FAMILY ANHINGIDJE. SNAKE BIRDS. 



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FAMILY ANHINGID^B. 



Darters. Snake Birds.. 



Bill, sharp-pointed and slender; chin, bare; neck, long and 

 slender ; toes, four, all connected by webs. 



Group 1. Wing, 12.50 to 15.50 inches long. 





Xeck, long, snake-like ; head and .neck, black in male; brown in female; outer webs of 

 two middle tail feathers, " fluted." Anhinga anhinga. Snake Bird. Water Turkey. 



See No. 78. 



*For directions for measurement, see page 9. 



