TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Order Charadrhformes. Plover-like Birds 1 



Key to the Suborders of Charadriiformes 2 



Sttborder Limicol.e. Shore Birds 3 



Key to the Superfaroilies of Limicolse 4 



Superpamily Jacani 5 



Family Jacanid.e. The Jacanas 5 



Key to the Genera of Jacanidae 6 



Genua 1. Jacana Brisaon 7 



Key to the Species of Jacana 8 



1. Jacana spinosa spinosa (Linnaeus) 9 



2. Jacana spinosa gymnostoma ( Wagler) 12 



3. Jacana spinosa violacea (Cory) 13 



4. Jacana nigra (Gmelin) 15 



Superfamily Q^dicnemi 17 



Family Q^dicnemid.e. The Thick-knees 18 



Genus 1. ffidicnemus Temminck 18 



Key to the Species and Subspecies of CEdicnemus 20 



1. ffidicnemus bistriatus bistriatus (Wagler) 20 



2. ffidicnemus dominicensis Corj' 23 



Superpamily Charadrii 24 



Key to the Families of Charadrii 25 



Family H^matopodid.e. The Oyster-catchers 26 



Genus 1. Hsematopus Linnaeus 26 



Key to the American Species and Subspecies of Haematopus 27 



1. Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Linnaeus. .^ 30 



2. Haematopus palliatus palliatus Temminck 32 



3. Haematopus palliatus prattii (Maynard) 37 



4. Haematopus palliatus f razari (Brewster) 37 



5. Haematopus palliatus galapagensts (Ridgway) 39 



6. Haematopus bachmani Audubon 40 



Family Arenariid^. The Turnstones 42 



Genus 1. Arenaria Brisson 43 



Key to the Species and Subspecies of Arenaria 44 



1. Arenaria interpres interpres (Linnaeus) 45 



2. Arenaria interpres morinella (Linnaeus) '. 51 



3. Arenaria melanocephala (Vigors) 55 



Family Aphrizid.e. The Surf Birds 57 



Genua 1. Aphriza Audubon 58 



1. Aphriza \-irgata (Gmelin) 58 



Family Charadriid^. The Plovers 61 



Key to the American Genera of Charadriidae 62 



Genus 1. Vanellus Brisson 64 



1. Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus) 65 



Genus 2. Hoploxypterus Bonaparte 69 



2. Hoploxypterus cayanus (Latham) 70 



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