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Birds of Britain

by J. Lewis Bonhote

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2The Missel Thrush — Turdus Viscivorus, Linnæus
  3. 3The Song Thrush — Turdus Musicus, Linnæus
  4. 4The Redwing — Turdus Iliacus, Linnæus
  5. 5The Fieldfare — Turdus Pilaris, Linnæus
  6. 6The Black-Throated Thrush — Turdus Atrigularis, Temminck
  7. 7White’s Thrush — Turdus Varius, Pallas
  8. 8The Blackbird — Turdus Merula, Linnæus
  9. 9The Dusky Thrush — Turdus Dubius, Bechstein
  10. 10The Ring Ouzel — Turdus Torquatus (Linnæus)
  11. 11The Rock Thrush — Monticola Saxatilis (Linnæus)
  12. 12The Wheatear — Saxicola œnanthe (Linnæus)
  13. 13The Isabelline Wheatear — Saxicola Isabellina, Rüppell
  14. 14The Black-Eared Wheatear — Saxicola Stapazina (Linnæus) Nec Vieillot
  15. 15The Black-Throated Wheatear — Saxicola Occidentalis, Salvadori
  16. 16The Desert Wheatear — Saxicola Deserti, Rüppell
  17. 17The Whinchat — Pratincola Rubetra (Linnæus)
  18. 18The Stonechat — Pratincola Rubicola (Linnæus)
  19. 19The Siberian Stonechat — Pratincola Maura, Pallas
  20. 20The Redstart — Ruticilla phœnicurus (Linnæus)
  21. 21The Black Redstart — Ruticilla Titys (Scopoli)
  22. 22The Bluethroat — Cyanecula Suecica (Linnæus)
  23. 23The Robin — Erithacus Rubecula (Linnæus)
  24. 24The Nightingale — Daulias Luscinia (Linnæus)
  25. 25The Whitethroat — Sylvia Cinerea, Bechstein
  26. 26The Lesser Whitethroat — Sylvia Curruca (Linnæus)
  27. 27The Orphæn Warbler — Sylvia Orphea, Temminck
  28. 28The Sardinian Warbler — Sylvia Melanocephala, Gmelin
  29. 29The Blackcap — Sylvia Atricapilla (Linnæus)
  30. 30The Garden Warbler — Sylvia Hortensis, Bechstein
  31. 31The Barred Warbler — Sylvia Nisoria, Bechstein
  32. 32The Sub-Alpine Warbler — Sylvia Subalpina, Bonelli
  33. 33The Dartford Warbler — Sylvia Undata (Boddært)
  34. 34The Golden-Crested Wren — Regulus Cristatus, K. L. Koch
  35. 35The Firecrest — Regulus Ignicapillus (C. L. Brehm)
  36. 36The Yellow-Browed Warbler — Phylloscopus Superciliosus (J. F. Gmelin)
  37. 37Pallas’ Willow Warbler — Phylloscopus Proregulus (Pallas)
  38. 38The Greenish Willow Warbler — Phylloscopus Viridanus, Blyth
  39. 39The Chiffchaff — Phylloscopus Collybita, Vieillot
  40. 40The Siberian Chiffchaff — Phylloscopus Tristis, Blyth
  41. 41The Willow Wren — Phylloscopus Trochilus (Linnæus)
  42. 42The Wood Wren — Phylloscopus Sibilatrix (Bechstein)
  43. 43The Rufous Warbler — Aedon Galactodes (Temminck)
  44. 44Radde’s Bush Warbler — Lusciniola Schwarzi (Radde)
  45. 45Cetti’s Warbler — Cettia Cettii, Marmora
  46. 46The Icterine Warbler — Hypolais Icterina (Vieillot)
  47. 47The Melodious Warbler — Hypolais Polyglotta (Vieillot)
  48. 48Reed Warbler — Acrocephalus Streperus (Vieillot)
  49. 49The Marsh Warbler — Acrocephalus Palustris (Bechstein)
