KEY TO FAMILIES 123 
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Fie. 39 
Order VIII. Paludicolz.—Cranes, RaILs, GALLINULES, etc. 
Neck extended in flight; toes four without webs (except in lobate Coot, 
Fig. 39, e) or a comb on toe-nail; hind-toe generally small and higher 
than the front one; or if on the same level (Gallinules and Coots only), 
the bill is then comparatively short (Fig. 39, d,e) and the forehead 
bare; lores feathered or (Cranes) with hairlike bristles. 
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A. Smaller, bill under 3°00 (Fig. 39)... . Family Rallide: Rams, 
GALLINULES, Coots, p. 230. 
B. Larger, bill over 3°00 (Figs. 40, 41). 
a. Tarsus over 6°00 (Fig. 40.). . . Family Gruide: Cranus, p. 229. 
b. Pare eae 6°00 (Fig. 41)... . Family Aramide: Cournans, 
Dd. 230. 
