92] |
| The Bullfinches (Pyrrhulæ):—The Parrot Bullfinch—The Pine Grosbeak—The Carmine Grosbeak—The | |
| Rose Bullfinch—The Carmine Bullfinch—The Siberian Bullfinch—The Vinous Grosbeak, or Desert | |
| Trumpeter—The Bullfinch—The Girlitz—The Canary | [92-114] |
| The Finches (Fringillæ):—The Chaffinch—The Mountain Finch—The Snow Finch—The Winter Finch. The | |
| Linnets (Cannabinæ)—The Brown Linnet—The Mountain or Grey Linnet—The Birch-tree Siskin—The | |
| Common Siskin—The Goldfinch—The Golden Thistle Finch | [114-130] |
| The Sparrows Proper (Passeres):—The Common Sparrow—The Spanish Sparrow—The Field or Tree | |
| Sparrow—The Plain Sparrow—The Golden Sparrow—The Rock Sparrow. The Hawfinches | |
| (Coccothraustæ):—The Green Grosbeak—The Hawfinch—The Evening Cherry Hawfinch—The | |
| Large-beaked Hawfinch. The Parrot Finches (Pityli):—The Rose-breasted Hawfinch—The | |
| Cardinal Grosbeak—The Dominican Finch—The Tiny Finch—The Diadem Grosbeak—The Ashy-blue | |
| Parrot Finch—The Masked Parrot Finch | [131-148] |
| The Habias (Saltator):—The Capi. The Plant Cutters (Phytotoma): The Rarita. The Tangaras | |
| Proper:—The Ornate Tangara. Fire Tangaras (Pyranga):—The Flax Bird—The Fire Tangara | |
| The Callistes (Calliste):—The Red-necked Calliste. The Callous-beaked Tangaras (Ramphocelus):—The | |
| Tapiranga. The Butcher-bird Tangaras (Lanio):—The Black-headed Butcher-bird Tangara. | |
| The Organist Tangaras (Euphone):—The Violet Organist. The Bright-coated Finches (Amadinæ):—The | |
| Band Bird. The Hooded Finches (Spermestes):—The Magpie Finch. Australian | |
| Finches:—The Reed Finches (Donacola):—The Chestnut Reed Finch. The Double-banded Reed Finch. | |
| The Grass Finches (Poëphila). Chaff-finches (Chloëbia):—The Admirable Chaff-finch—The Rice | |
| Bird—The Little Goldbreast—The Blood Finch—The Variegated Finch—The Steel Finch—The Butterfly | |
| Finch. The Astrilds (Astrildæ):—The Grey Astrild—The Pheasant Finch | [148-165] |
| Weaver Birds (Plocei):—The Social Weaver Bird—The Golden Weaver Bird—The Masked Weaver Bird—The | |
| Baya—The Crimson-beaked Weaver Bird—The Taha—The Flame-coloured Fire Finch—The Red-beaked | |
| Buffalo Weaver Bird—The Alecto Buffalo Weaver Bird—The Dinemelli Buffalo Weaver Bird | [166-178] |
| The Whydah or Widow Birds (Viduæ):—The Yellow-shouldered Mourning Widow—The Long-tailed | |
| Widow Bird—The Paradise Widow Bird | [178-181] |
| The American Finches (Passerella):—The White-throated Sparrow—The Morning Finch—The Tree Bunting | |
| Finch—The Prairie Bunting Finch—The Sea Bunting Finch | [181-184] |
| The Buntings (Emberizæ):—The Crested Bunting—The Grey Bunting—The Golden Bunting—The Ortolan—The | |
| Red Bunting—The Black-headed Bunting—The Reed Bunting—The Lark Bunting—The Snow Bunting | [185-195] |
| The Larks (Alaudæ):—The Calandra Lark—The Short-toed Lark or Calandrelle—The Black or Moor | |
| Lark—The Desert Lark—The Black-headed Bunting Lark—The Alpine Lark. The Larks Proper | |
| (Alaudæ):—The Tufted Lark—The Wood Lark—The Sky Lark—The Sentry Lark. The Courser | |
| Larks (Alaemon):—The Desert Courser Lark | [195-202] |
[RAVENS (Coracirostres).]
