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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, 



ORDER STEGANOPODES. 

 Gannets, Pelicans, Cormorants, etc. 



Toes, four, all connected by webs. 



FAMILY PHAETHONTID^E. 

 Tropic Birds. 



Bill, sharp pointed ; chin, feathered ; toes, four, all 

 connected by webs. 



* Group 1. Wing, 9.50 to 13 inches long. 



Bill, yellowish ; general plumage, white ; outer webs of primaries and lesser wing coverts, 

 black; middle tail feathers, very long; bill, yellow or pale orange; shafts of tail feathers, 

 black. Phaethon americana. Yellow=billed Tropic Bird. 



See No. 72. 



Bill, red ; back, finely barred with black. Rare straggler, recorded from Newfoundland 

 banks. Phaethon cethereus. Red=billed Tropic Bird. 



See No. 73. 



* For directions for measurement, see page 9. 



