33. The Common Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) 85
34. The Sun Bittern, or Peacock Heron (Eurypyga
helias) 88
35. Crowned, Demoiselle, and Common Cranes 92
36. The Cariama, or Crested Screamer (Dicholophus
cristatus) 93
37. The Gold-breasted Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) 96
38. The Aniuma, or Horned Screamer (Palamedea
cornuta) 97
39. The Golden Rail, or Painted Cape Snipe
(Rhynchæa Capensis) 100
40. The Jacana (Parra Jacana) 104
41. The Hyacinthine Porphyrio (Porphyrio hyacinthinus) 108
42. Home of the Moor-hens (Gallinula chloropus) 109
43. The Stilt Bird (Charadrius himantopus) 113
44. The Flamingo (Phœnicopterus roseus) 116
45. The Whistling Swan (Cygnus musicus) 124
46. Black-necked Swans (Cygnus nigricollis) 128
47. The Black Swan (Cygnus or Chenopsis atratus) 129
48. The Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus Gambensis) 132
49. The Grey or Wild Goose (Anser cinereus) 133
50. The Brent Goose (Bernicla torquata) 137
51. The Nile Goose (Chenalopex Ægyptiacus) 140
52. Cereopsis Geese 141
53. The Ruddy Sheldrake, or Brahminy Duck
(Casarca rutila) 144
54. The Sheldrake (Vulpanser tadorna) 145
55. The Widow Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) 149
56. The Wild Duck (Anas boschas) 152
57. The Wood or Summer Duck (Aix sponsa) 153
58. The Shoveler Duck (Spatula clypeata) 157
59. Eider Ducks at Home 161
60. The Eider Ducks (Somateria mollissima) 164
61. The Green-headed Goosander (Mergus merganser) 173
62. The Caspian Tern (Sylochelidon Caspia) 177
63. Terns and their Nests 180
64. Black-backed and Herring Gulls 189
65. The Laughing Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 196
66. The Common Skua (Lestris catarractes) 200
67. The Rosy Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) 204
68. The Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) 205
69. The Giant Petrel (Procellaria or Ossifragus
gigantea) 208
70. The Fulmar Petrel (Procellaria glacialis) 209
71. The Cape Petrel (Procellaria or Daption Capensis) 212
72. Storm Petrels 213
73. The Storm Petrel (Thalassidroma pelagica) 216
74. The White-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaëton æthereus) 221
75. The Frigate Bird (Tachypetes aquila) 225
76. Le Vaillant's Snake Bird, or Darter (Plotus
Levaillantii) 229
77. The Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 233
78. The Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) 237
79. The Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) 244
80. The Common or Foolish Guillemot (Uria
troile) 253
81. An Assemblage of Auks 256
82. The Great Auk, or Giant Penguin (Alca pinguinus) 257
83. Giant Penguins 260
84. The Coulterneb, or Arctic Puffin 265
85. The Golden Penguin (Chrysocome catarractes) 267
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