V <^\^ 1^ 1* i» i' •,> <^ v^ '■,>-.>"ii:.»:i>:i>:i> I \i iVil i' iVi'.il.i'.i' \s>\s',i).>};i!;Oii:iVi»s»sisv ;SiKSS BONAPARTE'S uROFElNORTI v.. ^^ ■' .' ^i ■ '■ . 1 ^I>.li>.I :}^SM^^ i "LI E. R.AR.Y OF THE U N 1 VER.S ITY Of ILLINOIS 598.8 cop. 8^ NATURAL HISTORY BIRDS OF EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA. Digitized by the Internet Arciiive in 2010 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign http://www.archive.org/details/geographicalcompOObona GEOGRAPHICAL AND COMPARATIVE LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA BY CHARLES LUCIAN BONAPARTE, PRINCE OF MUSIGNANO. LONDON: JOHN VAN VOORST, 1, PATERNOSTER-ROW. 1838. LONDON: PRINTED BY MANNING AND 8MITHS0N, IVY LANE, PATERNOSTER ROW. PREFACE. The Comparative List of Birds of Rome and Philadelphia, which was first published in the 33rd No. of the '* Nuovo Giornale de' Letterati," and printed as a separate Tract at Pisa ^ in 1827, having met with the kind attention of several eminent Ornithologists, both in this country and on the Continent, I X have been induced to publish on the same plan, a general enume- ^ ration of the Birds of Europe and North America, which, besides giving the comparative Ornithology of these two regions, con- j tains the most complete list hitherto published of the Birds of ,, each, arranged under their respective Genera and Tribes accord- I ing to the present state of Ornithology. H ^ The Genera are arranged in these lists in Families and ^ Tribes according to the general system of Birds on which I have ^ been long engaged, and which I now hope very shortly to bring ^ before the Public. It is necessary to make this remark, as some W ' of the groups may not appear to follow in their most natural ^ order, if the Birds in the list are alone taken into consideration ; I but this arises from my series of affinities being filled up and "^ completed by Birds which are not found either in Europe or North America. 4 VI PREFACE. The specific name adopted in this catalogue is always that used by Linnaeus, or the first describer after the establishment of his Binominal Nomenclature to whom I can with certainty refer the species. If by any mistake this should not be the case, it has arisen from OA^ersight, or from my not having been able to determine, with certainty, any previous description ; but when- ever any instance of this kind is pointed out to my satisfaction, I shall be always glad to adopt the correction. Although I myself make it a rule, when in want of a name, always to ascertain whether an appropriate denomination is to be fotfnd in the writings of the older Naturalists, I do not think that any Naturalist is bound to do so ; and in no case do I consider it right to take any of the names of the older authors, however great may be their merits, in preference to those given by Linnaeus. We owe this compliment to that great man ; and besides, it is not fair to assume that our Binominal system of Nomenclature was established before his time, because we meet with a few instances capable of being referred to the invaluable principle which he was the first to generalize and render uni- versal. Throughout the list, I have quoted as Types of the Species under consideration, the figures of the great works of Mr. Gould and M. Audubon on the Ornithology of the two regions, as they must be considered the standard works on the subject. The merit of M. Audubon's work yields only to the size of his book ; Avhile Mr. Gould's work on the Birds of Europe, inferior in size to that of M. Audubon's, is the most beautiful work on Ornithology that has ever appeared in this or any other country. The latter Ornithologist has expressed his intention of including in his Supplement all the European PREFACE. vii Species indicated in this list that have not yet appeared in his work, together Avith such others as his unrivalled industry may add to the existing Fauna. It is easy to perceive the advantages likely to result from a careful comparison of the natural productions of a fully inhabited country with those of another, the climate of which is in many respects the same. Botanists have contributed much to further, so to speak, our acquaintance with the Planet