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THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Bill, sharp-pointed and slender; chin, bare; neck, long and slender; 

 toes, four, all connected by webs ; middle tail feathers, corrugated or 

 fluted. 



Family ANHINQID/E. Darters, Snake Birds. 



See page 53. 



Bill, hooked at tip, over twelve inches long and having ; 

 large pouch ; lores, bare ; toes, four, all connected by webs. 



Family PELECANID/E. Pelicans- 

 See page 56. 



Bill, hooked at tip, and less than twelve inches long; bare skin at base of bill and chin; 

 lores, bare ; toes, four, all connected by webs. 



Family PHALACROCORACID/C. Cormorants. 



See page 54. 



Bill, hooked at tip; lores, feathered; upper plumage, entirely 

 black; toes, four, all connected by webs; tail, forked; wings, very 

 long. 



Family FREQATID/E. Man=of=war Birds, Frigate Birds. 



See page 58. 



