Chapters (63)
- CASSELL'S BOOK OF BIRDS. FROM THE TEXT OF DR. BREHM.
- CONTENTS.
- THE STILT-WALKERS (Grallatores).
- THE SWIMMERS (Natatores).
- THE SEA-FLIERS (Longipennes).
- THE OAR-FOOTED SEA-FLIERS (Steganopodes).
- THE DIVERS (Urinatores).
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- COLOURED PLATES.
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
- CASSELL'S BOOK OF BIRDS.
- THE STILT-WALKERS (Grallatores).
- THE SWIMMERS (Natatores).
- THE SEA-FLIERS (Longipennes).
- THE OAR-FOOTED SEA-FLIERS (Steganopodes).
- THE DIVERS (Urinatores).
- CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS, ACCORDING TO DR. BREHM.
- ORDER I. CRACKERS (ENUCLEATORES).
- SUB-ORDER I.
- SUB-ORDER II.
- SUB-ORDER III.
- ORDER II. THE CATCHERS (CAPTANTES).
- SUB-ORDER IV.
- SUB-ORDER V.
- SUB-ORDER VI.
- ORDER III. SEARCHERS (INVESTIGATORES).
- SUB-ORDER VII. THE CLIMBERS (SCANSORES).
- SUB-ORDER VIII. HUMMING BIRDS (STRIDORES).
- SUB-ORDER IX. THE LIGHT-BEAKS (LEVIROSTRES).
- ORDER IV. GALLINACEOUS BIRDS (GALLINÆ).
- SUB-ORDER X. PIGEONS (GYRATORES).
- SUB-ORDER XI. THE TRUE GALLINACEOUS BIRDS (RASORES).
- SUB-ORDER XII.
- SUB-ORDER XIII.
- ORDER V. THE SWIMMERS (NATATORES).
- SUB-ORDER XIV.
- SUB-ORDER XV.
- SUB-ORDER XVI.
- SUB-ORDER XVII.
- CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS AS ADOPTED IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
- ORDER I. BIRDS OF PREY (ACCIPITRES). [LINNÆUS.]
- SUB-ORDER I.
- SUB-ORDER II.
- ORDER II. PASSERES.
- TRIBE I.
- TRIBE II.
- TRIBE III.
- TRIBE IV.
- ORDER III.
- THE CLIMBERS (SCANSORES).
- ORDER IV.
- PIGEONS (COLUMBÆ).
- ORDER V.
- GALLINACEOUS BIRDS (GALLINÆ).
- ORDER VI.
- OSTRICHES (STRUTHIONES).
- ORDER VII.
- STILT-WALKERS (GRALLÆ).
- ORDER VIII.
- GEESE (ANSERES).
- INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.
- GENERAL INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES.
- SELECTIONS FROM CASSELL PETTER & GALPIN'S PUBLICATIONS.
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