on which we live : I refer especially to those Botanists who continue daily to add to the edifice of Vegetable Geography ; — a temple of which the foundations were laid, and the framework erected, by the truly illustrious Humboldt. Zoologists, however, up to the present time have been most remiss in their attention to Ornithological Geography ; and I am not on that account the more backward in contributing my share to this branch of knowledge. As in the Specchio Comparativo, the reader will find in the same line the species which are common to both Continents, as well as those which, although different, are to be regarded as corresponding to each other, by a greater or less degree of afiinity or analogy. A synonymy is added, to point out the species which I have in view, and selected in such a way as always to give infor- mation or present interest. GEOGRAPHICAL AND COMPARATIVE LIST OF THE BIRDS OF (iBuropt antr Novttj amtrtca. AVES. SUBCLASSIS I.—INSESSORES. ORDO L— ACCIPITRES. FAMILIA I. — VULTURID^. ffiurope* a. VULTURINM. jjtlortlj ametica. Genus 1. Neophron, Savigny. 1. Neophron Percnopterus, Sav. (Vultur Percnopterus, L.^ Gould, Birds of Europe, pi. 13. South of Europe, Genus 2. Cathartes, 111. 1. Cathartes Iota, Nob. (Vultiir atratus, Wils.) Audubon, Birds of America, pi. 106. South of North America. 2. Cathartes Aura, 111. (Vultur aura, L.) Aud. pi. 151. South of North America. 3.CATHARTEsCALIFORMANUS,RanZ. (Vultur Californianus, Shaw.) Aud. pi. 411. South-west. Gen. 3. Sarcoramphus, Dum. 4. Sarcoramphus Gryphus, Dum. (Vultur Gryphus, L.) Nob. Am. Orn. iv. pi. 1. Acci- dental in the south-west. 5. Sarcoramphus Papa, Dum. (Vultur Papa, L.) Buffbn, pi. enl. 428. Accidental in the most southern parts. B CFuropfau anir Genus 4. Vultur, L. VULTUR FULVUS, L. Goiild, pi. 1. South of Europe. Vultur Kolbii, Lath. Gould, pi. suppl. South of Europe. Gen. 5. Gyps, Sav. Gyps Cinereus, Sav. (Vultur cinereus, Gm.) Gould, pi. 2. South of Europe. ^mrrtran l^ixHi, b. GYPJETINjE. Gen. 6. Gypaetos, Storr. Gypaetos Barbatus, Storr. {Vulliir barbatus, L.) and Alps of Europe. South FAMILIA II.- -FALCONIDiE. a. POLYBORINJE. Gen. 7. Polyborus, Vieill. 6. Polyborus Brasiliensis, Sw. ( Falco brasiliensis, Lath . ) Aud. pi. 16L South of North Ame- rica. b. AQUILINE. Gen. 8. Aquila, Brisson. 6. Aquila Chrysaetos, Cuv. (Fal- co chrysdetos Sj fulvus, L.) Gould, pi. 6. Europe gene- rally. 7. Aquila Heliaca, Sav. (Falco imperialis, Bechst.) Gould, pi. 5. South of Europe. 8. Aquila Bonellii, Nob. (Falco Bonelli, Temm.) Gould, pi. 7. Sardinia. 9. Aquila N^via, Briss. (Falco ncBvius ^- maculatus, Gm.) Gould, pi. 8, Eastern Europe. 10. Aquila Pennata, Cuv. (Falco pennatus, Gm.) Gould, pi. 9. Eastern Europe. 7. Aquila Chrysaetos. (Falco fulvus, Wils.) Aud. pi. 8L Northern parts. (Sttva^tmi KiiO ^mprt'raiT 23trlf^. Genus 9. Haliaetos, Sav, 11. Haliaetos Albicilla, Sav. (Falco albicilla ^ ossifragus, Gm.) Gould, pi. 10. Europe generally. 12. Haliaetos Leucocephalus, Sav. (Falco leucocephalus, L.) Gould, pi. 11. Accidental in northern Europe. 8. Haliaetos Washingtoni, Nob. {Falco Washingtoni, Aud.) Aud. pi. 11. Northern parts. 9. Haliaetos Leucocephalus. (Falco leucocephalus, Wils.) Aud. pi. 31 adult, pi. 126 young. Northern parts. Gen. 10. Pandion, Sav. 13. Pandion Haliaetus, Sav. (Falco haliaetus, L.) Gould, pi. 12. Europe generally. Gen. 11. Circaetos, Vieill. 14. Circaetos Gallicus, Nob. (Falco gallicus, Gm.) Gould, pi. 13. Central aud southern Europe. 10. Pandion Carolinensis, Nob. {Falco carolinensis, Gm.) Aud. pi. 81. America generally. c. BUTEONINjE. Gen. 12. Butaetes, Less. {Archihuteo, Brehm.) 15. Butaetes Lagofus, Less. {Fal- co lagopus, L.) Gould, pi. 15. Northern and central Europe. 11. Butaetes Sancti- Johannis, Nob. {Falco lagopus Sj- niger, Wils.) Aud. pi. 422 adult, and pi. 166 young. Amei'ica gene- rally. Gen. 13. Buteo, Bechst. 16 Buteo Vulgaris, Bechst. {Fal- co Buteo. L.) Gould, pi. 14. Europe generally, Conf. Buteo Mutans, Vieill. Buteo Fasciatus, Vieill. Buteo Pojana, Savi. Gen. 14. Pernis, Cuv. 17. Pernis Apivorus, Cuv. {Falco apivorus, L.) Gould, pi. 16. Europe generally. 12. Buteo SwAiNsoNi, Nob.) ^«^:;':.:w;;:;;:«S;>;^;'';;::;';^;'':: \V 1 V 1 1 i\ ^ . ^y