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LONDON:
R. H. PORTER, 18 PRINCES STREET, CAVENDISH SQUARE, W.
1889.
This volume contains our account of all the Orders of Birds met with within the Argentine Republic except the Passeres, which were treated of in the First Volume. It also comprises an Appendix and Index, and completes the work. The Introduction is issued with this, but is intended to be bound up with the first volume, and is paged to follow the contents of that volume.
The total number of species which we have thus assigned to the Argentine Avifauna is 434. To this list, no doubt, considerable additions will have to be made when the more remote provinces of the Republic have been explored. We trust that this work may at least serve to excite residents in Argentina to make fresh investigations, for we are quite aware how imperfect is the compilation now offered to the public.
It will be seen that in the following pages, as in the first volume, we have availed ourselves liberally of the information on Argentine birds contained in the writings of Dr. Burmeister, Mr. Barrows, and Mr. Gibson. To all of these gentlemen we wish to offer our most sincere thanks, together with apologies for the liberty we have taken. We have likewise to express our high estimation of the valuable notes which we have extracted from the published writings of the late Henry Durnford and Ernest William White, both most promising Naturalists, and both alike lost to Science at an early age. Nor must we omit to record our thanks to Hans, Graf von Berlepsch, of Münden, Mr. Walter B. Barrows, and Mr. Frank Withington, and other friends and correspondents who have aided us by information and by the loan of specimens.
To the Zoological Society of London and to Mr. Henry Seebohm we are likewise much indebted for the loan of the woodcuts of which impressions are contained in these volumes.
P. L. S.
February 1, 1889.
| Order II. MACROCHIRES. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fam. XX. TROCHILIDÆ, or Humming-birds. | ||
| Page | ||
| 230. | Oreotrochilus leucopleurus, Gould. (White-sided Humming-bird.) | 1 |
| 231. | Chætocercus burmeisteri, Scl. (Burmeister’s Humming-bird.) [Plate XI.] | 2 |
| 232. | Sparganura sappho (Lesson). (Sappho Humming-bird.) | 3 |
| 233. | Petasophora serrirostris (Vieill.). (Violet-eared Humming-bird.) | 3 |
| 234. | Patagona gigas (Vieill.). (Giant Humming-bird.) | 4 |
| 235. | Calliperidia furcifera (Shaw). (Angela Humming-bird.) | 5 |
| 236. | Leucippus chionogaster (Tsch.). (White-breasted Humming-bird.) | 7 |
| 237. | Leucochloris albicollis (Vieill.). (White-throated Humming-bird.) | 7 |
| 238. | Chrysuronia ruficollis (Vieill.). (Golden-tailed Humming-bird.) | 8 |
| 239. | Hylocharis sapphirina (Gm.). (Red-throated Humming-bird.) | 8 |
| 240. | Chlorostilbon splendidus (Vieill.). (Glittering Humming-bird.) | 9 |
| Fam. XXI. CYPSELIDÆ, or Swifts. | ||
| 241. | Hemiprocne zonaris (Shaw). (Ringed Spine-tailed Swift.) | 11 |