  50. 50The Great Reed Warbler — Acrocephalus Turdoides (Meyer)
  51. 51Sedge Warbler — Acrocephalus Phragmitis (Bechstein)
  52. 52The Aquatic Warbler — Acrocephalus Aquaticus (J. F. Gmelin)
  53. 53The Grasshopper Warbler — Locustella Nævia (Boddært)
  54. 54Savi’s Warbler — Locustella Luscinioides (Savi)
  55. 55The Hedge Accentor — Accentor Modularis (Linnæus)
  56. 56The Alpine Accentor — Accentor Collaris (Scopoli)
  57. 57The Dipper — Cinclus Aquaticus, Bechstein
  58. 58The Bearded Reedling — Panurus Biarmicus (Linnæus)
  59. 59The Long-Tailed Tit — Acredula Caudata (Linnæus)
  60. 60The Great Tit — Parus Major, Linnæus
  61. 61The Coal Tit — Parus Ater, Linnæus
  62. 62The Marsh Tit — Parus Palustris, Linnæus
  63. 63The Blue Tit — Parus cœruleus, Linnæus
  64. 64The Crested Tit — Parus Cristatus, Linnæus
  65. 65The Nuthatch — Sitta Cæsia, Wolf
  66. 66The Wren — Troglodytes Parvulus, K. L. Koch
  67. 67The Tree-Creeper — Certhia Familiaris, Linnæus
  68. 68The Wall-Creeper — Tichodroma Muraria (Linnæus)
  69. 69The Pied Wagtail — Motacilla Lugubris, Temminck
  70. 70White Wagtail — Motacilla Alba, Linnæus
  71. 71Grey Wagtail — Motacilla Melanope, Pallas
  72. 72The Blue-Headed Wagtail — Motacilla Flava, Linnæus
  73. 73The Yellow Wagtail — Motacilla Raii (Bonaparte)
  74. 74The Tree Pipit — Anthus Trivialis (Linnæus)
  75. 75The Meadow Pipit — Anthus Pratensis (Linnæus)
  76. 76The Red-Throated Pipit — Anthus Cervinus (Pallas)
  77. 77The Tawny Pipit — Anthus Campestris (Linnæus)
  78. 78Richard’s Pipit — Anthus Richardi, Vieillot
  79. 79The Water Pipit — Anthus Spipoletta (Linnæus)
  80. 80The Rock Pipit — Anthus Obscurus (Latham)
  81. 81The Golden Oriole — Oriolus Galbula, Linnæus
  82. 82The Great Grey Shrike — Lanius Excubitor, Linnæus
  83. 83The Lesser Grey Shrike — Lanius Minor, J. F. Gmelin
  84. 84The Red-Backed Shrike — Lanius Collurio, Linnæus
  85. 85The Woodchat — Lanius Pomeranus, Sparrman
  86. 86The Masked Shrike — Lanius Nubicus, Licht
  87. 87The Waxwing — Ampelis Garrulus, Linnæus
  88. 88The Spotted Flycatcher — Muscicapa Grisola, Linnæus
  89. 89The Pied Flycatcher — Muscicapa Atricapilla, Linnæus
  90. 90The Red-Breasted Flycatcher — Muscicapa Parva, Bechstein
  91. 91The Swallow — Hirundo Rustica, Linnæus
  92. 92Red-Rumped Swallow — Hirundo Rufula, Temminck
  93. 93The House-Martin — Chelidon Urbica (Linnæus)
  94. 94The Sand-Martin — Cotile Riparia (Linnæus)
  95. 95The Greenfinch — Ligurinus Chloris (Linnæus)
  96. 96The Hawfinch — Coccothraustes Vulgaris, Pallas
  97. 97The Goldfinch — Carduelis Elegans, Stephens
  98. 98The Siskin — Carduelis Spinus (Linnæus)
  99. 99The Citril Finch — Chrysomitris Citrinella (Linnæus)
  100. 100The Serin — Serinus Hortulanus, K. L. Koch
  101. 101The House-Sparrow — Passer Domesticus (Linnæus)
