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Order GALLING The Gallinaceous Birds 3 



Suborder Phasiuna, 3. Family Pha^ianidre (The Pheasants),"3. Family Tetraonidae 

 (The Grouse, Partridges, and Quails). 6. 



Order LIMICOL^E The Shore Birds 18 



Family Aphrizidae (The Turnstones), 20. Family Charadriidae (The Plovers), 22. 

 Family Scolopacidae (The Snipe Family), 32. Family Becurvirostridae (The Av- 

 ocets and Stilts), 74.-Family PhalaropodidfE (The Phalaropes), 77. 



Order ALECTOBIDES The Cranes. Courlans, Bails, Gallinules, and Cuots 82 



Suborder Balli. 83. -Family Ballidae (The Bails, Gallinulos. and Ccots), 83. -Family 

 Gtuidae (The Cranes), 98. 



Order HEBODIONES The Herons. Storks, Ibises, etc 101* 



Suborder Ibides (The Spoonbills and ibises), Wi*. Family Plataleidae (The Spoon- 

 bills). 102*.-Family Ibididae (The Ibises). 106*. 

 Suborder Ciconiaa (The Storks aad Wood Ibises), 113*. Family Ciconiidae (The 



Storks and Wood Ibises), 113*. 



Suborder Herodii (The Herons and Boatbills). 116*. Family Ardeidse (The Herons). 

 117*. 



Order ANSKBES The Lamellirostral Swimmers 102 



Family Anatidse (The Swans. Geese, and Ducks). 103. 



Order STEOANOPODES The Totipalm&te Swimmers 19$ 



Family Pelecanidae (The Pelicans). 195.-Family Phalacrocoracidse (The Cormorants), 

 202. -Family Anhingidae (The Anhiugas), 27. 



Order LONGIPENNES The Long-winged Swimmers 210 



Family Stercorariidae (The Skuas and Jaegers). 211. Family Laridas (The Gulls and 

 Terns). 219. 



Order PTGOPODES The Diving Birds 2U 



Family Urmatoridae (The Loons'. 252,-Family Podioipidae (The Grebes). 258. 



