FAMILY XIII.—The Avocets (Recurvirostræ), iv., 50.
Sub-Family 1.—The Avocets (Recurvirostra), iv., 50; the Scooping Avocet (R. avocetta), iv., 50.
FAMILY XIV.—The Curlews (Numenii), iv., 51.
Sub-Family 1.—The Curlews (Numenius), iv., 51; the Great Curlew, or Whaap (N. arquatus), iv., 51.
FAMILY XV.—The Ibises (Ibides), iv., 54.
Sub-Family 1.—The Falcinels (Falcinellus), iv., 55; the Glossy Ibis (F. igneus), iv., 55.
" " 2.—The Scarlet Ibises (Ibis), iv., 56; the Scarlet Ibis (I. rubra), iv., 56.
" " 3.—The True Ibises (Threskiornis), iv., 56; the Egyptian or Sacred Ibis (T. religiosa), iv, 56.
FAMILY XVI.—The Spoonbills (Plataleæ), iv., 58.
Sub-Family 1.—The Spoonbills (Platalea), iv., 58; the Common Spoonbill (P. leucorodia), iv., 58.
FAMILY XVII.—The Boat-bills (Cancromata), iv., 59.
Sub-Family 1.—The Whale-headed Storks (Balæniceps), iv., 59; the Whale-headed Stork, or Shoe-beak (B.
rex), iv., 59.
" " 2.—The Boat-bills (Cancroma), iv., 62; the Savaku, or Boat-bill (C. cochlearia), iv., 62.
FAMILY XVIII.—The Shadow Birds (Scopi), iv., 62.
Sub-Family 1.—The Shadow Birds (Scopus), iv., 62; the Hammer-head, or Shadow-Bird (S. umbretta),
iv., 62.
FAMILY XIX.—The Storks (Ciconiæ), iv., 63.
Sub-Family 1.—The Tantali (Tantalus), iv., 65; the Ibis-like Tantalus (T. ibis), iv., 66.
" " 2.—The True Storks (Ciconia), iv., 67; the White or House Stork (C. alba), iv., 69.
" " 3.—The Simbils (Sphenorhynchus), iv., 70; the Simbil (S. Abdimii), iv., 70.
" " 4.—The Giant Storks (Mycteria), iv., 71; the Senegal Jabiru (M. Senegalensis), iv., 71; the
Jabiru (M. Australis), iv., 71.
" " 5.—The Adjutants, Argalas, or Marabous (Leptoptilos), iv., 74; the African Marabou (L.
crumenifer), iv., 74; the Indian Adjutant, or Argala (L. argala), iv., 74.
" " 6.—The Clapper-billed Storks (Anastomus), iv., 75; the African Clapper Bill (A. lamelligerus),
iv., 75.
FAMILY XX.—The Herons (Ardeæ), iv., 76.
Sub-Family 1.—The Herons Proper (Ardea), iv., 78; the Common Heron (A. cinerea), iv., 78; the Giant
Heron (A. Goliath), iv., 80.
" " 2.—The White Herons (Herodias), iv., 81; the Great White Heron (H. alba), iv., 81; the Lesser
Egret (H. garzetta), iv., 82.
" " 3.—The Cattle Herons (Bubulcus), iv., 82; the Cattle Heron (B. ibis), iv., 82.
" " 4.—The Night Herons (Nycticorax), iv., 82; the Night Heron (N. Europæus), iv., 82.
" " 5.—The Dwarf Bitterns (Ardetta), iv., 83; the Little Bittern (A. minuta), iv., 83.
" " 6.—The Bitterns (Botaurus), iv., 85; the Common Bittern (B. stellaris), iv., 85.
FAMILY XXI.—The Sun Bitterns (Eurypygæ), iv., 86.
Sub-Family 1.—The Sun Bitterns (Eurypyga), iv., 86; the Sun Bittern (E. helias), iv., 86.
FAMILY XXII.—The Cranes (Grues), iv., 87.
Sub-Family 1.—The Cranes Proper (Grus), iv., 89; the Common Crane (G. cinerea), iv., 89.
" " 2.—The Demoiselle Cranes (Anthropoides), iv., 90; the Demoiselle Crane (A. virgo), iv., 90.
FAMILY XXIII.—The African Crowned Cranes (Balearicæ), iv., 90.
Sub-Family 1.—The African Crowned Cranes (Balearica), iv., 90; the Crowned African Crane (B. pavonina),
iv., 90.