- 1Introduction
- 2The Anatomy of a Bird
- 3Feathers and Feathering
- 4Beak
- 5Feet
- 6Skeleton
- 7The Skull
- 8The Vertebral Column
- 9Shoulder Girdle
- 10Wing
- 11Sternum and Ribs
- 12Pelvis
- 13Hind Limb
- 14Gizzard and Alimentary Canal
- 15Tongue and Teeth
- 16Heart
- 17Voice Organ
- 18Lungs and Air-sacs
- 19Brain
- 20The Muscles
- 21Classification
- 22Missel-Thrush, or Stormcock — Turdus Viscivorus
- 23Throstle, or Song-Thrush — Turdus Musicus
- 24Redwing — Turdus Iliacus
- 25Fieldfare — Turdus Pilaris
- 26Blackbird — Turdus Merula
- 27Ring-Ouzel — Turdus Torquatus
- 28Wheatear — Saxicola œnanthe
- 29Whinchat — Pratincola Rubetra
- 30Stonechat — Pratincola Rubicola
- 31Redstart — Ruticilla phœnicurus
- 32Redbreast — Erithacus Rubecula
- 33Nightingale — Daulias Luscinia
- 34Whitethroat — Sylvia Cinerea
- 35Lesser Whitethroat — Sylvia Curruca
- 36Blackcap — Sylvia Atricapilla
- 37Garden Warbler — Sylvia Hortensis
- 38Furze-Wren, or Dartford Warbler — Melizophilus Undatus
- 39Golden-crested Wren, or Goldcrest — Regulus Cristatus
- 40Chiffchaff — Phylloscopus Rufus
- 41Willow-Wren — Phylloscopus Trochilus
- 42Wood-Wren — Phylloscopus Sibilatrix
- 43Reed-Warbler — Acrocephalus Streperus
- 44Sedge-Warbler — Acrocephalus Phragmitis
- 45Grasshopper Warbler — Locustella Nævia
- 46Hedge-Sparrow — Accentor Modularis
- 47Dipper — Cinclus Aquaticus
- 48Bearded Titmouse — Panurus Biamicus
- 49Long-tailed Titmouse — Acredula Rosea
- 50Great Titmouse — Parus Major
- 51Coal-Titmouse — Parus Ater; Parus Britannicus
- 52Marsh-Titmouse — Parus Palustris
- 53Blue Titmouse — Parus Cæruleus
- 54Crested Titmouse — Parus Cristatus
- 55Nuthatch — Sitta Cæsia
- 56Wren — Troglodytes Parvulus
- 57Pied Wagtail — Motacilla Lugubris
- 58Grey Wagtail — Motacilla Melanope
- 59Yellow Wagtail — Motacilla Rayii
- 60Meadow-Pipit — Anthus Pratensis
- 61Tree-Pipit — Anthus Trivialis
- 62Rock-Pipit — Anthus Obscurus
- 63Red-backed Shrike — Lanius Collurio
- 64Spotted Flycatcher — Muscicapa Grisola
- 65Pied Flycatcher — Muscicapa Atricapilla
- 66Swallow — Hirundo Rustica
- 67Martin — Chelidon Urbica
- 68Sand-Martin — Cotile Riparia
- 69Tree-Creeper — Certhia Familiaris
- 70Goldfinch — Carduelis Elegans
- 71Siskin — Chrysometris Spinus
- 72Greenfinch — Ligurinus Chloris
- 73Hawfinch — Coccothraustes Vulgaris
- 74House-Sparrow — Passer Domesticus
- 75Tree-Sparrow — Passer Montanus
- 76Chaffinch — Fringilla cœlebs
- 77Brambling — Fringilla Montifringilla
- 78Linnet — Linota Cannabina
- 79Lesser Redpoll — Linota Rufescens
- 80Twite — Linota Flavirostris
- 81Bullfinch — Pyrrhula Europæa
- 82Crossbill — Loxia Curvirostra
- 83Corn-Bunting — Emberiza Miliaria
- 84Yellowhammer — Emberiza Citrinella
- 85Cirl Bunting — Emberiza Cirlus
- 86Reed-Bunting — Emberiza schœniclus
- 87Snow-Bunting — Plectrophanes Nivalis
- 88Starling — Sturnus Vulgaris
- 89Chough — Pyrrhocorax Graculus
- 90Jay — Garrulus Glandarius
- 91Magpie — Pica Rustica
- 92Jackdaw — Corvus Monedula
- 93Carrion Crow — Corvus Corone
- 94Hooded Crow — Corvus Cornix
- 95Rook — Corvus Frugilegus
- 96Raven — Corvus Corax
- 97Skylark — Alauda Arvensis
- 98Woodlark — Alauda Arborea
- 99Swift — Cypselus Apus
- 100Nightjar — Caprimulgus Europæus
- 101Spotted Woodpecker. (Great Spotted Woodpecker.) — Dendrocopus Major
- 102Barred Woodpecker. (Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.) — Dendrocopus Minor
- 103Green Woodpecker — Gecinus Viridis
- 104Wryneck — Iÿnx Torquilla
- 105Kingfisher — Alcedo Ispida
- 106Cuckoo — Cuculus Canorus
- 107Barn-Owl — Strix Flammea
- 108Long-eared Owl — Asio Otus
- 109Short-eared Owl — Asio Brachyotus
- 110Tawny Owl — Syrnium Aluco
- 111Hen Harrier — Circus Cyaneus
- 112Montagu’s Harrier — Circus Cineraceus
- 113Buzzard — Buteo Vulgaris
- 114Golden Eagle — Aquila Chrysaëtus
- 115White-tailed Eagle — Haliaëtus Albicilla
- 116Sparrow-Hawk — Accipiter Nisus
- 117Kite — Milvus Ictinus
