"Eurypyga helias, Sun-Bittern, has a black head, with a white stripe above and under each eye, and a…
"The Otis Tarda, the Great Bustard, which, as a native only became extinct in Norfolk about 1838, used…
"Balearica pavonina, the "Crowned" Crane of the Northern Ethiopian Region, is greenish-black above and…
"Numenius arquata, the Curlew or Whaup, breeds freely on the moorlands of Britain; and extends throughout…
"Syrrhaptes paradoxus, Sand-Ground, are true desert birds, affording excellent instances of protective…
"Larus ichthyaetus, the Great Black-headed Gull, ranging from the Black Sea and the Levant to Tibet,…
"Hydrophasianus chirurgus, the Indian Jacana, of most of the Indian Region, is Bronzy-brown above and…
"Rhinochetus jubatus, the Kuga ... has powder-down patches that are profusely distributed over the whole…
"Stringops habroptilus, the Kakapo or Tarapo of New Zealand has sap-green upper parts, with yellow middles…
"Drepanornis albertisi, D'Albertis' Bird of Paradise, is rufous-brown, with green throat and ante-ocular…
"Falcinellus speciosus, Long-tailed Bird of Paradise, is black with rainbow-like reflections; the broad…
"Diphyllodes magnifica, Magnificent Bird of Paradise, has a brown head and under surface, green throat…
"Parotia sexpennis, the Six-wired Bird of Paradise, is bronzy- and purplish-black, having scale-like…
Didunculus strigirostris, the Manu-mea or Red Bird of the islands of Upolu, Salvai, and Tutuila in Samoan…
"Aegialitis hiaticola, the Ringed Plover, Sand-Lark, or Stone-runner, mistakenly called the "Ring-Dotterel"…
"Cariama cristata, the Seriemá, or Crested Screamer, extending from Pernambuco to Paraguay and…
Sterna fluviatilis, the Common Tern, occupying the coasts and inland waters of Europe, temperate Asia,…
"Ceriornis caboti, (Cabot's Tragopan) of South-East China has the latter region buff. The hens are black…
"Psophia crepitans, the Agami, ranging from British Guiana to Amazonia, is a black bird with velvety…
"Scolopas rusticula, the well known Woodcock, brown, grey, and buff in color, with blackish vermiculations…