

CONTENTS, 



PAQE 



Order Galling;— The GuUinaceous Birds S 



Suborder Phasiana. 3.— Family Phasianid* (The Pheasants), 3.— Family Tetraonldae 

 (The Grouse, Partridges, and Quails), 6. 



Order Limicol^e— The Shore Birds 18 



Family Aphrizidse (The Turnstones), 20. — Family Charadrilds (The Plorers), 23.— 

 Family Bcolopacidfe (The Snipe Family), 32.— Family EecurvirostridsB (The Av- 

 ooets and Stilts). 74.— Family Phalaropodidse (The Phalaropea). 77, 



Order Alectoeides— The Cranes. Courlans, Rails, Gallinules, and Coots 82 



Suborder Ralli, 83. -Family Rallidac (The Rails, Gallinules, and Coots), 83.— Family 

 Gruid* (The Cranes), 98. 



Order Heeodiones— The Herons, Storks. Ibises, etc 101' 



Suborder Ibides (The Spoonbills and Ibises), lOl*.- Family Plataleidae (The Spoon- 

 bills), 1»2«,— Family Ibididop (The Ibises), 106*. 

 Suborder CiconifE (The Storks and Wood Ibises), 113'.— Family Ciooniidse (The 



Storks and Wood Ibises). 113'. 

 Suborder Herodil (The Herons and Boatbills), 116'.— Family Ardeidae (The Herons), 

 117*. 



Order Ansbbes— The Lamellirostral Swimmers 102 



Family Anatidoe (The Swans, Geese, and Duekf ). 103. 



Order Steoanopodes— The Totipalmate Swimmers 193 



Family Pelecanid;i; (The PeUcaiis), IM.— Family Phalnoroooracsidae (The Cormorants), 

 202.— Family Auhingida; (The Anhingas). 207. 



Order IjONOIPENNES— The Long- winged Swimmers 210 



Family SteroorariWte (The Skuas and Jaegers). 211.— Family Larldaj (The Gulls and 

 Terns), 219. 



Order PtOoPodes— The Diving Birds 251 



Family UrinatoridiE (The Loons', 252,— Family Podloipidte (The Grebes), 233. 



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