- 118Peregrine Falcon — Falco Peregrinus
- 119Hobby — Falco Subbuteo
- 120Merlin — Falco Æsalon
- 121Kestrel, or Windhover — Tinnunculus Alaudarius
- 122Osprey — Pandion Haliaëtus
- 123Cormorant — Phalacrocorax Carbo
- 124Shag, or Green Cormorant — Phalacrocorax Graculus
- 125Gannet — Sula Bassana
- 126Heron — Ardea Cinerea
- 127Common Bittern — Botaurus Stellaris
- 128Grey Lag Goose — Anser Cinereus
- 129Bean-Goose — Anser Segetum
- 130Pink-footed Goose — Anser Brachyrhynchus
- 131White-fronted Goose — Anser Albifrons
- 132Brent Goose — Bernicla Brenta
- 133Barnacle Goose — Bernicla Leucopsis
- 134Mute Swan — Cygnus Olor
- 135Whooper Swan — Cygnus Musicus
- 136Common Sheldrake — Tadorna Cornuta
- 137Wigeon — Mareca Penelope
- 138Pintail — Dafila Acuta
- 139Mallard, or Wild Duck — Anas Boscas
- 140Gadwell — Chaulelasmus Streperus
- 141Garganey — Querquedula Circia
- 142Teal — Querquedula Crecca
- 143Shoveler — Spatula Clypeata
- 144Tufted Duck — Fuligula Cristata
- 145Scaup — Fuligula Marila
- 146Pochard — Fuligula Ferina
- 147Goldeneye — Clangula Glaucion
- 148Long-tailed Duck — Harelda Glacialis
- 149Eider Duck — Somateria Mollisima
- 150Common Scoter — Œdemia Nigra
- 151Velvet Scoter — Œdemia Fusca
- 152Goosander — Mergus Merganser
- 153Red-breasted Merganser — Mergus Serrator
- 154Smew — Mergus Albellus
- 155Wood-Pigeon, or Ringdove — Columba Palumbus
- 156Stock-Dove — Columba œnas
- 157Rock-Dove — Columba Livia
- 158Turtle-Dove — Turtur Communis
- 159Pheasant — Phasianus Colchicus
- 160Red-legged Partridge — Caccabis Rufa
- 161Partridge — Perdix Cinerea
- 162Quail — Coturnix Communis
- 163Ptarmigan — Lagopus Mutus
- 164Red Grouse — Lagopus Scoticus
- 165Black Grouse — Tetrao Tetrix
- 166Capercaillie — Tetrao Urogallus
- 167Water-Rail — Rallus Aquaticus
- 168Corncrake — Crex Pratensis
- 169Moorhen — Gallinula Chloropus
- 170Coot — Fulica Atra
- 171Stone-Curlew — Œdicnemus Scolopax
- 172Golden Plover — Charadrius Pluvialis
- 173Grey Plover — Squatarola Helvetica
- 174Kentish Plover — Ægialitis Cantiana
- 175Ringed Plover — Ægialitis Hiaticula
- 176Dotterel — Endromias Morinellus
- 177Lapwing — Vanellus Vulgaris
- 178Turnstone — Strepsilus Interpres
- 179Oyster-catcher — Hæmatopus Ostralegus
- 180Red-necked Phalarope — Phalaropus Hyperboreus
- 181Woodcock — Scolopax Rusticula
- 182Great Snipe — Gallinago Major
- 183Common Snipe — Gallinago Cælestis
- 184Jack-Snipe — Limnocryptes Gallinula
- 185Dunlin — Tringa Alpina
- 186Little Stint — Tringa Minuta
- 187Curlew-Sandpiper — Tringa Subarquata
- 188Purple Sandpiper — Tringa Striata
- 189Knot — Tringa Canutus
- 190Ruff and Reeve — Machetes Pugnax
- 191Sanderling — Calidris Arenaria
- 192Common Sandpiper — Tringoïdes Hypoleucus
- 193Green Sandpiper — Helodromus Ochropus
- 194Redshank — Totanus Calidris
- 195Greenshank — Totanus Canescens
- 196Whimbrel — Numenius Phæopus
- 197Common Curlew — Numenius Arquata
- 198Arctic Tern — Sterna Macrura
- 199Common Tern — Sterna Fluviatilis
- 200Roseate Tern — Sterna Dougalli
- 201Little Tern — Sterna Minuta
- 202Sandwich Tern — Sterna Cantiaca
- 203Kittiwake — Rissa Tridactyla
- 204Herring-Gull — Larus Argentatus
- 205Lesser Black-backed Gull — Larus Fuscus
- 206Common Gull — Larus Canus
- 207Great Black-backed Gull — Larus Marinus
- 208Black-headed Gull — Larus Ridibundus
- 209Common or Great Skua — Stercorarius Catarrhactes
- 210Richardson’s Skua — Stercorarius Crepidatus
- 211Stormy Petrel — Procellaria Pelagica
- 212Manx Shearwater — Puffinus Anglorum
- 213Fulmar — Fulmarus Glacialis
- 214Great Northern Diver — Colymbus Glacialis
- 215Great Crested Grebe — Podiceps Cristatus
- 216Little Grebe, or Dabchick — Tachybaptes Fluviatilis
- 217Razorbill — Alca Torda
- 218Common Guillemot — Lomvia Troile
- 219Black Guillemot — Uria Grylle
- 220Puffin — Fratercula Arctica
British Birds
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