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PART II. WADING BIRDS 14? 



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 1 86 



Shore Birds 189 



Phalaropes 196 



Avocets and Stilts 198 



Snipe, Sandpipers, etc. . . . .201 



Plovers 2^7 



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 . . . . f. .; . 34 



Kites, Hawks, Eagles, etc. . . 309 



Barn Owls . . . . . -335 

 Horned and Hoot Owls .... 337 



INDEX .. . . -353 



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