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F. Bill subulate (except in Cri/niopliilns), Toes either partly webbed, or fringed by a 

 lateral, usually lobed. margin. Plumage peculiarly soft and compact for this order, 

 rcsi'mbliuy greatly in this respect that of the Longipennes. Tarsi compressed, the 

 anterior eJcf sharp. 

 Fhalaropodidae. Size small ; tarsi and bill rather short, or but moderately lengthened; 



toes edtjed with a lateral, usually scalloped, margin. 

 Beourvirostridee. Size large; tarsi and bill very long; toespartly webbod, and without 



icalloped margin. 