  102. 102Tree-Sparrow — Passer Montanus (Linnæus)
  103. 103The Chaffinch — Fringilla cœlebs, Linnæus
  104. 104The Brambling — Fringilla Montifringilla, Linnæus
  105. 105The Snow-Finch — Montifringilla Nivalis, Linnæus
  106. 106The Linnet — Linota Cannabina (Linnæus)
  107. 107The Mealy Redpoll — Linota Linaria (Linnæus)
  108. 108The Lesser Redpoll — Linota Rufescens (Vieillot)
  109. 109The Twite — Linota Flavirostris (Linnæus)
  110. 110The Bullfinch — Pyrrhula Europæa, Vieillot
  111. 111The Scarlet Grosbeak — Pyrrhula Erythina (Pallas)
  112. 112The Pine Grosbeak — Pyrrhula Enucleator (Linnæus)
  113. 113The Crossbill — Loxia Curvirostra, Linnæus
  114. 114The Two-Barred Crossbill — Loxia Bifasciata (C. L. Brehm)
  115. 115The Black-Headed Bunting — Emberiza Melanocephala, Scopoli
  116. 116The Corn Bunting — Emberiza Miliaria, Linnæus
  117. 117The Yellow Bunting — Emberiza Citrinella, Linnæus
  118. 118The Cirl Bunting — Emberiza Cirlus, Linnæus
  119. 119The Ortolan Bunting — Emberiza Hortulana, Linnæus
  120. 120The Meadow Bunting — Emberiza Cia, Linnæus
  121. 121The Siberian Meadow Bunting — Emberiza Cloides, Brandt
  122. 122The Rustic Bunting — Emberiza Rustica, Pallas
  123. 123The Little Bunting — Emberiza Pusilla, Pallas
  124. 124The Yellow-Breasted Bunting — Emberiza Aureola, Pallas
  125. 125Reed Bunting — Emberiza schœniclus, Linnæus
  126. 126The Lapland Bunting — Calcarius Lapponicus (Linnæus)
  127. 127The Snow Bunting — Plectrophenax Nivalis (Linnæus)
  128. 128The Starling — Sturnus Vulgaris, Linnæus
  129. 129The Rose-Coloured Pastor — Pastor Roseus (Linnæus)
  130. 130The Chough — Pyrrhocorax Graculus (Linnæus)
  131. 131The Nutcracker — Nucifraga Caryocatactes (Linnæus)
  132. 132The Jay — Garrulus Glandarius (Linnæus)
  133. 133The Magpie — Pica Rustica (Scopoli)
  134. 134The Jackdaw — Corvus Monedula, Linnæus
  135. 135The Raven — Corvus Corax, Linnæus
  136. 136The Carrion Crow — Corvus Corone, Linnæus
  137. 137The Hooded Crow — Corvus Cornix, Linnæus
  138. 138The Rook — Corvus Frugilegus, Linnæus
  139. 139The Skylark — Alauda Arvensis, Linnæus
  140. 140The Wood Lark — Alauda Arborea, Linnæus
  141. 141The Crested Lark — Alauda Cristata, Linnæus
  142. 142The Short-Toed Lark — Alauda Brachydactyla, Leisler
  143. 143The White-Winged Lark — Alauda Sibirica, J. F. Gmelin
  144. 144The Black Lark — Melanocorypha Yeltoniensis (Forster)
  145. 145Shore Lark — Otocorys Alpestris (Linnæus)
  146. 146The Swift — Cypselus Apus (Linnæus)
  147. 147The Alpine Swift — Cypselus Melba, Linnæus
  148. 148The Nightjar — Caprimulgus Europæus (Linnæus)
  149. 149The Wryneck — Iynx Torquilla, Linnæus
  150. 150The Green Woodpecker — Gecinus Viridis (Linnæus)
  151. 151The Greater Spotted Woodpecker — Dendrocopus Major (Linnæus)
  152. 152Lesser Spotted Woodpecker — Dendrocopus Minor (Linnæus)
