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The birds of Jamaica

Philip Henry Gosse and Richard Hill

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On a green Caribbean island, Philip Gosse walked out each morning to meet a birdlife found nowhere else. He works through Jamaica's hawks, owls, hummingbirds, and nightjars with a naturalist's rigor and a writer's delight. A landmark of tropical ornithology, full of firsthand island encounters. Explore Jamaica's woods and wetlands through a master observer's eyes.

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  1. 1THE BIRDS OF JAMAICA.
  2. 2PREFACE.
  3. 3SYNOPSIS OF THE BIRDS OF JAMAICA.
  4. 4ERRATA.
  5. 5THE BIRDS OF JAMAICA.
  6. 6Order.—ACCIPITRES. (Birds of prey.)
  7. 7Fam.—VULTURIDÆ. (The Vultures.)
  8. 8Fam.—FALCONIDÆ. (The Falcons.)
  9. 9Fam.—STRIGIDÆ. (The Owls.)
  10. 10Order.—PASSERES. (Perchers.)
  11. 11Fam.—CAPRIMULGIDÆ.—(The Nightjars.)
  12. 12Fam.—HIRUNDINIDÆ.—(The Swallows.)
  13. 13Fam.—TODIDÆ.—(The Todies.)
  14. 14Fam.—ALCEDINIDÆ.—(The Kingfishers.)
  15. 15Fam.—NECTARINIADÆ.—(The Honey-suckers.)
  16. 16Fam.—TROCHILIDÆ. (The Humming-birds.)
  17. 17Fam.—CERTHIADÆ.—(The Creepers.)
  18. 18Fam.—TURDIDÆ.—(The Thrushes.)

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