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FAMILY COLUMBINAE. 



PIGEONS. 



GENUS ECTOPISTES. 

 Long-tailed Dove. 

 Ectopistes migratoria Wandering Long-tailed Dove 



" Carolinensis Carolina 



FAMILY PERDIClNiE. 

 PARTRIDGES. 



GENUS ORTYX. 



Partridge. 



Ortyx Virginiana Common American Partridge 



FAMILY TETRAONIN.E. 



GROUSE. 



GENUS TETRAO. 



Grouse. 



Tetrao umbellus Ruffed Grouse 



" cupido Pinnated " 



FAMILY RALLIN.E. 

 RAILS. 



GENUS GALLINULA. 

 Gallinule. 

 Gallinula chloropus Common Gallinule 



" Martinica Purple " 



GENUS FULICA. 

 Coot. 

 Fulica Americana American Coot 



GENUS ORTYGOMETRA. 

 Crake Gallinule. 

 Ortygometra Carolinus Carolina Crake Gallinule 



" Novffiboracensis Yellow-breasted " 



GENUS RALLUS. 

 Rail. 

 Rallus crepitans Clapper Rail or Salt-water Marsh Herc 



" Virginianus Virginian Rail 



" elegans Great Red- breasted " or Fresh- 



water Marsh Hen 



FAMILY CHARADRINAE. 

 PLOVERS. 



GENUS CHARADRIUS. 

 Plover. 



Charadrius helveticus Black-bellied Plover 



" marmoratus American Golden" 



" semipalmatus American Ringed 1 ' 



" Wilsonius Wilson's " 



" melodius Piping " 



" vociferus Kildeer 



