APHRIZID^E : Surf-Birds and Turnstones 



Southern California W.V. Occasional. On rocky, ocean beaches; 

 sometimes on muddy tide-flats. 



Nests on Arctic coast and islands, wintering from central California to 

 southern Brazil and central Chili. 



FAMILY OYSTER-CATCHERS 



Oyster-catchers (Family Hsematopodidse) : Very large shore-birds ; bill 

 long, chisel-like, bright red; legs notably thick; feet three-toed; all or 

 mostly blackish in color. 



California Res. In small 

 numbers, on Santa Barbara 

 Islands; occasional on mainland 

 coast. Always in rocky lo- 

 calities, where it finds the 

 greatest degree of safety. 



BlacK Oyster- cakhe i 



