ORDER LIMICOL^. — SHORE BIRDS. 103 



Section 2. Toes four, loithout web; bill, nearly straight; bill, over 2 inches long. 



See page 120. 

 Sections. Toes, four, with small web; bill, slightly curved upward or straight; 



bill, under 2.60 and over 1..50 inches long. See page 121. 

 Section 4. Toes, four, with small web; bill, nearly straight; bill, less than 1.. 50 inches 



long. See page 121. 

 Section 5. Toes, four, with small web ; hill, curved dovmward; bill, over 2 inches long. 



See page 122. 

 Group 8. Birds having wings from 9 to 12 inches long. See page 12.?. 

 Section 1. Toes, four; bill curved downward. .See page 12.3. 

 Section 2. Toes, four; bill, curved upward or nearly straight. See page 123. 



FAMILY CHARADRIIDvE. PLOVERS. 



Toes, three (one exception, black-bellied plover) ; bill, comparatively 

 short and thick. 



Group 1. Wing, 3.75 to 4.50 inches long; toes, three, no hind toe. See page 124. 



Section 1. Bill, under .60 inch long. See page 124. 



Section 2. Bill, over .00 inch long. See page 125. 

 Group 2. Wing, 4.50 to 5.50 inches long; toes, three, no liind toe. See page 125. 



Section 1. Bill, over .60 inch long. See page 125. 



Section 2. Bill, under .00 inch long. See page 125. 

 Group 3. Wing, 5.50 to 6.75 inches long; toes, three, no hind toe. See page 128. 

 Group 4. Wing, over 6.75 inelies long. See page 128. 



Section 1. Toes, three, no hind toe. See page 128. 



Section 2. Toes, four. See page 128. 



FAMILY APHRIZIDvE. TURNSTONES. 

 Toes, four; lower back and rump, w^ihte with black band. Seepage 129, 



FAMILY HyEMATOPODIDyE. OYSTER-CATCHERS. 

 Toes, three; bill, over 2. .50 inche.s long. 

 Section 1. Toes, tliree ; bill, red. See page 180. 



