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PAGB 



PART II. WADING BIRDS . . . . . . . 147 



Herons and their Allies 149 



Ibises . 1 53 



Wood Ibises and Storks . . . .155 

 Herons and Bitterns . . . 1 57 



Marsh Birds 169 



Cranes . . . . . . .174 



Rails .177 



Gallinules . . . . , .184 

 Coots ...... . . 186 



Shore Birds 189 



Phalaropes . . . . . .196 



Avocets and Stilts 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 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 



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