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Family Phalaropodidae, Phalaropes 430 



Scolopacidae, Snipes 432 



Sub-family Tringinse, Sandpipers 4-JO 



Sub-Family Totaninse, Stilts 451 



Family Paludicolse. Swamp Inhabiters 470 



Sub-Family Rallinge, Rails 470 



ORDER VI. NATATORES, SWIMMERS. 



Sub-Order Anseres 480 



Family Anatidae 480 



Sub-Family Cygninae, Swans 480 



Anserinze, Geese 481 



Ariatinae, River-Ducks 487 



Fuligulinae, Sea-Ducks 503 



Merginae, Sheldrakes 525 



Family Sulidae, Gannets 532 



Graculidae, Cormorants 534 



Laridae, Gulls 537 



Sub-Family Lestridinse, Skua-Gulls 537 



Larinae, Gulls proper 539 



Sterninae, Terns 545 



Sub-Order GaviaB 532 



Family Procellaridae, Petrels 552 



Colymbidae, Divers ... 555 



Sub-Family Colymbinae, Loons 555 



Podicipinae, Grebes 558 



Family Alcidau 564 



Sub-Family Alcinae, Auks 564 



ITrinae, Guillemots ,667 



APPENDIX 575 



INDEX OF COMMON NAMES 585 



INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES 589 



