LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Thomas Rymer Jones translation
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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.
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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
13. The European Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) 29
14. The Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) 32
15. The Red-headed Black Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) 33
16. The Green Woodpecker (Gecinus viridis) 40
17. The Golden-winged Woodpecker (Colaptes auratus) 41
18. The Wry-neck (Yunx torquilla) 44
19. The Giant Humming Bird (Patagona gigas) 48
20. The Sword-bill Humming Bird (Docimastes ensifer) 49
21. The Sickle-billed Humming Bird (Eutoxeres aquila) 52
22. The Chimborazian Hill-star (Oreotrochilus Chimborazo) 53
23. The Crimson Topaz Humming Bird (Topaza pella) 56
24. The Brazilian Fairy (Heliothrix auriculata) 61
25. The Amethyst Humming Bird (Calliphlox amethystina) 65
26. The Splendid Coquette (Lophornis ornata) 67
27. The Horned Sun-gem (Heliactinus cornutus) 68
28. The White-footed Racket-tail (Steganurus Underwoodii) 69
29. The Sappho Comet (Sparganura Sappho) 72
30. Humming Birds 73
31. The Bee-wolf (Melittotheres nubicus) 77
32. The Australian Bee-eater (Cosmäerops ornatus) 80
33. The Blue Roller (Coracias garrulus) 81
34. The Mot-mot (Prionites momota) 84
35. The Java Broad-throat (Eurylaimus Javanicus) 85
36. The European Kingfisher (Alcedo ispida) 88
37. Grey Kingfishers (Ceryle rudis) 92
38. The Laughing Jackass (Paralcyon gigas, or Dacelo gigantea) 93
39. The Green Jacamar (Galbula viridis) 97
40. The Dusky Trappist, or Bearded Cuckoo (Monasta fusca) 99
41. The Narina (Hapaloderma narina) 101
42. Quesals, or Resplendent Trogons (Calurus paradiseus, or C. resplendens) 104
43. The Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 108
44. The Jay Cuckoo (Coccystes glandarius) 109
45. The Didrik, or Golden Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx auratus) 112
46. The Giant Cuckoo, or Channel-bill (Scythrops Novæ-Hollandiæ) 113
47. The Kokil, or Large Green-billed Malkoha (Zanclostomus tristis) 115
48. The Ani, or Savanna Blackbird (Crotophaga ani) 120
49. The Wrinkled-beaked Tick-eater (Crotophaga rugirostris) 121
50. The Pheasant Coucal (Polophilus phasianus) 124
51. The Pearl Bird (Trachyphonus margaritatus) 125
52. The Arassari (Pteroglossus aracari) 128
53. The Toco Toucan (Ramphastus toco) 129
54. The Tok (Rhynchaceros erythrorhynchus) 133
55. The Homray (Dichoceros bicornis) 136
56. The Djolan, or Year Bird (Rhyticeros plicatus) 137
57. The Abbagamba, or Abyssinian Hornbill (Bucorax Abyssinicus) 139
58. Nestlings of The Abbagamba 140
59. The Parrot Pigeon (Phalacroteron Abyssinica) 144
60. The Ring-dove, or Wood Pigeon (Palumbus torquatus) 145
61. The Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) 148
62. Turtle Doves 156
63. Dwarf Pigeon (Chalcopeleia Afra) 157
64. The Kukuli (Melopeleia meloda) 160
161. The Striped Sparrow-hawk Pigeon (Geopeleia striata) 161
66. The Crested Bronze-wing (Ocyphaps lophotes) 164
67. The Bronze-winged Pigeon (Phaps chalcoptera) 165
68. The Hackled Ground Pigeon (Callœnas Nicobarica) 168
69. The Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura Victoria) 169
70. Sand Grouse 173
71. The Khata (Pterocles alchata) 176
72. The Common Sand Grouse (Pterocles exustus) 177
73. Pallas's Sand Grouse, or Sand Grouse of The Steppes 180
74. The Capercali (Tetrao urogallus) 184
75. The Black Cock (Lyrurus tetrix) 185
76. Hybrid Grouse (Tetrao medius) 188
77. Hazel Grouse (Bonasia sylvestris) 189
78. The Prairie Hen (Cupidonia Americana) 192
79. The Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus albus) 197
80. The Alpine Ptarmigan (Lagopus Alpinus), in Summer plumage 200
81. The Alpine Ptarmigan (Lagopus Alpinus), in Winter plumage 201
82. The Red-legged Partridge (Caccabis rubra) 208
83. The Common Partridge (Perdix cinerea, or Starna cinerea) 209
84. The Virginian Partridge (Ortyx Virginianus) 217
85. The Californian Partridge (Lophortyx Californianus) 220
86. The Common Quail (Coturnix communis) 221
87. The Chinese Quail (Excalfactoria Chinensis) 224
88. The African Bush Quail (Turnix Africanus, or T. Gibraltariensis) 228
89. The Monaul, or Impeyan Pheasant (Lophophorus resplendens, refulgens, or Impeyanus) 229
90. The Sikkim Horned Pheasant (Ceriornis Satyra) 233
91. The Kaleege, or Black Pheasant (Euplocamus-Gallophasis-melanotus) 240
92. The Silver Pheasant (Nycthemerus argentatus, or Euplocamus nycthemerus) 241
93. Reeves' Pheasant (Phasianus Reevesii, or P. veneratus) 244
94. The Golden Pheasant (Thaumalea picta) 245
95. The Chinese Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum) 248
96. The Argus Pheasant, or Kuau (Argus giganteus) 249
97. The Chinquis, or Assam Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron chinquis) 252
98. The Common Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris) 257
99. The Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) 260
100. The Brush Turkey (Catheturus Lathami) 265
101. The Maleo (Megacephalon Maleo) 269
102. The Crested Curassow (Crax alector) 277
103. The Hoactzin, or Stink Bird (Opisthocomus cristatus) 281
104. The Inambu (Rhynchotus rufescens) 284
105. The Ostrich (Struthio camelus) 288
106. An Ostrich Hunt 292
107. Nandus (Rhea Americana), with Nest and Eggs 293
108. The Nandu, or American Ostrich (Rhea Americana) 297
109. The Emu (Dromæus Novæ-Hollandiæ) 300
110. Cassowary (Casuarius galeatus) 304
111. The Kivi-Kivi (Apteryx Australis) 308
112. The Nandu, or Rhea 312