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lower bill. In this country the white pelican is not un- 

 common. The large-winged petrels follow in the wake of 

 coastal vessels. The terns, which are slender birds with a 

 straight bill/ were once abundant along our coast, but have 

 been decimated to " ornament " bonnets. The gulls, which 



Fig. 360. — Spotted sandpiper {Aclitis macularia). 



are heavier tliau tire terns, and have hooked bills, are still abun- 

 dant along the seashore and Great Lakes. Finally, the loons 

 are large birds, powerful flicks and swimmers, which are found 

 in the lakes of the Northern Hemisphere. They are quick 

 divers, and can swim under water for a considerable distance. 

 The waders (Grallatores) include a great number of shore 

 birds known as plovers, sandpipers, snipes, rails, cranes, herons, 

 and storks. The plovers walk and fly along shore, picking up 



'Fig. 359. 



