THE TUFTED GUINEA FOWLS (_Guttera_):--Pucheran's Tufted Guinea Fowl. The GUINEA FOWLS (_Numida_):--The Common Guinea Fowl--The Mitred Pintado--The Tuft-beaked Pintado. The TURKEYS (_Meleagrides_):--The Puter, or Wild Turkey. The AUSTRALIAN JUNGLE FOWLS (_Megapodinæ_). The TALLEGALLI (_Tallegalli_). The BRUSH TURKEYS (_Catheturus_):--The Brush Turkey, or Wattled Tallegallus--The Maleo--The Ocellated Leipoa. The MEGAPODES (_Megapodii_):--The Australian Megapode 256-275 THE CURASSOWS, or HOCCOS (_Cracidæ_). The TRUE CURASSOWS, or HOCCOS (_Craces_):--The Common or Crested Curassow--The Wattled Curassow--The Red Curassow--The Galeated Curassow--The Mountain Curassow, or Lord Derby's Guan. The GUANS (_Penelopæ_):--The Supercilious Guan--The Pigmy, or Piping Guan--The Aracuan--The Hoactzin, or Stink Bird. The TINAMOUS (_Crypturidæ_):--The Tataupa--The Inambu 275-285 THE AMERICAN QUAILS (_Nothura_):--The Lesser Mexican Quail--The Macuca. The SPUR-FOWLS (_Galloperdices_):--The Painted Spur-fowl 285-286 SHORT-WINGED CURSORIAL BIRDS (_Brevipennes_). THE OSTRICH (_Struthio camelus_). The NANDUS (_Rhea_):--The Nandu, or American Ostrich--The Long-billed Nandu--The Dwarf Nandu 287-299 THE EMUS (_Dromæus_):--The Emu--The Spotted Emu 300-302 THE CASSOWARIES (_Casuarii_):--The Helmeted Cassowary--The Mooruk--The Australian Cassowary. The KIVIS (_Apteryges_):--The Kivi-Kivi--Mantell's Apteryx--Owen's Apteryx 302-312 [Illustration] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. COLOURED PLATES PLATE XXI.--THE BLUE GRANDALA. " XXII.--THE WHISKERED FANTAIL. " XXIII.--THE CRIMSON TOPAZ. " XXIV.--THE EUROPEAN BEE-EATER. " XXV.--THE BEAUTIFUL TROGON. " XXVI.--THE TOUCAN. " XXVII.--THE ROCK PIGEON. " XXVIII.--THE PTARMIGAN. " XXIX.--THE SANGUINE FRANCOLIN. " XXX.--THE HASTINGS TRAGOPAN. WOOD ENGRAVINGS. FIG. PAGE 1. The Sai, or Blue Caereba (_Cæreba cyanea_) 3 2. The Banana Quit (_Certhiola flaveola_) 4 3. The Abu-Risch (_Hedydipna metallica_) 5 4. The Hanging Bird (_Arachnocestra longirostris_) 9 5. The Poe, or Tui (_Prosthemadera circinata_) 13 6. The Hoopoe (_Upupa epops_) 16 7. The Red Oven Bird (_Furnarius rufus_) 17 8. The Hairy-cheeked Stair-beak (_Xenops genibarbis_) 20 9. The Common Nuthatch (_Sitta cæsia_) 21 10. The Alpine Wall-creeper (_Tichodroma muraria_) 24 11. The Common Tree-creeper (_Certhia familiaris_) 25 12. The Woodpecker Tree-chopper, (_Dendraplex picus_) 28