INDEX TO KEY. 



ORDER LIMICOL^. 



SHORE BIRDS. 

 Hind toe, when present, always elevated above level of front toes. 



Family PHALAROPODID^. Phalaropes. 



Sides of toes with rounded lobes or narrow webs. See page 93. 



Family RECURVI ROSTRI D^. Avocets 



and Stilts. 



Toes, more or less webbed (not lobate) ; tarsus, over 3.50; bill curved upward 

 or straight. See page 95. 



Family SCOLOPACID.^. 



SNIPE, SANDPIPERS, CURLEWS, WOODCOCK, GODWITS, 

 WILLETS, ETC. 



Tarsus, less than 3.50 inches long; sides of toes, without lobate webs; toes, 

 four (one exception, the Sanderling) ; front of tarsus, with transverse 

 scales. 



Group I. Birds having wings from 3. 25 to 3. 75 inches long . See page 96 



Group 2. Birds having wings from 3.75 to 4.50 inches long " " 97 



Section i. Toes, four, with small web (not lobate at base). " " 97 



Section 2. Toes, four, without web . . . . . " " 08 



Section 3. Toes, three; bill, over .75 . " " 98 



Group 3. Birds having wings from 4. 50 to 5 . 50 inches long " " 99 

 Section i. Toes, four, a small web between toes; bill, less 



than .75 . . . • • • • • • " " 99 



Section 2. Toes, four, a small web between outer and middle 



toes; bill, over 1.75 . ■ • . " " 100 



Section 3. Toes, four, without web; bill, over 2 inches long " " 100 

 Section 4. Toes, four, without web; bill, over i . 10 and 



less than 1.90 . .""loi 



Section 5. Toes, four, without web; bill, under i . 10 . " " 102 



Section 6. Toes, three; bill, over .60 inch long . " " 103 



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