  153. 153The Kingfisher — Alcedo Ispida, Linnæus
  154. 154The Roller — Coracias Garrulus, Linnæus
  155. 155The Bee-Eater — Merops Apiaster, Linnæus
  156. 156Hoopoe — Upupa Epops, Linnæus
  157. 157The Cuckoo — Cuculus Canorus, Linnæus
  158. 158The Great Spotted Cuckoo — Coccystes Glandarius (Linnæus)
  159. 159The American Yellow-Billed Cuckoo — Coccyzus Americanus (Linnæus)
  160. 160The Barn Owl — Strix Flammea, Linnæus
  161. 161The Long-Eared Owl — Asio Otus (Linnæus)
  162. 162The Short-Eared Owl — Asio Accipitrinus (Pallas)
  163. 163Tawny Owl — Syrnium Aluco (Linnæus)
  164. 164Tengmalm’s Owl — Nyctala Tengmalmi (J. F. Gmelin)
  165. 165The Little Owl — Athene Noctua (Scopoli)
  166. 166The Snowy Owl — Nyctea Scandiaca (Linnæus)
  167. 167The Hawk Owl — Surnia Funerea (Linnæus)
  168. 168The Scops Owl — Scops Giu (Scopoli)
  169. 169The Eagle Owl — Bubo Ignavus, T. Forster
  170. 170The Griffon Vulture — Gyps Fulvus (J. F. Gmelin)
  171. 171The Egyptian Vulture — Neophron Percnopterus (Linnæus)
  172. 172The Marsh Harrier — Circus Æruginosus (Linnæus)
  173. 173The Hen Harrier — Circus Cyaneus (Linnæus)
  174. 174Montagu’s Harrier — Circus Cineraceus (Montagu)
  175. 175The Common Buzzard — Buteo Vulgaris, Leach
  176. 176The Rough-Legged Buzzard — Buteo Lagopus (J. F. Gmelin)
  177. 177The Spotted Eagle — Aquila Maculata (J. F. Gmelin)
  178. 178The Golden Eagle — Aquila Chrysaetus (Linnæus)
  179. 179The White-Tailed Eagle — Haliaetus Albicilla (Linnæus)
  180. 180The Goshawk — Astur Palumbarius (Linnæus)
  181. 181The Sparrow-Hawk — Accipiter Nisus (Linnæus)
  182. 182The Kite — Milvus Ictinus, Savigny
  183. 183The Black Kite — Milvus Migrans (Boddaert)
  184. 184The Honey Buzzard — Pernis Apivorus (Linnæus)
  185. 185The Greenland Falcon — Falco Candicans, J. F. Gmelin
  186. 186The Iceland Falcon — Falco Islandus, J. F. Gmelin
  187. 187The Gyr Falcon — Falco Gyrfalco, Linnæus
  188. 188The Peregrine — Falco Peregrinus, Tunstall
  189. 189The Hobby — Falco Subbuteo, Linnæus
  190. 190The Merlin — Falco Æsalon, Tunstall
  191. 191The Red-Footed Falcon — Falco Vespertinus, Linnæus
  192. 192Kestrel — Falco Tinnunculus, Linnæus
  193. 193The Lesser Kestrel — Falco Cenchris, Naumann
  194. 194The Osprey — Pandion Haliaëtus (Linnæus)
  195. 195The Cormorant — Phalacrocorax Carbo (Linnæus)
  196. 196The Shag — Phalacrocorax Graculus, Linnæus
  197. 197The Gannet — Sula Bassana (Linnæus)
  198. 198The Common Heron — Ardea Cinerea, Linnæus
  199. 199The Purple Heron — Ardea Purpurea, Linnæus
  200. 200The Great White Heron — Ardea Alba, Linnæus
  201. 201The Little Egret — Ardea Garzetta, Linnæus
  202. 202The Buff-Backed Heron — Ardea Bubulcus, Audouin
  203. 203The Squacco Heron — Ardea Ralloides, Scopoli
  204. 204The Night Heron — Nycticorax Griseus (Linnæus)
  205. 205The Little Bittern — Ardetta Minuta (Linnæus)
