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THE BIKDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMEUICA. 



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



toes, four, all connected by webs; middle tail feathers, corrugated or 



fluted. 



Family ANHINGID/E. Darters, Snake Birds. 



See lian'e 53. 



Bill, hooked at tip, over twelve inches long and having i 

 large pouch; lores, bare; toes, four, all connected by webs. 



Family PELECANID/E. Pelicans 



See page 56. 



Bill, hooked at tip, and less than twelve inches long; bare skin at base of bill and chin; 

 lores, bare; toes, four, all connected Ijy webs. 



Family PHALACROCORACID/E. Cormorants. 



See page 54. 



Bill, hooked at tip; lores, feathered; upper plumage, entirely 

 black; toes, four, all connected by webs; tail, forked; wings, very 

 long. 



Family FREQATJD/E. Man-of-war Birds, Frigate Birds. 



See page 58. 



