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Xenops genibarbis, iii., 20

Xiphorhynchus trochilrostris, iii., 26

Y.

Yunx torquilla, iii., 43

Z.

Zanclostomus tristis, iii., 114

Zonotrichia albicollis, i., 182

" matutina, i., 182

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| Transcriber notes: |
| |
| P. 9. Plate 32. "OTIS MAQUEENII" changed to "OTIS MACQUEENII". |
| P. 99. 'Rallus aquaticus', corrected 'Rallus'. |
| P. 159. 'after a about', removed 'a'. |
| P. 217. 'it length', changed 'it' to 'its'. |
| P. 242. 'It the' changed 'It' to 'In'. |
| P. 257. 'fiords' changed to 'fjords'. |
| P. 276. 'I. Mississippensis' changed to 'I. Mississippiensis' |
| P. 279. 'Flute Shirke' changed 'Shirke' to 'Shrike'. |
| P. 286. 'Florisuci' changed to 'Florisuga', as this genus is not |
| written in plural. |
| P. 298. 'FAMILY VI. ... iii' Changed 'iii' to 'iv'. |
| P. 306. '(Boblink)' changed to 'Bobolink). |
| Fixed various punctuation . |
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