FAMILY ANHINGIDA). — SNAKE BIRDS. 53 
FAMILY ANHINGIDA. 
Darters. Snake Birds. 
Bill, sharp-pointed and slender; chin, bare; neck, long and 
slender ; toes, four, all connected by webs. 
*Group I. Wing, 12.50 to 15.50 inches long. 
Neck, long, snake-like; head and neck, black in male; brown in female; outer webs of 
two middle tail feathers, ‘* fluted.” Anhinga anhinga. Snake Bird. Water Turkey. 
See No. 78. 
*For directions for measurement, see page 9. 