  206. 206The Common Bittern — Botaurus Stellaris (Linnæus)
  207. 207The American Bittern — Botaurus Lentiginosus (Montagu)
  208. 208The White Stork — Ciconia Alba, Bechstein
  209. 209The Black Stork — Ciconia Nigra (Linnæus)
  210. 210The Glossy Ibis — Plegadis Falcinellus (Linnæus)
  211. 211The Spoonbill — Platalea Leucorodia, Linnæus
  212. 212The Flamingo — Phœnicopterus Roseus, Pallas
  213. 213The Grey Lag Goose — Anser Cinereus, Meyer
  214. 214The White-Fronted Goose — Anser Albifrons (Scopoli)
  215. 215The Bean Goose — Anser Segetum (J. F. Gmelin)
  216. 216The Pink-Footed Goose — Anser Brachyrhynchus, Baillon
  217. 217The Snow Goose — Chen Hyperboreus (Pallas)
  218. 218The Red-Breasted Goose — Bernicla Ruficollis (Pallas)
  219. 219The Bernacle Goose — Bernicla Leucopsis (Bechstein)
  220. 220The Brent Goose — Bernicla Brenta (Pallas)
  221. 221The Whooper Swan — Cygnus Musicus, Bechstein
  222. 222Bewick’s Swan — Cygnus Bewicki, Yarrell
  223. 223The Mute Swan — Cygnus Olor (J. F. Gmelin)
  224. 224The Common Sheld-Duck — Tadorna Cornata (S. G. Gmelin)
  225. 225The Ruddy Sheld-Duck — Tadorna Casarca (Linnæus)
  226. 226The Mallard or Wild Duck — Anas Boschas, Linnæus
  227. 227The Gadwall — Anas Strepera, Linnæus
  228. 228The Shoveller — Spatula Clypeata (Linnæus)
  229. 229The Pintail — Dafila Acuta (Linnæus)
  230. 230The Teal — Nettion Crecca (Linnæus)
  231. 231The American Green-Winged Teal — Nettion Carolinense (J. F. Gmelin)
  232. 232The Blue-Winged Teal — Querquedula Discors (Linnæus)
  233. 233The Garganey — Querquedula Circia (Linnæus)
  234. 234The Wigeon — Mareca Penelope (Linnæus)
  235. 235The American Wigeon — Mareca Americana (J. F. Gmelin)
  236. 236The Red-Crested Pochard — Netta Rufina (Pallas)
  237. 237The Common Pochard — Fuligula Ferina (Linnæus)
  238. 238The Ferruginous Duck — Fuligula Nyroca (Güldenstädt)
  239. 239The Tufted Duck — Fuligula Cristata (Leach)
  240. 240The Scaup Duck — Fuligula Marila (Linnæus)
  241. 241The Golden-Eye Duck — Clangula Glaucion (Linnæus)
  242. 242The Buffel-Headed Duck — Clangula Albeola (Linnæus)
  243. 243The Long-Tailed Duck — Harelda Glacialis (Linnæus)
  244. 244The Harlequin Duck — Cosmonetta Histrionica (Linnæus)
  245. 245The Eider Duck — Somateria Mollissima (Linnæus)
  246. 246The King Eider — Somateria Spectabilis (Linnæus)
  247. 247Steller’s Eider — Somateria Stelleri (Pallas)
  248. 248The Common Scoter — Œdemia Nigra (Linnæus)
  249. 249The Velvet Scoter — Œdemia Fusca (Linnæus)
  250. 250The Surf Scoter — Œdemia Perspicillata (Linnæus)
  251. 251The Goosander — Mergus Merganser, Linnæus
  252. 252The Red-Breasted Merganser — Mergus Serrator, Linnæus
  253. 253The Smew — Mergus Albellus, Linnæus
  254. 254The Hooded Merganser — Mergus Cucullatus, Linnæus
  255. 255The Wood Pigeon — Columba Palumbus, Linnæus
