Family H^EMATOPODID^E. 

 OYSTER-CATCHER. 



286. Hcrntatopus palliatus. 19 in. 



Bill long, heavy and compressed. Bill and 

 legs bright red. Plumage blackish and white 

 as shown by the upper bird. 



Nest. A depression in the sand. Two or 

 three buff eggs, spotted with blackish. 



Range. From Va. to Fla. and along the 

 Gulf coast to Tex. Winters in South Amer- 

 ica. Casually north to New Brunswick. 

 Family JACANID^J. 

 MEXICAN JACANA. 

 288. Jacana spinosa. 8 in. 



Bill and leaf-like scaly shield at its base, 

 yellow. Wings with a spur at the joint. 

 Legs long, toes long and nails very long. 

 Black and chestnut with yellowish on wings. 



Nest. Of weeds on floating refuse or lily 

 pads. Eggs olive, with black tracings. 



Range. Rio Grande Valley, southern Tex. 

 and southern Fla. southward. 

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