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KEY TO FAMILIES. 



Order VIII. Paludicolae.— Cranes, Rails, etc. 



Toes four; middle toe without a comb, generally not webbed- hind toe 

 generally small, higher than the front ones, or, if on the same level (Gal- 

 Imules and. Coots only), the bill is then comparatively short and stout 

 and the forehead has a bare shield; lores feathered, or (Cranes) with 

 hairlike bristles. 



Fig. 24. 



Family RalUdai : Rails, Gallinules, 



A. Smaller, bill under 3-00. . 

 and CooTs (Fig. 22), p. 139. 



B. Larger, bill over 3-00. 



a. Tarsus over 6-00. . . . Family Gruidce : Cranes (Fig. 23), p. 137. 

 h. Tarsus under 6-00. . . . Family Aramidce: Courlans (Fiff 24) 

 p. 138. ^ ^' " 