  256. 256The Stock Dove — Columba œnas, Linnæus
  257. 257The Rock Dove — Columba Livia, J. F. Gmelin
  258. 258The Turtle Dove — Turtur Communis, Selby
  259. 259Pallas’ Sand Grouse — Syrrhaptes Paradoxus (Pallas)
  260. 260The Capercaillie — Tetrao Urogallus, Linnæus
  261. 261The Black Grouse — Tetrao Tetrix, Linnæus
  262. 262The Red Grouse — Lagopus Scoticus (Latham)
  263. 263The Ptarmigan — Lagopus Mutus (Montin)
  264. 264The Pheasant — Phasianus Colchicus (Linnæus)
  265. 265The Partridge — Perdrix Cinerea, Latham
  266. 266The Red-Legged Partridge — Caccabis Rufa (Linnæus)
  267. 267The Quail — Coturnix Communis, Bonnaterre
  268. 268The Land-Rail — Crex Pratensis, Bechstein
  269. 269The Spotted Crake — Porzana Maruetta (Leach)
  270. 270The Little Crake — Porzana Parva, Scopoli
  271. 271Baillon’s Crake — Porzana Bailloni (Vieillot)
  272. 272The Water-Rail — Rallus Aquaticus, Linnæus
  273. 273The Moor-Hen — Gallinula Chloropus (Linnæus)
  274. 274The Coot — Fulica Atra, Linnæus
  275. 275The Crane — Grus Communis, Bechstein
  276. 276The Great Bustard — Otis Tarda, Linnæus
  277. 277The Little Bustard — Otis Tetrax, Linnæus
  278. 278Macqueen’s Bustard — Otis Macqueeni, J. E. Gray
  279. 279The Stone-Curlew — Œdicnemus Scolopax (S. G. Gmelin)
  280. 280The Pratincole — Glareola Pratincola (Linnæus)
  281. 281The Black-Winged Pratincole — Glareola Melanoptera (Nordmann)
  282. 282The Cream-Coloured Courser — Cursorius Gallicus (J. F. Gmelin)
  283. 283The Dotterel — Eudromias Morinellus (Linnæus)
  284. 284The Caspian Plover — Ægialitis Asiatica (Pallas)
  285. 285Ringed Plover — Ægialitis Hiaticola (Linnæus)
  286. 286The Little Ringed Plover — Ægialitis Curonica (J. F. Gmelin)
  287. 287The Kentish Plover — Ægialitis Cantiana (Latham)
  288. 288The Killdeer Plover — Ægialitis Vocifera (Linnæus)
  289. 289Golden Plover — Charadrius Pluvialis, Linnæus
  290. 290The Lesser Golden Plover — Charadrius Dominicus, P. L. S. Müller
  291. 291Grey Plover — Squatarola Helvetica (Linnæus)
  292. 292The Sociable Plover — Vanellus Gregarius (Pallas)
  293. 293The Lapwing — Vanellus Vulgaris, Bechstein
  294. 294The Turnstone — Strepsilas Interpres (Linnæus)
  295. 295The Oyster-Catcher — Hæmatopus Ostralegus, Linnæus
  296. 296The Avocet — Recurvirostra Avocetta, Linnæus
  297. 297The Black-Winged Stilt — Himantopus Candidus, Bonnaterre
  298. 298Grey Phalarope — Phalaropus Fulicarius (Linnæus)
  299. 299The Red-Necked Phalarope — Phalaropus Hyperboreus (Linnæus)
  300. 300The Woodcock — Scolopax Rusticula, Linnæus
  301. 301The Great or Solitary Snipe — Gallinago Major (J. F. Gmelin)
  302. 302The Common Snipe — Gallinago cœlestis (Frenzel)
  303. 303The Jack Snipe — Gallinago Gallinula, Linnæus
  304. 304The Broad-Billed Sandpiper — Limicola Platyrhyncha (Temminck)