| Fam. XXII. CAPRIMULGIDÆ, or Goatsuckers. | ||
| 242. | Podager nacunda (Vieill.). (Nacunda Goatsucker.) | 12 |
| 243. | Chordeiles virginianus (Gm.). (Whip-poor-Will.) | 13 |
| 244. | Antrostomus parvulus (Gould). (Little Goatsucker.) | 14 |
| 245. | Stenopsis bifasciata (Gould). (Wing-banded Goatsucker.) | 14 |
| 246. | Hydropsalis furcifera (Vieill.). (Fork-tailed Goatsucker.) [Plate XII.] | 15 |
| 247. | Heleothreptus anomalus (Gould). (Short-winged Goatsucker.) | 16 |
| Order III. PICI. | ||
| Fam. XXIII. PICIDÆ, or Woodpeckers. | ||
| 248. | Campephilus boiæi (Wagl.). (Boie’s Woodpecker.) | 17 |
| 249. | Campephilus schulzi (Cab.). (Schulz’s Woodpecker.) | 18 |
| 250. | Dryocopus erythrops (Val.). (Red-faced Woodpecker.) | 18 |
| 251. | Picus mixtus, Bodd. (Varied Woodpecker.) | 19 |
| 252. | Picus cactorum, d’Orb. et Lafr. (Cactus Woodpecker.) | 19 |
| 253. | Chloronerpes affinis (Wagl.). (Allied Woodpecker.) | 20 |
| 254. | Chloronerpes frontalis, Cab. (Red-fronted Woodpecker.) | 20 |
| 255. | Chloronerpes aurulentus (Licht.). (Gold-backed Woodpecker.) | 21 |
| 256. | Chloronerpes tucumanus, Cab. (Tucuman Woodpecker.) | 21 |
| 257. | Chrysoptilus cristatus (Vieill.). (Red-crested Woodpecker.) | 21 |
| 258. | Leuconerpes candidus (Otto). (White-bellied Woodpecker.) | 23 |
| 259. | Colaptes longirostris, Cab. (Long-billed Woodpecker.) | 23 |
| 260. | Colaptes agricola (Malh.). (Pampas Woodpecker.) | 24 |
| Order IV. COCCYGES. | ||
| Fam. XXIV. ALCEDINIDÆ, or Kingfishers. | ||
| 261. | Ceryle torquata (Linn.). (Ringed Kingfisher.) | 26 |
| 262. | Ceryle amazona (Lath.). (Amazonian Kingfisher.) | 27 |
| 263. | Ceryle americana (Gm.). (Little Kingfisher.) | 27 |
| Fam. XXV. TROGONIDÆ, or Trogons. | ||
| 264. | Trogon variegatus, Spix. (Purple-breasted Trogon.) | 29 |
| 265. | Trogon surucura, Vieill. (Azara’s Trogon.) | 29 |
| Fam. XXVI. BUCCONIDÆ, or Puff-birds. | ||
| 266. | Bucco maculatus (Gm.). (Spotted Puff-bird.) | 30 |
| Fam. XXVII. CUCULIDÆ, or Cuckoos. | ||
| 267. | Crotophaga ani, Linn. (Black Ani.) | 31 |
| 268. | Guira piririgua (Vieill.). (Guira Cuckoo.) | 32 |
| 269. | Diplopterus nævius (Gm.). (Brown Cuckoo.) | 35 |
| 270. | Piaya cayana (Linn.). (Chestnut Cuckoo.) | 36 |
| 271. | Coccyzus americanus (Linn.). (Yellow-billed Cuckoo.) | 37 |
| 272. | Coccyzus melanocoryphus, Vieill. (Black-billed Cuckoo.) | 38 |
| 273. | Coccyzus cinereus, Vieill. (Cinereous Cuckoo.) [Plate XIII.] | 38 |
| 274. | Coccyzus pumilus, Strickl. (Dwarf Cuckoo.) | 39 |
| Fam. XXVIII. RHAMPHASTIDÆ, or Toucans. | ||
| 275. | Rhamphastos toco, Gm. (Toco Toucan.) | 40 |
| Order V. PSITTACI. | ||
| Fam. XXIX. PSITTACIDÆ, or Parrots. | ||
| 276. | Conurus patagonus (Vieill.). (Patagonian Parrot.) | 41 |
| 277. | Conurus acuticaudatus (Vieill.). (Sharp-tailed Parrot.) | 42 |
| 278. | Conurus mitratus, Tsch. (Red-headed Parrot.) | 43 |
| 279. | Conurus molinæ, Mass. et Souanc. (Molina’s Parrot.) [Plate XIV.] | 43 |
