Table of Contents 



PACE 



PART II. WADING BIRDS 147 



Herons and their Allies 149 



Ibises 153 



Wood Ibises and Storks . . . 155 



Herons and Bitterns . . . . . 157 



Marsh Birds . . ... . .169 



Cranes 174 



Rails 177 



Gallinules 184 



Coots 186 



Shore Birds 189 



Phalaropes 196 



Avocets and Stilts , . . . .198 



Snipe, Sandpipers, etc 201 



Plovers 237 



Surf Birds and Turnstones . . . 249 

 Oyster-Catchers . . . . .251 



PART III. GALLINACEOUS GAME BIRDS .... 255 

 Bob Whites, Grouse, etc. . . .261 

 Turkeys , 288 



Columbine Birds 291 



Pigeons and Doves ..... 294 



PART IV. BIRDS OF PREY . . . . . . 299 



Vultures ....... 304 



Kites, Hawks, Eagles, etc. - . . 309 



Barn Owls . . .-. . . . . 335 



Horned and Hoot Owls .... 337 



INDEX 353 



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