50 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, 
ORDER STEGANOPODES. 
Gannets, Pelicans, Cormorants, etc. 
Toes, four, all connected by webs. 
FAMILY PHAETHONTID<E. 
Tropic Birds. 
Bill, sharp pointed; chin, feathered; toes, four, all 
connected by webs. 
* Group 1. Wing, 9.50 to 13 inches long. 
Bill, yellowish; general plumage, white; outer webs of primaries and lesser wing coverts, 
black; middle tail feathers, very lone; bill, yellow or pale orange; shafts of tail feathers, 
black. Phaethon americana. Yellow=billed Tropic Bird. 
See No. 72. 
Bill, red; back, finely barred with black. Rare strageler, recorded from Newfoundland 
banks. Phaethon wthereus. Red=billed Tropic Bird. 
See No. 73. 
* For directions for measurement, see page 9. 
