16 THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 
Bill, sharp-pointed and slender; chin, bare; neck, long and slender ; 
toes, four, all connected by webs; middle tail feathers, corrugated or 
fluted. 
Family ANHINGIDA:. Darters, Snake Birds. 
See page 53. 
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Bill, hooked at tip, over twelve inches long and having a 
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large pouch; lores, bare; toes, four, all connected by webs. | 
Family PELECANIDA=. Pelicans. a 
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See page 56. Baa 
Bill, hooked at tip, and less than twelve inches long; bare skin at base of bill and chin; 
lores, bare; toes, four, all connected by webs. 
Family PHALACROCORACIDAE. Cormorants. 
See page 54. 
Bill, hooked at tip; lores, feathered; upper plumage, entirely 
black: toes, four, all connected by webs; tail, forked: wings, very 
long. 
Family FREGATIDAE. Man-of-war Birds, Frigate Birds. 
See page 58. 
