CONTENTS 



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Order Galling— The Gallinaceous Birds 3 



Suborder Phasiana, 3.— Family Phasianida? (The Pheasants), 3.— Family Tetraonidae 

 (The Grouse, Partridges, and Quails). 6. 



Order Limicol.e— The Shore Birds 18 



Family Aphrizidaj (The Turnstones), 20. — Family Charadriidee (The PloTers), 22.— 

 Family Scolopacidse (The Snipe Family), 32.— Family Recurvirostrida? (The Av- 

 ocets and Stilts), 74.— Family Phalaropodidae (The Phalaropes), 77. 



Order Alectorides— The Cranes. Courlans, Rails, Gallinules, and Coots 82 



Suborder Ralli, 83. -Family Rallidae (The Rails, Gallinules, and Coots), 83.— Family 

 Gruidae (The Cranes), 98. 



Order Hebodiones— The Herons. Storks, Ibises, etc 101* 



Suborder Ibides (The Spoonbills and Ibises), 101*.— Family Plataleidae (The Spoon- 

 bills). 102*.— Family Ibididae (The Ibises), 106*. 

 Suborder Ciconiae (The Storks and Wood Ibises). 113*.— Family Ciconiidae (The 



Storks and Wood Ibises), 113*. 

 Suborder Herodii (The Herons and Boatbills), lie*.— Family Ardeidae (The Herons), 

 117*. 



Order Anseres— The Lamellirostral Swimmers 102 



Family Anatida? (The Swans, Geese, and Ducks), 103. 



Order Steganopodes— The Totipalmate Swimmers 193 



Family Pelecanidas (The Pelicans), 195.— Family Phalacrocoracidas (The Cormorants), 

 202.— Family Anhingidaj (The Anhingas), 207. 



Order Lonqipennes— The Long- winged Swimmers 210 



Family Stercorariidae (The Skuas and Jaegers), 211.— Family Laridae (The Gulls and 

 Terns), 219. 



Order Ptgopodes— The Diving Birds Kl 



Family Urinatoridae (The Loons , 252.— Family Podioipidae (The Grebes 