  305. 305The American Pectoral Sandpiper — Tringa Maculata, Vieillot
  306. 306The Siberian Pectoral Sandpiper — Tringa Acuminata (Horsfield)
  307. 307Bonaparte’s Sandpiper — Tringa Fuscicollis, Vieillot
  308. 308The Dunlin — Tringa Alpina, Linnæus
  309. 309The Semipalmated Sandpiper — Tringa Pusilla, Linnæus
  310. 310Baird’s Sandpiper — Tringa Bardi (Coues)
  311. 311The Little Stint — Tringa Minuta, Leisler
  312. 312The American Stint — Tringa Minutilla, Vieillot
  313. 313Temminck’s Stint — Tringa Temmincki, Leisler
  314. 314The Curlew Sandpiper — Tringa Subarquata (Güldenstädt)
  315. 315The Purple Sandpiper — Tringa Striata, Linnæus
  316. 316Knot — Tringa Canutus, Linnæus
  317. 317The Sanderling — Calidris Arenaria (Linnæus)
  318. 318The Ruff — Machetes Pugnax (Linnæus)
  319. 319The Buff-Breasted Sandpiper — Tringites Rufescens (Vieillot)
  320. 320Bartram’s Sandpiper — Bartramia Longicauda (Bechstein)
  321. 321The Common Sandpiper — Totanus Hypoleucus (Linnæus)
  322. 322The Spotted Sandpiper — Totanus Macularius (Linnæus)
  323. 323The Wood Sandpiper — Totanus Glareola (J. F. Gmelin)
  324. 324Green Sandpiper — Totanus Ochropus (Linnæus)
  325. 325The Solitary Sandpiper — Totanus Solitarius (Wilson)
  326. 326The Yellowshank — Totanus Flavipes (J. F. Gmelin)
  327. 327The Greater Yellowshank — Totanus Melanoleucus (Gmelin)
  328. 328The Common Redshank — Totanus Calidris (Linnæus)
  329. 329The Spotted Redshank — Totanus Fuscus (Linnæus)
  330. 330Greenshank — Totanus Canescens (J. F. Gmelin)
  331. 331The Red-Breasted Snipe — Macrorhamphus Griseus (J. F. Gmelin)
  332. 332The Bar-Tailed Godwit — Limosa Lapponica (Linnæus)
  333. 333The Black-Tailed Godwit — Limosa Belgica (J. F. Gmelin)
  334. 334The Curlew — Numenius Arquata (Linnæus)
  335. 335The Whimbrel — Numenius Pheopus (Linnæus)
  336. 336The Eskimo Curlew — Numenius Borealis (J. F. Forster)
  337. 337The Black Tern — Hydrochelidon Nigra (Linnæus)
  338. 338The White-Winged Black Tern — Hydrochelidon Leucoptera (Schinz)
  339. 339The Whiskered Tern — Hydrochelidon Hybrida (Pallas)
  340. 340The Gull-Billed Tern — Sterna Anglica, Montagu
  341. 341The Caspian Tern — Sterna Caspia, Pallas
  342. 342The Sandwich Tern — Sterna Cantiaca, J. F. Gmelin
  343. 343The Roseate Tern — Sterna Dougalli, Montagu
  344. 344The Common Tern — Sterna Fluviatilis, Naumann
  345. 345The Arctic Tern — Sterna Macrura, Naumann
  346. 346The Little Tern — Sterna Minuta, Linnæus
  347. 347The Sooty Tern — Sterna Fuliginosa, J. F. Gmelin
  348. 348The Noddy — Anous Stolidus (Linnæus)
  349. 349Sabine’s Gull — Xema Sabinii (Joseph Sabine)
  350. 350The Wedge-Tailed Gull — Rhodostethia Rosea, Macgillivray
  351. 351Bonaparte’s Gull — Larus Philadelphia (Ordigny)
  352. 352The Little Gull — Larus Minutus, Pallas
  353. 353The Black-Headed Gull — Larus Ridibundus, Linnæus
