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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 , . . v ^ . 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 . . i . . . , 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 



