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KEY TO FAMILIES. 



FiQ. 22, 



Order VIU. Paludicolae.— Cranes, Rails, etc. 



Toes four; middle toe witliout a comb, generally not webbed; hind toe 

 generally small, liiglier than the front ones, or, if on the same level (Gal- 

 linules and Coots only), tlic bill is then comparatively short and stout 

 and the forehead ) s a bare shield; lores feathered, or (Cranes) with 

 hairlikc bristles. 



Fio. 24. 



A. Smaller, bill under 8'00. . . . Family liallidce : Kails, Gallinulkb, 

 and CooTs (Fig. 22), p. 139. 



B. Larger, bill over 3*00. 



a. Tarsus over 6-00. . . . Family Oruid(e\ Cranes (Fig. 23), p. 137. 



b. Tarsus under 6'00. . . . Family AramidiH; Couulans (Fig. 24), 

 p. 138. 



