FAMILY ANHlNGIDiE. SNAKE BIEDS. 



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FAMILY ANHINGID/E. 



Darters. Snake Birds. 



Bill, sharp-pointed and slender; chin, bare; neck, long and 

 slender ; toes, four, all connected by webs. 



* Group 1. Wing, 12.50 to 15.50 inches long. 



Neck, long, 8uake-like; head and neck, black in male; brown in female; outei- webs of 

 two middle tail feathers, " fluted." Anhinrja anhiwja. Snake Bird. Water Turkey. 



See No. 7S. 



* B^or directions for measurement, see page '.). 



