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Family Phalaropodidsc Phalaropes 118 



Genus Phalaropus (Briss.) 118 



Genus Lobipes (Cuv.) 119 



Genus Steganopus (Vieill.) 120 



Family Recurvirostridse : Avocets and Stilts 121 



Genus Recurvirostra (Linn.) 121 



Genus Himantopus (Briss.) 122 



Family Scolopacidse: Snipes, Sandpipers, etc 123 



Genus Philohela (Gray) 124 



Genus Gallinago (Koch.) 125 



Genus Macrorhamphus (T. Forst.) 126 



Genus Micropalama (Baird) 127 



Genus Tringa (Linn.} 128 



Genus Pisobia (BiOb.) 129 



Genus Pelidna (Cuv.) 131 



Genus Ereunetes (Illig.) 132 



Genus Calidris (Illig.) 133 



Genus Limosa (Briss.) 134 



Genus Totanus (Bechst.) 136 



Genus Helodromas (Kaup.) 138 



Genus Catoptrophorus (Bonap.) 138 



Genus Machetes (Cuv.) 140 



Genus Bartramia (Less.) 140 



Genus Tryngites (Cab.) 141 



Genus Actitis (Illig.) 142 



Genus Numenius (Briss.) 143 



Family Charadriidse : Plovers 144 



Genus Squatarola (Cuv.) 145 



Genus Charadrius (Linn.) 145 



Genus Oxyechus (Reichenb.) 147 



Genus ^Egialitis (Boie) 147 



Genus Ochthodromus (Reichenb.) 149 



Family Aphrizidse: Surf-Birds and Turnstones 150 



Genus Arenaria (Briss.) 150 



Family Haematopodidae : Oyster-Catchers 151 



Genus Hsematopus (Linn.) 151 



Order Gallinse: Gallinaceous Gallinaceous Birds 152 



Family Odontophoridae : American Quails 152 



Genus Colinus (Goldf.) 152 



Family Tetraonidse: Grouse 153 



Genus Bonasa (Steph.) 153 



Family Meleagridse: Turkeys 154 



Genus Meleagris (Linn.) 154 



Family Phasianidse: Pheasants . 156 



Genus Phasianus (Linn.) 156 



Order Columbae: Pigeons and Doves 156 



Family Columbidse: Pigeons and Doves 156 



Genus Zenaidura (Bonap.) 157 



Genus Chaomepelia (Swains.) 158 



Order Raptores: Birds of Prey 159 



Family Cathartidse: American Vultures 159 



Genus Cathartes (Illig.) 160 



Genus Catharista (Vieill.) 161 