| The Starlings (Sturnidæ). The Troopials (Agelaii):—The Boblink or Rice Bird. The Marsh Troopials | |
| (Agelaius):—The Red-winged Troopial. The Cow Birds (Molothrus):—The Cow Starling. The | |
| Yellow or Golden Starlings (Icteri):—The Jamaica Yellow Bird—The Baltimore Golden Starling. | |
| The Cassicans (Cassici):—The Japu, or Tufted Cassican. The Boat-tails (Quiscalus):—The Great | |
| Boat-tail. The Starlings Proper (Sturni):—The Common Starling—The Sardinian Starling—The | |
| Rose Starling—The Mina Birds—The Musical Grakle. The Ox-biters (Buphagæ):—The African | |
| Ox-biter—The Red-beaked Ox-biter. The Glossy Starlings (Lamprotornithes)—The Bronze-coloured | |
| Glossy Starling—The Golden-breasted Glossy Starling—The Superb Glossy Starling—The Scaly Glossy | |
| Starling—The Brazen Glossy Magpie. The Rock Glossy Starlings (Moriones):—The White-beaked | |
| Rock Glossy Starling. The Mountain Glossy Starlings (Amydrus):—The Naburup. The Orioles | |
| (Orioli):—The Satin Bower Bird—The Spotted Collar Bird—The Pirol, Golden Oriole, or Cherry | |
| Bird—The Golden-crested Oriole | [210-243] |
| The Birds of Paradise (Paradiseæ):—The Footless Bird of Paradise—The Wumbi—The Ruby, or Red Bird | |
| of Paradise—The King of the Birds of Paradise—The Collared Bird of Paradise. Epimachi:—The | |
| Resplendent Epimachus—The Collared Epimachus—The Magpie Bird of Paradise | [243-253] |
| The Ravens Proper (Coraces). The Mountain Crows, or Choughs (Fregili):—The Chough—The Snow | |
| Crow, or Alpine Chough. The True Ravens:—The Raven—The White-necked Vulture Raven—The | |
| Scapulated Raven. The Crows (Corvus):—The Carrion Crow—The Hooded Crow—The Rock | |
| or Field Crow—The Jackdaw—The Glossy Crow—The Nutcracker. The Piping Crows (Phonygamæ):—The | |
| Flute Bird—The Bell Bird or Bell Magpie—The Bald-headed Crow. The Tree Crows, or | |
| Jays (Garruli):—The Magpie—The Blue Magpie. The Blue Ravens (Cyanocorax):—The Hooded | |
| Blue Raven—The Crested Blue Jackdaw—The Common Jay—The Unlucky Jay. The Long-tailed | |
| Crows (Glaucopes). The Tree Magpies (Dendrocitta):—The Wandering Magpie—The Benteot—The | |
| Long-tailed Kitta—The Feather-beaks (Cissa):—The Sirgang, or Green Jackdaw | [254-283] |
| The Plantain Eaters (Amphibolæ). The True Plantain Eaters (Musophagæ):—The Banana Eater. | |
| The Helmet Birds (Corythaix):—The White-cheeked Helmet Bird—The Turako. The Split Beaks | |
| (Schirzorhis):—The Alarm Bird. The Colies, or Mouse Birds (Colii):—The Wiriwa—The White-cheeked | |
| Mouse-Bird | [283-290] |
[CATCHERS (Captantes).]
| Birds of Prey (Raptores). The Falcons (Falconidæ). The Noble Falcons (Falcones). The Hunting | |
| Falcons (Hierofalco). The Wandering Falcons (Falco):—The Peregrine Falcon—The Red-necked | |
| Falcon—The Tree Falcon—The Berigora. The Kestrels (Tinnunculus):—The Lark Kestrel—The | |
| Kestrel—The Red-footed, or Evening Falcon—The Sparrow Falcon. The Dwarf Falcons (Hierax):—The | |
| Muti | [291-312] |