218 THE STORY OF THE BIRDS. 
ing in the mud—the woodcock forming a single ex- 
ception. 
(14) If the legs are bare above the joint or the 
bill long, soft, and suited to probe with (woodcock), 
there come in here three great 
groups to be distinguished. 
According to our diagram 
there are four, for while the 
eranes and rails are in the 
same order, their respective 
kinships to other groups have 
caused their separation in our @ 
scheme. 
By the 
way, if the 
leg is just 
noticeab ly 








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bare above Feet of ducks showing scutellate fronts of shanks. 
the joint } 
and the outer and middle toes grown together half- 
way, pass on to the kingfishers at paragraph (38). 
(15) Now, if 
there is a distinct 
naked space (not 
even growing any 
hairlike feathers) 
running around 
the eye or between 
the eye and bill 
(lores), or if the legs are long and the claws like hu- 
man nails (/d2ses), or if the length of the bird is more 

Bent bill of flamingo. ~ 
