Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. Order VII. Herodiones 115 Spoonbills. Family Plataleidæ 115 Ibises. Family Ibididæ 117 Storks and Wood Ibises. Family Ciconiidæ 118 Herons, Bitterns, etc. Family Ardeidæ 119 Cranes, Rails, etc. Order VIII. Paludicolæ 127 Cranes. Family Gruidæ 127 Courlans. Family Aramidæ 129 Rails, Gallinules and Coots. Family Rallidæ 131 Shore Birds. Order IX. Limicolæ 137 Phalaropes. Family Phalaropodidæ 137 Avocets and Stilts. Family Recurvirostridæ 139 Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. Family Scolopacidæ 140 Plovers. Family Charadriidæ 161 Surf Birds and Turnstones. Family Aphrizidæ 169 Oyster-catchers. Family Hæmatopodidæ 170 Jacanas. Family Jacanidæ 172 Gallinaceous Birds. Order X. Gallinæ 175 Grouse, Partridges, etc. Family Odontophoridæ 175 Turkeys. Family Meleagridæ 178 Curassows and Guans. Family Cracidæ 191 Page 8 Pigeons. Order XI. Columbæ 192 Pigeons. Family Columbidæ 192 Birds of Prey. Order XII. Raptores 198 American Vultures. Family Cathartidæ 198 Hawks, Eagles, etc. Family Buteonidæ 201 Falcons, etc. Family Falconidæ 218 Osprey. Family Pandionidæ 225 Barn Owls. Family Aluconidæ 227 Owls. Family Strigidæ 227 Parrots, Paroquets. Order XIII. Psittaci 241 Parrots and Paroquets. Psittacidæ 241 Cuckoos, etc. Order XIV. Coccyges 241 Cuckoos, Anis, etc. Family Cuculidæ 241 Trogons. Family Trogonidæ 246 Kingfishers. Family Alcedinidæ 247 Woodpeckers, Wrynecks, etc. Order XV. Pici 249 Woodpeckers. Family Picidæ 249 Goatsuckers, Swifts, etc. Order XVI. Macrochires 262 Goatsuckers, etc. Family Caprimulgidæ 263 Swifts. Family Micropodidæ 268 Hummingbirds. Family Trochilidæ 271