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Suborder RALLI : Rails and Rallit'orni Birds 850 



Family Rallid.e : Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots 850 



Subfamily i£«//w,*; Rails and Crakes 851 



Subfamily G allitmlma: : Gallinules .... 859 



Subfamily Falicma;: Coots 861 



Order HERODIONES: Herons and their Allies 863 



Suborder IBIDES: Ibis Series 864 



Family Ibidid.e : Ibises 864 



Family Plataleid.e : Spoonbills 868 



Suborder CICONLE: Stork Series 868 



Family Ciconiid.e: Storks 869 



Subfamily Tantalmm : Wood Ibises 869 



Subfamily Ciconiince : True Storks 870 



Suborder HERODII : Heron Series 870 



Family Ardkid.e : Herons 871 



Subfamily Anleuue: True Herons 873 



Subfamily Botauritue : Bitterns 883 



Order LAMELLIROSTRES: Anserine Birds 887 



Suborder ODONTOGLOSS.E : Grallatorial Anseres 887 



Family Pii(Exicoi'Tp:rid.e : Flamingoes 888 



Suborder ANSERES : Anserine Birds Proper 890 



Family Axatid.e : Swans, Geese, Ducks, and Mergansers 890 



Subfamily Cygime: Swans 893 



Subfamily Anserin/e: Geese 896 



Subfamily ^««i/«<f.' River Ducks 908 



Subfamily Ftilif/idiiKe : Sea Ducks 920 



Subfamily Merr/ince: Mergansers 947 



Order STEGANOPODES : Totipalmate Birds 951 



Family Sulid.e : Ganuets ; Boobies 953 



Family PELic.iNiD.E : Pelicans 956 



Family PiiALACROcoRACiD.E: Cormorants 959 



Family ANiriXGiD.E : Anliingas ; Darters; Snake-birds 968 



Family FuKGATiD.E: Frigates; Men-o'-War 969 



Family PiiaethoxtiD/E : Tropic Birds 971 



Order LONGIPENNF^S : Long-winged Swimmers — Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, 



Skimmers 973 



Family Stercokakuu.e : Jaegers, or Skuas 975 



Fa?nily Larid.e : Gulls, Terus, Skimmers 982 



Subfamily Larince : Gulls 982 



Subfamily Sterniiuc : Terns, Sea-swallows 1000 



Subfamily Rhynchopvup : Skimmers 1019 



Order TUBIXARES: Tube-nosed Swimmers 1021 



Family Diomkdeiu.e: Albatrosses 1022 



Family Procellariid.b : Petrels 1026 



Subfamily Fulmarhtrr: Fulmars, etc 1027 



