VI TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Order Limicolae — Coutinued. 



Family Aphrizidae — Coutiuued. Page 



Areuaria intorpres iuterpres 293 



Arenaria inlerpres morinella 294 



Areuaria melanocepliala 298 



Black turnstoue 298 



Habits 298 



Distribution 304 



Family Haematopodidae 305 



Haematopus ostralegns 305 



European oyster catcher 305 



Habits 305 



Distribution 308 



Haematopus palliatus palliatus 309 



American oyster catcher 309 



Habits 309 



Distribution 315 



Haematopus palliatus frazari 316 



Frazer oj'ster catcher 316 



Habits 316 



Distribution 319 



Haematopus bachmani 320 



Black oyster catcher 320 



Habits 320 



Distribution 323 



Family Jacanidae 324 



Jacana spinosa gymnostoma 324 



Mexican jacana 324 



Habits ^ 324 



Distribution 327 



References to publications 328 



Explanation of plates 341 



Index 407 



