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Family Fregatidse: Man-o'-War Birds 52 



Genus Fregata (Lacep.) 52 



Order Anseres : Lamellirostral Swimmers 53 



Family Anatidse: Ducks, Geese, and Swans 53 



Genus Mergus (Linn.) 56 



Genus Lophodytes (Reichenb.) 58 



Genus Anas (Linn.) 59 



Genus Chaulelasmus (Bonap.) 62 



Genus Mareca (Steph.) 63 



Genus Nettion (Kaup.) 64 



Genus Querquedula (Steph.) 66 



Genus Spatula (Boie) 66 



Genus Dafila (Steph.) 68 



Genus Aix (Boie) 69 



Genus Marila (Oken) 70 



Genus Clangula (Oken) 77 



Genus Charitonetta (Stejn.) 79 



Genus Harelda (Steph.) 80 



Genus Somateria (Leach) 81 



Genus Oidemia (Flem.) 82 



Genus Erismatura (Bonap.) 84 



Subfamily Anserinse: Geese 85 



Genus Chen (Boie) 85 



Genus Anser (Briss.) 87 



Genus Branta (Scop.) 88 



Genus Dendrocygna (Swains.) 91 



Genus Olor (Wagl.) 91 



Order Herodiones : Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc 93 



Family Ibididse : Ibises 93 



Genus Guara (Reichenb.) 93 



Family Ciconiidse : Storks 95 



Genus Mycteria (Linn.) 95 



Family Ardeidae: Herons and Bitterns 95 



Genus Botaurus (Steph.) 95 



Genus Ixobrychus (Billb.) 96 



Genus Ardea (Linn.) 97 



Genus Herodias (Boie) 99 



Genus Egretta (T. Forst.) 100 



Genus Hydranassa (Baird) 101 



Genus Florida (Baird) 102 



Genus Butorides (Blyth) 104 



Genus Nycticorax (T. Forst.) 105 



Genus Nyctanassa (Stejn.) 106 



Order Paludicolse: The Marsh-Birds 106 



Family Rallidse: Rails, Gallinules, and Coots 107 



Genus Rallus (Linn.) 107 



Genus Porzana (Vieill.) Ill 



Genus Coturnicops (Bonap.) 112 



Genus Creciscus (Cab.) 112 



Genus lonornis (Reichenb.) 113 



Genus Gallinula (Briss.) 114 



Genus Fulica (Linn.) 115 



Order Limicolse: Shore-Birds. . . 116 



