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BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



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FAMILY PROCELLARIID^E. SHEARWATERS, PETRELS, AND FULMARS . . 46 



FAMILY PHAETHONTID^E. TROPIC BIRDS ....... 50 



FAMILY SULID^E. GANNETS 51 



FAMILY ANHINGID^E. DARTERS, SNAKE BIRDS 53 



FAMILY PHALACROCORACID^E. CORMORANTS ....... 54 



FAMILY PELECANID^E. PELICANS 56 



FAMILY FREGATID.E. MAN-OF-WAR BIRDS . 58 



FAMILY ANATID^E. DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS ...... 59 



SUBFAMILY MERGING. MERGANSERS, SHELDRAKES . . . . . 61 



SUBFAMILY ANATIN^E. FRESH-WATER DUCKS. RIVER AND POND DUCKS . 63 



SUBFAMILY FULIGULIN^E. SALT-WATER DUCKS. BAY AND SEA DUCKS . . 71 



SUBFAMILY ANSERINE. GEESE . 81 



SUBFAMILY CYGNIN^E. SWANS .84 



FAMILY PHCENICOPTERID^:. FLAMINGOES . . . . . . . 85 



FAMILY PLATALEID.E. SPOONBILLS .86 



FAMILY IBIDID^E. IBISES .......... 87 



FAMILY CICONIID^E. STORKS AND WOOD IBISES ...... 88 



FAMILY ARDEID^E. HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS .... 89 



FAMILY GRUID^E. CRANES ......... 95 



FAMILY ARAMID^E. COURLANS, LIMPKINS 96 



FAMILY RALLIDJE. RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS . . . . . 97 



SUBFAMILY RALLIN^E. RAILS . . . . . . . . 97 



SUBFAMILY GALLINULIN^E. GALLINULES .101 



SUBFAMILY FULICINJE. COOTS 100 







ORDER LIMICOL^E. SHORE BIRDS . . . . . . . .10*2 



FAMILY PHALAROPODID^E. PHALAROPES . . ... . . 104 



FAMILY RECURVIROSTRID.E. AVOCETS AND STILTS ... . . 106 



FAMILY SCOLOPACID^E. SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, CURLEWS, ETC. . . . 107 



FAMILY CIIARADRIID^:. PLOVERS . . 124 



FAMILY APHRIZID^E. TURNSTONES 129 



FAMILY H/EMATOPODID.E. OYSTER-CATCHERS 130 



