VI BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



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FAMILY PROCELLARIID.E. SHEARWATERS, PETRELS, AND FULMARS . . 40 



FAMILY PIIAETHONTIDJE. TROPIC BIRDS ....... 50 



FAMILY SULID^E. GANNETS ......... 51 



FAMILY ANIIINGIDTE. DARTERS, SNAKE BIRDS ...... 53 



FAMIWT PHALACROCORACIDJE. CORMORANTS ....... 54 



FAMILY PELECANID^C. PELICANS . . . . . . . . 56 



FAMILY FREGATID^E. MAN-OF-WAR BIRDS ....... 58 



FAMILY ANATID^E. DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS ...... 59 



SUBFAMILY MERGING. MERGANSERS, SHELDRAKES . . . . . 61 



SUBFAMILY ANATINJE. FRESH-WATER DUCKS. RIVER AND POND DUCKS . 63 



SUBFAMILY FULIGULIN^E. SALT-WATER DUCKS. BAY AND SEA DUCKS . . 71 



SUBFAMILY ANSERINE. GEESE ......... 81 



SUBFAMILY CYGNIN^E. SWANS . . . . . . . . 84 



FAMILY PHCENICOPTERID^:. FLAMINGOES . . . . . . . 85 



FAMILY PLATALEIDJE. SPOONBILLS ........ 86 



FAMILY IBIDIDJE. IBISES .......... 87 



FAMILY CICONIID^:. STORKS AND WOOD IBISES ...... 88 



FAMILY ARDEIDJE. HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS ..... 89 



FAMILY GRUID.E. CRANES . . 95 



FAMILY ARAMID^E. COURLANS, LIMPKINS . . . . . . . 96 



FAMILY RALLID^E. RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS . . . , 97 



SUBFAMILY RALLIN^E. RAILS ......... 97 



SUBFAMILY GALLINULIN^:. GALLINULES . . . . . . 101 



SUBFAMILY FULICINJE. COOTS . .100 



ORDER LIMICOL^E. SHORE BIRDS . . . . . . . . 102 



FAMILY PHALAROPODIDJE. PHALAROPES . 104 



FAMILY RECURVIROSTRID^:. AVOCETS AND STILTS ..... 106 



FAMILY SCOLOPACIDJE. SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, CURLEWS, ETC. . . . 107 



FAMILY CHARADRIID.E. PLOVERS ........ 124 



FAMILY APHRIZIDJE. TURNSTONES ........ 129 



FAMILY H^EMATOPODID^. OYSTER-CATCHERS 130 