| 280. | Bolborhynchus monachus (Bodd.). (Green Parrakeet.) | 43 |
| 281. | Bolborhynchus aymara (d’Orb.). (Aymara Parrakeet.) [Plate XV.] | 46 |
| 282. | Bolborhynchus rubrirostris (Burm.). (Red-billed Parrakeet.) | 46 |
| 283. | Chrysotis vinacea (Max.). (Vinaceous Amazon.) | 46 |
| 284. | Chrysotis æstiva (Linn.). (Blue-fronted Amazon.) | 47 |
| 285. | Pionus maximiliani (Kuhl). (Prince Maximilian’s Parrot.) | 47 |
| Order VI. STRIGES. | ||
| Fam. XXX. STRIGIDÆ, or Barn-Owls. | ||
| 286. | Strix flammea, Linn. (Common Barn-Owl.) | 48 |
| Fam. XXXI. BUBONIDÆ, or Owls. | ||
| 287. | Asio brachyotus (Forst.). (Short-eared Owl.) | 49 |
| 288. | Bubo virginianus (Gm.). (Virginian Owl.) | 50 |
| 289. | Scops brasilianus (Gm.). (Choliba Owl.) | 51 |
| 290. | Speotyto cunicularia (Mol.). (Burrowing-Owl.) | 52 |
| 291. | Glaucidium nanum (King). (Pygmy Owl.) | 56 |
| Order VII. ACCIPITRES. | ||
| Fam. XXXII. FALCONIDÆ, or Falcons. | ||
| 292. | Circus cinereus, Vieill. (Cinereous Harrier.) | 57 |
| 293. | Circus macropterus, Vieill. (Long-winged Harrier.) | 58 |
| 294. | Asturina pucherani, Verr. (Pucheran’s Hawk.) | 58 |
| 295. | Buteo swainsoni, Bp. (Swainson’s Buzzard.) [Plate XVI.] | 59 |
| 296. | Buteo albicaudatus, Vieill. (White-tailed Buzzard.) | 61 |
| 297. | Buteo erythronotus (King). (Red-backed Buzzard.) | 62 |
| 298. | Antenor unicinctus (Temm.). (One-banded Buzzard.) | 63 |
| 299. | Heterospizias meridionalis (Lath.). (Brown Buzzard.) | 63 |
| 300. | Geranoaëtus melanoleucus (Vieill.). (Chilian Eagle.) | 64 |
| 301. | Harpyhaliaëtus coronatus (Vieill.). (Crowned Harpy.) | 66 |
| 302. | Geranospizias cærulescens (Vieill.). (Grey Crane-Hawk.) | 67 |
| 303. | Falco peregrinus, Linn. (Peregrine Falcon.) | 67 |
| 304. | Falco fusco-cærulescens, Vieill. (Orange-chested Hobby.) | 69 |
| 305. | Tinnunculus cinnamominus (Sw.). (Cinnamomeous Kestrel.) | 69 |
| 306. | Elanus leucurus (Vieill.). (White-tailed Kite.) | 71 |
| 307. | Rostrhamus sociabilis (Vieill.). (Sociable Marsh-Hawk.) | 72 |
| 308. | Spiziapteryx circumcinctus (Kaup). (Spot-winged Falcon.) | 73 |
| 309. | Milvago chimango (Vieill.). (Chimango Carrion-Hawk.) | 74 |
| 310. | Polyborus tharus (Mol.). (Carancho Carrion-Hawk.) | 81 |
| Fam. XXXIII. CATHARTIDÆ, or Condors. | ||
| 311. | Cathartes aura (Linn.). (Turkey-Vulture.) | 89 |
| 312. | Cathartes atratus (Bartram). (Black Vulture.) | 89 |
| 313. | Sarcorhamphus gryphus (Linn.). (Great Condor.) | 90 |
| Order VIII. STEGANOPODES. | ||
| Fam. XXXIV. PHALACROCORACIDÆ, or Cormorants. | ||
| 314. | Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gm.). (Brazilian Cormorant.) | 91 |
| Order IX. HERODIONES. | ||
| Fam. XXXV. ARDEIDÆ, or Herons. | ||
| 315. | Ardea cocoi, Linn. (Cocoi Heron.) | 93 |
| 316. | Ardea egretta, Gm. (White Egret.) | 98 |
| 317. | Ardea candidissima, Gm. (Snowy Egret.) | 99 |
| 318. | Ardea cærulea, Linn. (Blue Heron.) | 99 |
| 319. | Ardea sibilatrix, Temm. (Whistling Heron.) | 100 |
