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Diving Birds. Order I. Pygopodes 1 



Grebes. Family Podicipidae 1 



Loons. Family Gaviidae 5 



Auks, Murres and Puffins. Family Alcidae 11 



Long-winged Swimmers. Order II. Longipennes .' 23 



Skuas and Jaegers. Family Stercoraridse 23 



Gulls and Terns. Family Laridse 25 



Skimmers. Family Rynchopidae 45 



Tube-nosed Swimmers. Order III. Tubinares 45 



Albatrosses. Family Diomedeidse 45 



Fulmars and Shearwaters. Family Procellariidae 47 



Totipalmate Swimmers. Order IV. Steganopodes 55 



Tropic Birds. Family Phaethontidae 55 



Gannets. Family Sulidae 57 



Darters. Family Anhingidae 60 



Cormorants. Family Phalacrocoracidae 60 



Pelicans. Family Pelecanidae 65 



Man-o'-War Birds. Family Fregatidse 67 



Lamellirostral Swimmers. Order V. Anseres 67 



Ducks, Geese and Swans. Family Anatidae 67 



Lamellirostral Grallatores. Order VI. Odontoglossae 89 



Flamingoes. Family Phoenicopteridae 89 



Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. Order VII. Herodiones 89 



Spoonbills. Family Plataleidae . 89 



Ibises. Family Ibididae 90 



Storks and Wood Ibises. Family Ciconiidse .92 



Herons, Bitterns, etc. Family Ardeidae 



Cranes, Rails, etc. Order VIII. Paludicolae 



Cranes . Family Gruidae 99 



Courlans. Family Aramidse 



Rails, Gallinules and Coots. Family Rallidae . .103 



Shore Birds. Order IX. Limicolae 



Phalaropes. Family Phalaropodidae 



Avocets and Stilts. Family Recurvirostridae. ..109 



Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. Family Scolopacidae 



Plovers. Family Charadriidae 



Surf Birds and Turnstones. Family Aphrizidae. 



Oyster-catchers. Family Haematopodidae.. 



Jacanas. Family Jacanidae 133 



