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Family Phalaropodidae, Phalaropes 430 



Scolopacidae, Snipes *..... 432 



Sub-family Tringinae, Sandpipers 440 



Sub-Family Totaninse, Stilts 451 



Family Paludicolse. Swamp Inhabiters 470 



Sub-Family Rallinae, Rails 470 



ORDER VI. NATATORES, SWIMMERS. 



Sub-Order Anseres 480 



Family Anatidae 480 



Sub-Family Cygninae, Swans . 480 



Anserinse, Geese 481 



Anatinas, River-Ducks 487 



Fuligulinse, Sea-Ducks 503 



Merginae, Sheldrakes 525 



Family Sulidae, Gannets 532 



Graculidae, Cormorants 534 



Laridae, Gulls 537 



Sub-Family Lestridinae, Skua-Gulls 537 



Larinas, Gulls proper 539 



Sterninae, Terns 545 



Sub-Order Gaviae 532 



Family Procellaridae, Petrels 552 



Colymbidas, Divers 555 



Sub-Family Colymbinae, Loons 555 



Podicipinae, Grebes 558 



Family Alcidae 564 



Sub-Family Alcinae, Auks 564 



ITrinae, Guillemots 667 



APPENDIX 575 



INDEX OF COMMON NAMES 585 



INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES 589 