| 320. | Butorides cyanurus (Vieill.). (Little Blue Heron.) | 101 |
| 321. | Ardetta involucris (Vieill.). (Variegated Heron.) [Plate XVII.] | 101 |
| 322. | Tigrisoma marmoratum (Vieill.). (Marbled Tiger-Bittern.) | 104 |
| 323. | Nycticorax obscurus, Bp. (Dark Night-Heron.) | 105 |
| Fam. XXXVI. CICONIIDÆ, or Storks. | ||
| 324. | Mycteria americana, Linn. (Jabiru.) | 106 |
| 325. | Euxenura maguari (Gm.). (Maguari Stork.) | 106 |
| 326. | Tantalus loculator, Linn. (Wood-Ibis.) | 108 |
| Fam. XXXVII. PLATALEIDÆ, or Ibises. | ||
| 327. | Plegadis guarauna (Linn.). (White-faced Ibis.) | 109 |
| 328. | Theristicus caudatus (Bodd.). (Black-faced Ibis.) | 110 |
| 329. | Harpiprion cærulescens (Vieill.). (Plumbeous Ibis.) | 112 |
| 330. | Phimosus infuscatus (Licht.). (Whispering Ibis.) | 113 |
| 331. | Ajaja rosea, Reichenb. (Roseate Spoonbill.) | 114 |
| Fam. XXXVIII. PHŒNICOPTERIDÆ, or Flamingoes. | ||
| 332. | Phœnicopterus ignipalliatus, Geoffr. et d’Orb. (Argentine Flamingo.) | 117 |
| 333. | Phœnicopterus andinus, Philippi. (Andean Flamingo.) | 119 |
| Order X. ANSERES. | ||
| Fam. XXXIX. PALAMEDEIDÆ, or Screamers. | ||
| 334. | Chauna chavaria (Linn.). (Crested Screamer.) | 119 |
| Fam. XL. ANATIDÆ, or Ducks. | ||
| 335. | Bernicla melanoptera (Eyton). (Andean Goose.) | 122 |
| 336. | Bernicla dispar, Ph. et Landb. (Barred Upland Goose.) | 123 |
| 337. | Bernicla poliocephala, Gray. (Ashy-headed Goose.) | 124 |
| 338. | Cygnus nigricollis, Gm. (Black-necked Swan.) [Plate XVIII.] | 124 |
| 339. | Coscoroba candida (Vieill.). (Coscoroba Swan.) | 126 |
| 340. | Dendrocygna fulva (Gm.). (Fulvous Tree-Duck.) | 126 |
| 341. | Dendrocygna viduata (Linn.). (White-faced Tree-Duck.) | 128 |
| 342. | Sarcidiornis carunculata (Licht.). (Crested Duck.) | 128 |
| 343. | Cairina moschata (Linn.). (Muscovy Duck.) | 129 |
| 344. | Heteronetta melanocephala (Vieill.). (Black-headed Duck.) | 130 |
| 345. | Querquedula cyanoptera (Vieill.). (Blue-winged Teal.) | 130 |
| 346. | Querquedula flavirostris (Vieill.). (Yellowed-billed Teal.) | 131 |
| 347. | Querquedula versicolor (Vieill.). (Grey Teal.) | 131 |
| 348. | Querquedula torquata (Vieill.). (Ring-necked Teal.) | 132 |
| 349. | Querquedula brasiliensis (Gm.). (Brazilian Teal.) | 133 |
| 350. | Dafila spinicauda (Vieill.). (Brown Pintail.) | 134 |
| 351. | Dafila bahamensis (Linn.). (Bahama Pintail.) | 135 |
| 352. | Mareca sibilatrix (Poepp.). (Chiloe Wigeon.) | 135 |
| 353. | Spatula platalea (Vieill.). (Red Shoveller.) | 136 |
| 354. | Metopiana peposaca (Vieill.). (Rosy-billed Duck.) | 137 |
| 355. | Erismatura ferruginea, Eyton. (Rusty Lake-Duck.) | 138 |
| 356. | Nomonyx dominicus (Linn.). (White-winged Lake-Duck.) | 138 |
| Order XI. COLUMBÆ. | ||
| Fam. XLI. COLUMBIDÆ, or Pigeons. | ||
| 357. | Columba picazuro, Temm. (Picazuro Pigeon.) | 139 |
| 358. | Columba maculosa, Temm. (Spot-winged Pigeon.) | 140 |
| 359. | Zenaida maculata (Vieill.). (Spotted Dove.) | 141 |
