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KEY TO TIIK lUKDS OF EASTERN NORTH A:MEKICA. 



ORDER STEGANOPODES. 



Gannets, Pelicans, Cormorants, etc. 



Toes, four, all connected by webs. 



FAMILY PHAETHONTID/E. 



Tropic Birds. 



^^^"'^"""^^7^ Bill, sharp pointed; chin, feathered; toes, four, all 

 connected by webs. 



Group 1. Wing, 9.50 to 13 inches long. 





liill, ^cllnwisli ; ii<Mi('r:iI i)lmn:iii;<', whito ; outer webs of ]M-iin;iri('s :iii(l lesser wiuii' eoverls, 

 hliick; inidillc l.iil Iciitlicrs, very 1»)m<:; ; hill, yellow or i)!iie oruiiiic; sh.-il'ls ol t;iil IcMlliers. 

 hhick. Phaethon amcricdua, Yellow=billed Tropic Bird. 



See \o. 7'2. 



i'.ill, led; liiiek, liiu'ly hnrrrd \\ it li lihiek. Itnre slriifJ-.ijler, recorded from Newi'ouiullaud 

 banks. riuirthon (vthcrens. Red=billed Tropic Bird. 



See No. 7.'5. 



* For directions for meaeuretnent, see page 9. 



