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BIRDS. 



Fam. 32.— RALONiE. 



Gallinula 



martinica, purple gallinule. 

 cTiloropus, common gallinule. 



FULICA 



Americana, American coot. 

 Ortygometra 



Carolinus, sora rail. 



noveboracensis, yellow-breasted 

 rail. 

 Rallus 



elegans, freshwater marsh hen. 



crepitans, saltwater marsh hen. 



Virginianus, Virginian rail. 



Fam. 33.— GRUINiE. 



Grus 



Americana, C) sandhill, or 

 whooping crane. 



Fam. 34— CHARADRIIN^. 



Charadrius 



• Helvelicus, black-bellied plover. 

 marmoratus, American golden 



plover. 

 . vociferus, kildeer plover. 

 'Wilsonius, Wilson's plover. 

 ' semipalmatus, ring plover. 



• melodus, piping plover. 

 Strepsilas 



interpres, turnstone. 



H-EMATOPUS 



pallialus, American oyster- 

 catcher. 



Fam. 35.— SCOLOPACIN.E. 



Tringa 



Barlramia, Bartramian sandpiper. 



islandica, red-breasted sandpiper. 



pectoralis, pectoral sandpiper. 



alpina, red-backed sandpiper. 



subarquata, curlew sandpiper. 



Himantopus, long-legged sand- 

 piper. 



Schinzii, Schinz's sandpiper. 



semipalmata, semipalmated sand- 

 piper. 



pusilla, little sandpiper. 



arenaria, sanderling sandpiper. 



TOTANUS 



. macularius, peetweet, or spotted 



sandpiper. 

 snlilarius, solitary sandpiper. 

 flavipes, yellow-shank tatler, or 



snipe. 

 vociferus, tell-tale tatler, or 



clou-clou. 



ToTANUS 



semipalmatus, stone curlew. 



LiMOSA 



^ fedoa, great marbled godwit. 

 Hudsonica, Hudsonian godwit. 



SCOLOPAX 



Wilsonii, common snipe. 

 iVoi-e5orace7iS'is,red-breasted snipe. 



MiCROPTERA 



Americana, woodcock. 

 Recurvirostra 



Americana, American avocet. 

 Himantopus 



nigricollis, black-necked stilt. 



NUMENIUS 



■> longirostris, long-billed, or Span- 

 ish curlew. 

 Hudsonicus, Hudsonian curlew. 

 borealis, Esquimaux curlew. 



Fam. 36.— TANTALINiE. 



Ibis 



alba, white curlew ibis. 

 Tantalus 



loeulator, wood ibis or garnet. 

 Platalea 



ajaja, roseate spoonbill, or pink 

 curlew. 



Fam. 37.— ARDEIN^. 



Ardea 



Nycticorax, qua bird. 



violacea, night heron. 

 ■ lenliginosa, bittern, or sky-gazer. 



exilis, least bittern. 

 * virescens, green heron, or skyou. 

 ' Herodias, great blue heron. 

 " Egretta, great white heron. 



cccrulea, small blue heron, 



Ludoviciana, Louisiana heron. 

 " Candidissima, small white heron. 



Fam. 38.— ANATINiE. ^ 

 Phcenicopterus 



ruber, American flamingo. 

 Anser 



~ Canadensis, Canada goose. 

 albifrons, white-fronted goose. 

 , hyperboreus, snow goose. 

 Cygnus 



Buccinator, trumpeter swan. 

 Americanus, American swan. 

 Anas 



Boschas, Mallard, or English 



duck. 

 obscura, dusky duck, 

 slrepera, gadwall duck. 