| 360. | Metriopelia melanoptera (Mol.). (Black-winged Dove.) | 142 |
| 361. | Metriopelia aymara (Knip et Prév.). (Aymara Dove.) | 142 |
| 362. | Columbula picui (Temm.). (Picui Dove.) | 143 |
| 363. | Chamæpelia talpacoti (Temm.). (Talpacoti Dove.) | 144 |
| 364. | Engyptila chalcauchenia (Scl. et Salv.). (Solitary Pigeon.) | 144 |
| Order XII. GALLINÆ. | ||
| Fam. XLII. CRACIDÆ, or Curassows. | ||
| 365. | Crax sclateri, G. R. Gray. (Sclater’s Curassow.) | 145 |
| 366. | Penelope obscura, Temm. (Dark Guan.) | 146 |
| 367. | Pipile cumanensis (Jacq.). (White-headed Guan.) | 146 |
| 368. | Ortalis canicollis, Wagl. (Hoary-necked Guan.) | 147 |
| Order XIV. GERANOMORPHÆ. | ||
| Fam. XLIII. RALLIDÆ, or Rails. | ||
| 369. | Rallus maculatus, Bodd. (Spotted Rail.) [Plate XIX.] | 148 |
| 370. | Rallus antarcticus, King. (Antarctic Rail.) | 148 |
| 371. | Rallus rhytirhynchus, Vieill. (Black Rail.) | 149 |
| 372. | Rallus nigricans, Vieill. (Plumbeous Rail.) | 150 |
| 373. | Aramides ypecaha (Vieill.). (Ypecaha Rail.) | 150 |
| 374. | Porzana leucopyrrha (Vieill.). (Red-and-White Crake.) | 154 |
| 375. | Porzana salinasi (Philippi). (Spot-winged Crake.) | 155 |
| 376. | Porzana notata (Gould). (Marked Crake.) | 155 |
| 377. | Porphyriops melanops (Vieill.). (Little Waterhen.) | 156 |
| 378. | Gallinula galeata (Licht.). (American Waterhen.) | 156 |
| 379. | Fulica armillata, Vieill. (Red-gartered Coot.) | 157 |
| 380. | Fulica leucopyga, Hartl. (Red-fronted Coot.) | 157 |
| 381. | Fulica leucoptera, Vieill. (Yellow-billed Coot.) | 158 |
| Fam. XLIV. ARAMIDÆ, or Courlans. | ||
| 382. | Aramus scolopaceus (Gm.). (Southern Courlan.) | 159 |
| Fam. XLV. CARIAMIDÆ, or Cariamas. | ||
| 383. | Cariama cristata (Linn.). (Crested Cariama.) | 161 |
| 384. | Chunga burmeisteri (Hartl.). (Burmeister’s Cariama.) | 162 |
| Order XV. LIMICOLÆ. | ||
| Fam. XLVI. PARRIDÆ, or Jacanas. | ||
| 385. | Parra jacana, Linn. (The Jacana.) | 163 |
| Fam. XLVII. CHARADRIIDÆ, or Plovers. | ||
| 386. | Vanellus cayennensis (Gm.). (Cayenne Lapwing.) | 165 |
| 387. | Charadrius dominicus, Müller. (American Golden Plover.) | 170 |
| 388. | Eudromias modesta (Licht.). (Winter Plover.) | 171 |
| 389. | Ægialitis falklandica (Lath.). (Patagonian Sand-Plover.) | 172 |
| 390. | Ægialitis collaris (Vieill.). (Azara’s Sand-Plover.) | 173 |
| 391. | Oreophilus ruficollis (Wagl.). (Slender-billed Plover.) | 174 |
| 392. | Hæmatopus palliatus, Temm. (American Oyster-catcher.) | 176 |
| Fam. XLVIII. THINOCORIDÆ, or Seed-Snipes. | ||
| 393. | Thinocorus rumicivorus, Eschsch. (Common Seed-Snipe.) | 176 |
| 394. | Thinocorus orbignyanus, Geoffr. et Less. (D’Orbigny’s Seed-Snipe.) | 178 |
| Fam. XLIX. SCOLOPACIDÆ, or Snipes. | ||
| 395. | Himantopus brasiliensis, Brehm. (Brazilian Stilt.) | 179 |
| 396. | Phalaropus wilsoni, Sabine. (Wilson’s Phalarope.) | 180 |
| 397. | Gallinago paraguaiæ (Vieill.). (Paraguay Snipe.) | 181 |
| 398. | Rhynchæa semicollaris (Vieill.). (Painted Snipe.) | 182 |
