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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF KASTERN NOHTII AMERICA. 



FAMILY H^MATOPODID^. 



Oyster ^catchers. 



Toes, three; bill, over 2.50 inches long. 



Section 1. Toes, three; bill, red. 



HaematoiHis palliatus. 



Head and mck, l)lackish, or very dark l>rown; back, 

 brown; upper tail coverts, wbite; bill, red ; bill, over 

 2.50 inches long; wing, about ten inches long; lower 

 breast and belly, white. 



Hcmiatopus palliatus. American Oyster=catcher. 



See No. 234. 



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