STORKS. Family Ciconiid@:—Bill long, heavy 
and curved near the end; head and upper neck bare. 
HERONS, BITTERNS, EGRETS. Family Ardei- 
de:—Bill long, straight and pointed; head usually 
crested, and back often with plumes. Herons fly 
with a feld in the neck, and the back of the head 
resting against the shoulders. 
ORDER 8 MARSH BIRDS. Paludicole. 
Birds of this order, vary greatly in size and ap- 
pearance ,but all agree in having the hind toe ele- 
vated, whereas that of the members of the last or- 
der, leaves the foot on a level with the front toes; 
neck extended in flight. 
CRANES. Family Grudide:—Very large and 
heron-like, but with plumage close feathered; top of 
head bare; bill long, slender and obtusely pointed. 
COURLANS. Family Aramid@e:—Size mid-way 
between the cranes and rails; bill long and slender. 
RAILS, ETC. Family Rallide:—Bills are varia- 
ble, but toes and legs long; wings short; flight slow 
and wavering; marsh skulkers, hiding in rushes. 
Gallinules have a frontal shield on the forehead, 
Coots have lobate-webbed feet; short, whitish bills. 
anaes 8. 
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