| 399. | Tringa maculata, Vieill. (Pectoral Sandpiper.) | 183 |
| 400. | Tringa bairdi (Coues). (Baird’s Sandpiper.) | 184 |
| 401. | Tringa fuscicollis, Vieill. (Bonaparte’s Sandpiper.) | 185 |
| 402. | Calidris arenaria (Linn.). (Sanderling.) | 186 |
| 403. | Totanus melanoleucus (Gm.). (Greater Yellowshank.) | 186 |
| 404. | Totanus flavipes (Gm.). (Lesser Yellowshank.) | 187 |
| 405. | Rhyacophilus solitarius (Wils.). (Solitary Sandpiper.) | 188 |
| 406. | Actiturus bartramius (Wils.). (Bartram’s Sandpiper.) | 189 |
| 407. | Tryngites rufescens (Vieill.). (Buff-breasted Sandpiper.) | 190 |
| 408. | Limosa hæmastica (Linn.). (Hudsonian Godwit.) | 191 |
| 409. | Numenius borealis (Forst.). (Esquimo Whimbrel.) | 192 |
| Order XVI. GAVIÆ. | ||
| Fam. L. LARIDÆ, or Gulls. | ||
| 410. | Rhynchops melanura, Sw. (Black-tailed Skimmer.) | 193 |
| 411. | Phaëthusa magnirostris (Licht.). (Great-billed Tern.) | 194 |
| 412. | Sterna maxima, Bodd. (Great Tern.) | 195 |
| 413. | Sterna trudeauii, Aud. (Trudeau’s Tern.) | 195 |
| 414. | Sterna hirundinacea, Less. (Cassin’s Tern.) | 196 |
| 415. | Sterna superciliaris, Vieill. (Eyebrowed Tern.) | 197 |
| 416. | Larus dominicanus, Licht. (Dominican Gull.) | 197 |
| 417. | Larus maculipennis, Licht. (Spot-winged Gull.) | 198 |
| 418. | Larus cirrhocephalus, Vieill. (Grey-capped Gull.) | 201 |
| Order XVII. PYGOPODES. | ||
| Fam. LI. PODICIPEDIDÆ, or Grebes. | ||
| 419. | Æchmophorus major (Bodd.). (Great Grebe.) | 202 |
| 420. | Podiceps caliparæus, Less. (Bright-cheeked Grebe.) | 204 |
| 421. | Podiceps rollandi, Quoy et Gaim. (Rolland’s Grebe.) | 204 |
| 422. | Tachybaptes dominicus (Linn.). (American Dabchick.) | 205 |
| 423. | Podilymbus podiceps (Linn.). (Thick-billed Grebe.) | 206 |
| Order XVIII. IMPENNES. | ||
| Fam. LII. APTENODYTIDÆ, or Penguins. | ||
| 424. | Spheniscus magellanicus (Forst.). (Jackass Penguin.) | 206 |
| Order XIX. CRYPTURI. | ||
| Fam. LIII. TINAMIDÆ, or Tinamous. | ||
| 425. | Crypturus obsoletus, Temm. (Brown Tinamou.) | 207 |
| 426. | Crypturus tataupa, Temm. (Tataupa Tinamou.) | 208 |
| 427. | Rhynchotus rufescens (Temm.). (Great Tinamou.) | 209 |
| 428. | Nothoprocta pentlandi (Gray). (Pentland’s Tinamou.) | 210 |
| 429. | Nothoprocta cinerascens (Burm.). (Cinereous Tinamou.) | 210 |
| 430. | Nothura maculosa (Temm.). (Spotted Tinamou.) | 211 |
| 431. | Nothura darwini, Gray. (Darwin’s Tinamou.) [Plate XX.] | 213 |
| 432. | Calodromas elegans (d’Orb. et Geoffr.). (Martineta Tinamou.) | 214 |
| Order XX. STRUTHIONES. | ||
| Fam. LIV. RHEIDÆ, or Rheas. | ||
| 433. | Rhea americana, Lath. (Common Rhea.) | 216 |
| 434. | Rhea darwini, Gould. (Darwin’s Rhea.) | 219 |
| Appendix | 221 | |
| I. | List of the principal Authorities upon the Ornithology of the Argentine Republic referred to in the present Work | 221 |
| II. | List of some of the principal Localities where Collections have been made, mentioned in this Work | 231 |
| Index | 233 | |