  354. 354The Mediterranean Black-Headed Gull — Larus Melanocephalus, Natterer
  355. 355The Great Black-Headed Gull — Larus Ichthyaëtus, Pallas
  356. 356Common Gull — Larus Canus, Linnæus
  357. 357The Herring Gull — Larus Argentatus, J. F. Gmelin
  358. 358The Lesser Black-Backed Gull — Larus Fuscus, Linnæus
  359. 359The Greater Black-Backed Gull — Larus Marinus, Linnæus
  360. 360The Glaucous Gull — Larus Glaucus, O. Fabricius
  361. 361The Iceland Gull — Larus Leucopterus, Faber
  362. 362The Kittiwake Gull — Rissa Tridactyla (Linnæus)
  363. 363The Ivory Gull — Pagophila Eburnea (Phipps)
  364. 364The Great Skua — Megalestris Catarrhactes (Linnæus)
  365. 365The Pomatorhine Skua — Stercorarius Pomatorhinus (Temminck)
  366. 366The Arctic or Richardson’s Skua — Stercorarius Crepidatus (J. F. Gm…
  367. 367The Long-Tailed or Buffous Skua — Stercorarius Parasiticus (Linnæus)
  368. 368The Razorbill — Alca Torda, Linnæus
  369. 369The Great Auk — Alca Impennis, Linnæus
  370. 370The Common Guillemot — Uria Troile (Linnæus)
  371. 371Brünnich’s Guillemot — Uria Bruennichi, E. Sabine
  372. 372The Black Guillemot — Uria Grylle (Linnæus)
  373. 373The Little Auk — Mergulus Alle (Linnæus)
  374. 374Puffin — Fratercula Arctica (Linnæus)
  375. 375The Great Northern Diver — Colymbus Glacialis, Linnæus
  376. 376The White-Billed Northern Diver — Colymbus Adamsi, G. R. Grey
  377. 377The Black-Throated Diver — Colymbus Arcticus, Linnæus
  378. 378The Red-Throated Diver — Colymbus Septentrionalis, Linnæus
  379. 379The Great Crested Grebe — Podicipes Cristatus (Linnæus)
  380. 380The Red-Necked Grebe — Podicipes Griseigena (Boddaert)
  381. 381The Slavonian or Horned Grebe — Podicipes Auritus (Linnæus)
  382. 382The Black-Necked or Eared Grebe — Podicipes Nigricollis, C. L. Brehm
  383. 383The Little Grebe or Dabchick — Podicipes Fluviatilis (Tunstall)
  384. 384The Storm Petrel — Procellaria Pelagica, Linnæus
  385. 385Leach’s Fork-Tailed Petrel — Oceanodroma Leucorrhoa (Vieillot)
  386. 386Madeiran Fork-Tailed Petrel — Oceanodroma Castro (Harcourt)
  387. 387Wilson’s Petrel — Oceanites Oceanicus (Kuhl)
  388. 388The Frigate Petrel — Pelagodroma Marina (Latham)
  389. 389The Great Shearwater — Puffinus Gravis, O’Reilly
  390. 390The Sooty Shearwater — Puffinus Griseus (J. F. Gmelin)
  391. 391The Mediterranean Great Shearwater — Puffinus Kuhli (Boie)
  392. 392The Manx Shearwater — Puffinus Anglorum (Temminck)
  393. 393The Little Dusky Shearwater — Puffinus Assimilis, Gould
  394. 394The Capped Petrel — Æstrelata Hæsitata (Kuhl)
  395. 395The Collared Petrel — Æstrelata Brevipes (Peale)
  396. 396Bulwer’s Petrel — Bulweria Bulweri (Jardine and Selby)
  397. 397The Fulmar — Fulmarus Glacialis (Linnæus)
  398. 398The Black-Browed Albatross — Diomedea Melanophrys, Boie

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