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Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic.

By P. L. Sclater, W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

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ARGENTINE ORNITHOLOGY. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. BY P. L. SCLATER, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., Etc. WITH NOTES ON THEIR HABITS BY W. H. HUDSON, C.M.Z.S., LATE OF BUENOS AYRES.
VOLUME I.
- ARGENTINE ORNITHOLOGY.
- PREFACE TO THE FIRST VOLUME.
CONTENTS OF VOL. I.
LIST OF PLATES IN VOL. I.
INTRODUCTION. - xvii -
ARGENTINE ORNITHOLOGY.- 1 -
- Order I. PASSERES.
  - Suborder I. OSCINES.
  - Fam. I. TURDIDÆ, or THRUSHES.
  - Fam. II. CINCLIDÆ, or DIPPERS.
  - Fam. III. MUSCICAPIDÆ, or FLYCATCHERS. - 12 -
  - Fam. IV. TROGLODYTIDÆ, or WRENS. - 13 -
  - Fam. V. MOTACILLIDÆ, or WAGTAILS.
  - Fam. VI. MNIOTILTIDÆ, or WOOD-SINGERS.
  - Fam. VII. VIREONIDÆ, or GREENLETS. - 22 -
  - Fam. VIII. HIRUNDINIDÆ, or SWALLOWS.
  - Fam. IX. TANAGRIDÆ, or TANAGERS.
  - Fam. X. FRINGILLIDÆ, or FINCHES. - 43 -
  - Fam. XI. ICTERIDÆ, or TROUPIALS.
  - Fam. XII. CORVIDÆ, or CROWS. - 110 -
  - Suborder II. OLIGOMYODÆ.
  - Fam. XIII. TYRANNIDÆ, or TYRANTS.
  - Fam. XIV. PIPRIDÆ, or MANIKINS.
  - Fam. XV. COTINGIDÆ, or COTINGAS.
  - Fam. XVI. PHYTOTOMIDÆ, or PLANT-CUTTERS.
  - Suborder III. TRACHEOPHONÆ. - 165 -
  - Fam. XVII. DENDROCOLAPTIDÆ, or WOOD-HEWERS.
  - Fam. XVIII. FORMICARIIDÆ, or ANT-BIRDS.
  - Fam. XIX. PTEROPTOCHIDÆ, or TAPACOLAS.
- Suborder I. OSCINES.
- Fam. I. TURDIDÆ, or THRUSHES.
- Fam. II. CINCLIDÆ, or DIPPERS.
- Fam. III. MUSCICAPIDÆ, or FLYCATCHERS. - 12 -
- Fam. IV. TROGLODYTIDÆ, or WRENS. - 13 -
- Fam. V. MOTACILLIDÆ, or WAGTAILS.
- Fam. VI. MNIOTILTIDÆ, or WOOD-SINGERS.
- Fam. VII. VIREONIDÆ, or GREENLETS. - 22 -
- Fam. VIII. HIRUNDINIDÆ, or SWALLOWS.
- Fam. IX. TANAGRIDÆ, or TANAGERS.
- Fam. X. FRINGILLIDÆ, or FINCHES. - 43 -
- Fam. XI. ICTERIDÆ, or TROUPIALS.
- Fam. XII. CORVIDÆ, or CROWS. - 110 -
- Suborder II. OLIGOMYODÆ.
- Fam. XIII. TYRANNIDÆ, or TYRANTS.
- Fam. XIV. PIPRIDÆ, or MANIKINS.
- Fam. XV. COTINGIDÆ, or COTINGAS.
- Fam. XVI. PHYTOTOMIDÆ, or PLANT-CUTTERS.
- Suborder III. TRACHEOPHONÆ. - 165 -
- Fam. XVII. DENDROCOLAPTIDÆ, or WOOD-HEWERS.
- Fam. XVIII. FORMICARIIDÆ, or ANT-BIRDS.
- Fam. XIX. PTEROPTOCHIDÆ, or TAPACOLAS.
- INDEX. - 209 -