THE TRUE KITES:--The Black Kite--The Govinda--The Parasite Kite--The Red or Royal Kite--The Swallow-tailed Kite. The CHELIDOPTERI:--The Dwarf Swallow-tailed Kite. The FIELD KITES, or HARRIERS (_Circus_). The MEADOW KITES (_Strigiceps_):--The Blue Kite or Hen Harrier--The Kite of the Steppes, or Pallid Harrier--The Meadow Kite, or Ash-coloured Harrier--The Reed Kite, or Marsh Harrier. SPOTTED KITES (_Spilocircus_):--Jardine's Spotted Kite 37-47 THE BUZZARDS (_Buteo_). The SNAKE BUZZARDS (_Circaëtos_):--The Snake Buzzard. The CRESTED BUZZARDS (_Spilornis_):--The Bacha--The Honey Buzzard, or Wasp Kite--The Crested Honey Buzzard--The Rough-legged Buzzard--The Common or Mouse Buzzard--The Red-winged or Grasshopper Buzzard--The Tesa--The Caracolero, Snail Buzzard, or Hook-beaked Buzzard--The Urubitinga 47-56 THE VULTURE FALCONS (_Polyborus_):--The Chimango--The Vulture Buzzard--The Carancho or Traro. SCREAMING BUZZARDS (_Ibicter_):--The Ganga--The Secretary or Crane Vulture 56-64 THE VULTURES (_Vulturidæ_):--The Bearded Vulture. The TRUE VULTURES (_Vultur_). The CONDORS, or WATTLED VULTURES (_Sarcorhamphus_):--The Condor--The Californian Condor--The King of the Vultures. The GOOSE VULTURES (_Gyps_):--The Tawny Goose Vulture--The Sparrow-hawk Goose Vulture. The CRESTED VULTURES:--The Cowled Vulture--The Variegated or Crested Vulture. The EARED VULTURES (_Otogyps_). The RAVEN VULTURES (_Catharta_):--The Scavenger or Egyptian Raven Vulture--The Monk Vulture--The Urubu or Turkey Buzzard--The Gallinazo 64-84 THE OWLS (_Striginæ_). THE DAY OWLS (_Surnia_):--The Sparrow-hawk Owl--The Snow Owl. The STONE OWLS (_Athene_):--The Stone Owl Proper. The BURROWING OWLS (_Pholeoptynx_):--The Brazilian or Rabbit Owl--The Prairie Owl. The SPARROW OWLS (_Microptynx_):--The European Sparrow Owl. The _Eared Owls_, or UHUS (_Bubo_):--The Uhu--The Short-eared Uhu--The Milk-white Uhu--The Virginian Uhu--The Brown Fish Owl--The Woodland Owl--The Marsh Owl. The DWARF EARED OWLS (_Scops_):--The Dwarf Eared Owl 84-99 THE NOCTURNAL OWLS:--The Tree Owl--The Hairy-footed Owl. The VEILED OWLS (_Strix_):--Kirchhoff's Veiled Owl--The Flame Owl, or Barn Owl 99-103 THE GAPERS (_Hiantes_). THE SWALLOWS (_Hirundo_). The TRUE SWALLOWS (_Cecropis_):--The Chimney Swallow--The Senegal Swallow--The Thread-tailed Swallow--the Martin or Roof Swallow 104-111 THE MOUNTAIN or SHORE SWALLOWS (_Cotyle_):--The Rock Swallow--The Sand Martin--The Ariel Swallow. The WOOD SWALLOWS (_Atticora_):--The Striped Wood Swallow. The SAILOR SWALLOWS (_Progne_):--The Purple Swallow 111-115