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Order Gallinje— The Gallinaceous Birds 3 



Suborder Phasiana. 3.— Family Pha'^ianids (The Pheasants).'3.— Family Tetraonidae 

 (The Grouse. Partridges, and Quails), (j. 



Order LiMicoLa:— The Shore Birds lb 



Family Aphrizidss (The Turnstones). 20.— Fami'y Charadriidae (The Plover.s), 22.— 

 Family Scolopacidce (The Snipe Family), 32.— Family Recurvirostridae (The Av- 

 oeets and Stilts), 74.— Family Phalaropodidas (The Phalaropes). 77. 



Order Alkctorides— The Cranes, Courlans. Rails, Gallinules, and Coots 82 



Suborder Ralli. 83. -Family Rallidae (The Rails, Gallinules, and Coots). 83.— Family 

 Gruida? (The Cranes). 98. 



Order Hkbodiones— The Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc 101* 



Suborder Ibides (The Spoonbills and ibises), mi*.— Family Plataleidae (The Spoon- 

 bills), 102*.— Family Ibididoe (The Ibises). 106*. 

 Suborder Ciconiae (The Storks and Wood Ibises). 113*.— Family Ciconiidas (The 



Storks and Wood Ibises), 113*. 

 Suborder Herodii (The Herons and Boatbills). 116*.- Family Ardeidaa (The Hetons), 

 117*. 



Older Anskees- The Lamellirostral Swimmers 102 



Family Anatidae (The Swans, Geese, and Ducks), 103. 



Order Steganopodks— The Totipalmate Swimmers 193 



Family Pelecanidae (The Pelicans), 195.— Family Phalacrocoracidae (The Cormorants), 

 202.— Family Anhingridae (The Anhingas). 207. 



Order Longipknnks— The Long-winged Swimmers 210 



Family Stercorariidae (The Skuas and Jaegersj. 211.— Family Laridae (The Gulls and 

 Terns). 219. 



Order PtgoPODEs— The Diving Birds 861 



Family UrinatoridsB (The Loons, 252,— Family Podioipidae (The Grebes), 258. 



