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CONTENTS. 



IXTEODUCTIOX .... 



SYNOPSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN ORDERS OF 



Order HERODIONES 



Family Abdeii>.e. The Herons .... 



Sul)-Fiimily Abukix.k .... 



Sub-Fiimily ISotaubix.k . 

 Family Cicoxiid.k. Tho Storks 



Sub-Family CicoxrTx.T; 



Sub-Family Taxtalix.e 

 Family Ihiuid.k. Tlio Ibises 



Sub-Family EuDociMrx.K 

 Family Plataleid.i:. The Spoonbills 



Order LIMICOL.E 



Family H.EMATOPODin.E. Tho Oyster-catchers 



Family Stkepsimd.t.:. The Turnstones 



Family CnAUAinMiD.E. The Plovers 



Family Pakuid.e. The Ja(;anas 



Family ScotoPACiCE. The Snipes, Sandpipers, etc' 



Family Piialakopodid.e. The Phalaropes 



Family Rkcukvikostbid.e. The Avocets and Stilts' 



Order ALECTORIDES .... 



Family Rallid^e. The Rails, Gallinules,"and Coots 

 family Auamtd.e. The Courlans 

 Family Gkuid.e. The Cranes 



Order PIIffiNICOPTERI 



Family Pnajxi(orTEKiD.E. The Flamingoes 

 Order ANSERES (not completed in this volume) 



Family Axatid.e. The Swans, Geese, and Ducks " 

 Sub-Family Cvgxix^e . 

 Sub-Family Axskkix.e 

 Sub-Family Axatix/E , . " 



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