| Introduction | vii |
| Details of Form and Function | ix |
| Part I. | General Descriptions and Photographs | 1 |
| Part II. | Species Accounts | 75 |
| Family: Grebes (Podicipedidae) | |
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps | 3/77 |
| Family: Shearwater and Petrels (Procellariidae) | |
| Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) | 4/80 |
| Family: Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae) | |
| Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) | 5/83 |
| White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) | 6/86 |
| Family: Boobies and Gannets (Sulidae) | |
| Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) | 7/89 |
| Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) | 8/92 |
| Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) | 9/95 |
| Family: Pelicans (Pelecanidae) | |
| Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) | 10/98 |
| American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorynchos) | 11/101 |
| Family: Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) | |
| Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) | 12/104 |
| Family: Anhingas (Anhingidae) | |
| American Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) | 13/108 |
| Family: Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) | |
| Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) | 14/111 |
| Family: Bitterns and Herons (Ardeidae) | |
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) | 15/114 |
| Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) | 16/117 |
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | 17/120 |
| Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) | 18/124 |
| Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) | 19/128 |
| Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) | 20/131 |
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | 21/134 |
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | 22/138 |
| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | 23/142 |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violaceus) | 24/145 |
| Family: Storks (Ciconiidae) | |
| Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) | 25/148 |
| Family: Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) | |
| White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) | 26/151 |
| Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) | 27/155 |
| Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) | 28/158 |
| Family: Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) | |
| Greater Flamingo (Phenicopterus ruber) | 29/161 |
| Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks (Anatidae) | |
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | 30/165 |
| Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) | 31/169 |
| White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) | 32/172 |
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | 33/174 |
| Family: Kites, Eagles, and Hawks (Accipitridae) | |
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | 34/177 |
| Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) | 35/181 |
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo Jamaicensis) | 36/184 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | 37/187 |
| Family: Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae) | |
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | 38/190 |
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 39/194 |
| Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae) | |
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | 40/198 |
| Common Moorhen (Gallinula chlorops) | 41/201 |
| Family: Plovers (Charadriidae) | |
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | 42/204 |
| Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsoni) | 43/207 |
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | 44/209 |
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | 45/211 |
| Family: Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae) | |
| American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) | 46/214 |
| Family: Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae) | |
| Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) | 47/217 |
| American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) | 48/220 |
| Family: Sandpipers (Scolopacidae) | |
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | 49/223 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | 50/225 |
| Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) | 51/228 |
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitus macularia) | 52/231 |
| Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | 53/234 |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) | 54/237 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) | 55/240 |
| Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) | 56/243 |
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | 57/246 |
| Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) | 58/249 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) | 59/252 |
| Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) | |
| Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) | 60/254 |
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | 61/258 |
| Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) | 62/261 |
| Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) | 63/265 |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | 64/268 |
| Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) | 65/271 |
| Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) | 66/274 |
| Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus) | 67/277 |
| Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) | 68/280 |
| Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) | 69/283 |
| Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) | 70/286 |
| Family: Cuckoos and Anis (Cuculidae) | |
| Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) | 71/290 |
| Family: Grackles (Icteridae) | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) | 72/293 |
| Family: Swallows (Hirudinidae) | |
| Cave Swallow (Hirundo fulva) | 73/297 |
| Family: Crows (Corvidae) | |
| Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) | 74/300 |
| General References | 303 |
| Index | 306 |
