Birds of America

By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.

VOLUME V.: Table of Contents

• The Zenaida Dove
• The Key West Pigeon, or Dove
• The Ground Dove
• The Blue-headed Pigeon, or Ground Dove
• Genus III.--Ectopistes, Swains. Long-tailed Dove
  • The Passenger Pigeon
  • The Carolina Turtle-dove
• Family XXX.--Pavoninae. Pavonine Birds
  • Genus I.--Meleagris, Linn. Turkey.
    • The Wild Turkey
• Family XXXI.--Perdicinae. Partridges
  • Genus I.--Orthyx, Steph. American Partridge
    • The Common American Partridge
    • Californian Partridge
    • Plumed Partridge
    • Welcome Partridge
• Family XXXII.--Tetraoninae. Grouse
  • Genus I.--Tetrao, Linn. Grouse.
    • The Ruffed Grouse
    • The Spotted or Canada Grouse.
    • Dusky Grouse
    • The Pinnated Grouse
    • Pheasant-tailed Grouse.--Cock of the Plains
    • Sharp-Tailed Grouse
  • Genus II.--Lagopus. Ptarmigan
    • Willow Ptarmigan.--Willow Grouse
    • American Ptarmigan
    • Rock Ptarmigan
    • White-tailed Ptarmigan
• Family XXXIII.--Rallinae. Rails.
  • Genus I.--Gallinula, Briss. Gallinule
    • Purple Gallinule
    • The Common Gallinule
  • Genus II.--Fulica, Linn. Coot
    • The American Coot
  • Genus III.--Ortygometra, Leach. Crake-Gallinule
    • The Sora Rail
    • Yellow-breasted Rail
    • Least Water Rail
  • Genus IV.--Rallus, Linn. Rail
    • The Great Red-breasted Rail, or Fresh-Water Marsh-hen
    • The Clapper Rail, or Salt-Water Marsh-hen
    • The Virginian Rail
  • Genus V.--Aramus, Vieill. Courlan
    • Scolopaceous Courlan
• Family XXXIV.--Gruinae. Cranes.
  • Genus I.--Grus, Briss. Crane
    • The Whooping Crane
• Family XXXV. Charadriinae. Plovers
  • Genus I.--Charadrius, Linn. Plover
    • Black-bellied Plover
    • American Golden Plover
    • The Kildeer Plover
    • Rocky-Mountain Plover
    • Wilson's Plover
    • American Ring Plover
    • The Piping Plover
    • GENUS II.--APHRIZA, Aud. SURF-BIRD.
    • Townsend's Surf-bird
  • Genus III.--Strepsilas, Illiger. Turnstone
    • Turnstone
    • GENUS IV.--Haematopus. Oyster-catcher
    • The American Oyster-catcher
    • Bachman's Oyster-Catcher
    • Townsend's Oyster-Catcher
• Family XXXVI.--Scolopacinae. Snipes.
  • Genus I.--Tringa, Linn. Sandpiper.
    • Bartramian Sandpiper
    • Knot or Ash-coloured or Red-breasted Sandpiper
    • The Pectoral Sandpiper
    • The Purple Sandpiper
    • The Buff-Breasted Sandpiper
    • The Red-Backed Sandpiper
    • The Curlew Sandpiper
    • Long-legged Sandpiper
    • Schinz's Sandpiper
    • Semipalmated Sandpiper
    • Little Sandpiper
    • Sanderling Sandpiper
  • Genus II.--Phalaropus, Briss. Phalarope.
    • The Red Palarope
  • Genus III.--Lobipes, Cuv. Lobefoot.
    • Hyperborean Phalarope.
    • Wilson's Phalarope.
  • Genus IV.--Totanus, Bechst. Tatler.
    • Spotted Sandpiper, or Tatler
    • Solitary Sandpiper, or Tatler
    • The Yellowshank Tatler
    • Tell-tale Godwit.--Tell-tale Tatler
    • The Greenshank Tatler
    • The Semipalmated Snipe, or Willet.
  • Genus V.--Limosa, Briss. Godwit.
    • The great Marbled Godwit.
    • The Hudsonian Godwit.
  • Genus VI.--Scolopax, Linn. Snipe.
    • Wilson's Snipe.--Common Snipe