FAMILY ANHINGID^E. SNAKE BIRDS. 



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FAMILY ANHINGIO4E. 



Darters. Snake Birds. 



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

 slender ; toes, four, all connected by webs. 



Group 1. Wing, 12.50 to 15.50 inches long. 



Neck, long, snake-like ; head and neck, black in male ; brown in female ; outer webs of 

 two middle tail feathers, " fluted." Anhinga anhinga. Snake Bird. Water Turkey. 



See No. 78. 



* For directions for measurement, see page 9. 



