Memorial to Dr. Persifor M. Cooke

Preface

Foreword

Introduction

Colorado

Order Gaviiformes ; Family Gaviidae: Loons

Order Podicipediformes ; Family Podicipedidae: Grebes

Order Pelecaniformes ; Family Pelecanidae: Pelicans ; Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants ; Family Anhingidae: Darters

Order Ciconiiformes ; Family Ardeidae: Herons and Bitterns ; Family Ciconiidae: Storks and Wood Ibises ; Family Threskiornithidae: Ibises and Spoonbills

Order Anseriformes ; Family Anatidae: Swans, Geese, and Ducks

Order Falconiformes ; Family Cathartidae: American Vultures ; Family Accipitridae: Hawks and Harriers ; Family Pandionidae: Ospreys ; Family Falconidae: Caracaras and Falcons

Order Galliformes ; Family Tetraonidae: Grouse and Ptarmigan ; Family Phasianidae: Quail and Pheasants ; Family Meleagrididae: Turkeys

Order Gruiformes ; Family Gruidae: Cranes ; Family Rallidae: Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Order Charadriiformes ; Family Charadriidae: Plover and Turnstones ; Family Scolopacidae: Woodcock, Snipe, and Sandpipers ; Family Recurvirostridae: Avocets and Stilts ; Family Phalaropodidae: Phalaropes ; Family Stercorariidae: Jaegers and Skuas ; Family Laridae: Gulls and Terns ; Family Alcidae: Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Order Columbiformes ; Family Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves

Order Psittaciformes ; Family Psittacidae: Parrots and Macaws

Order Cuculiformes ; Family Cuculidae: Cuckoos and Roadrunners

Order Strigiformes ; Family Tytonidae : Barn Owls

Order Caprimulgiformes ; Family Caprimulgidae: Goatsuckers (Nighthawks, etc.).