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THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Bill, sharp-poiuted and slender; cliiii, l)iire; neck, long and slender; 



toes, four, all connected by webs; middle tail feathers, corrugated or 



fluted. 



Family ANHINGID/E. Darters, Snake Birds. 



See p.iii'c oS. 



Hill, booked at tip, over twelve inches long and having : 

 e pouch; lores, bare; toes, four, all connected by webs. 



Family PELECANID/E. Pelicans 



See page 56. 



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Bill, hooked at tip, and less than twelve inches long; bare skin at base of liill and chin: 

 lores, bare; toes, four, all connected l)y wel)s. 



Family PHALACROCORACID/C*. Cormorants. 



See page 54. 



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liill, hooked at tip; lores, feathered; ui)iier i)luniage, entirely 

 black; toes, four, all connected by webs; tail, forked; wings, very 

 long. 



Family FREQATID/E. Man=of=war Birds, Frigate Birds. 



''»^. I See page 58. 



