ORDER LIMICOL^E. -- SHORE BIRDS. 103 



Section 2. Toes four, without web; bill, nearly straight; bill, over 2 inches long. 



See page 120. 

 Section3. Toes, four, with small web; bill, slightly curved upward or straight; 



bill, under 2. GO and over 1.50 inches long. See page 121. 

 Section 4. Toes, four, with small web; bill, nearly straight; bill, less than 1.50 inches 



long. See page 121. 

 Section 5. Toes, four, with small web; bill, curved downward; bill, over 2 inches long. 



See page 122. 



GROUP 0. Birds having wings from 9 to 12 inches long. See page 123. 

 Section 1. Toes, four; bill curved downward. See page 123. 

 Section 2. Toes, four; bill, curved upward or nearly straight. See page 123. 



FAMILY CIIARADRIID^E. PLOVERS. 



TOES, THREE (ONE EXCEPTION, BLACK-P.ELLIED PLOVER) ; BILL, COMPARATIVELY 

 SHORT AND THICK. 



GUOUP 1. Wing, 3.75 to 4.50 inches long; toes, throe, no hind toe. See page 124. 



.Section 1. Bill, under .60 inch long. See page 124. 



Section 2. Bill, over .GO inch long. See page 125. 

 GROUP 2. Wing, 4.50 to 5.50 inches long; toes, three, no hind toe. See page 125. 



Section 1. Bill, over .GO inch long. See page 125. 



Section 2. Bill, under .GO inch long. See page 125. 



GROUP 3. Wing, 5.50 to G.75 inches long; toes, three, no hind toe. See page 128. 

 GROUP 4. Wing, over G.75 inches long. See page 12s. 



Section 1. Toes, three, no hind toe. See page 128. 



Section 2. Toes, four. See page 128. 



FAMILY APHRIZID^E. TURNSTONES. 



TOES, FOUR; LOWER HACK AND RUMP, WHITE WITH BLACK BAND. Seepage 129. 



FAMILY H^EMATOPODID^E. OYSTER-CATCHERS. 



TOES, THREE; BILL, OVER 2.50 INCHES LONG. 

 Section 1. Toes, three ; bill, red. See page 130. 



