CONTENTS. 
INTRODUOTION 246k 6 had eu TCT ee ee ve 
KEY TO THE HIGHER GROUPS... 1... . eee te te te ee 1 
Order Prcopopzs—The Diving Birds ..... o Sites ae is Bc fEs GR) oS ge den abe ot “AE WEeciibs YOu es tone 4 
Family Podicipide—The Grebes........-+.200. Ss ree “wee e820 ah HE Moe ey de ape 4 
«  Urinatoride—The Loons .......,..208. Sap Gat Gah ig as Dare SB 6 
“© Alcidee—The Auks, Murres, ete. 6 6 6 ec ee te tt tt te 8. 
Order Lonaiprnnes—The Long-winged Swimmers... .....-. 000+ ee eeeae 20 
Family Stercorariide—The Skuas and Jaegers .. 1... 1. ee eee ee ee « 20 
«© Laride—The Gullsand Terns... 2... . 2... eee eee eee 23 
“«  Rynchopide—The Skimmers... 1... we eee eee ee ee ee 48 
Order TunrinaRes—The Tube-nosed Swimmers... 1. 0 ec ee ee ee ee ee 50 
Family Diomedeida—The Albatrosses ....... ef ei Be shee ee Be ae 50 
«  Procellariida—The Fulmars and Shearwaters ....... 0. pee eae 53 
Order SrrcanopopEs—The Totipalmate Swimmers... . 1... pee eee ee ee 73 
Family Phethontide—The Tropic Birds... 2... 0... ee ee ee .. 73 
Sulide—The Gannets.........-.-0004 Sea Mae ak Heh vee Ae Marca Se 74 
 Anhingide— The: Darters. 2c ey ee ee ei SS we HW Hw 76 
“  Phalacrocoracide—The Cormorants ... «2... 2. es eee ee nae 17 
Pelecanida—The Pelicans... 68 6 6 ee ee SRR 81 
« Fregatide—The Man-o’-War Birds. .. 1... 1... ee ee ee ee ee 82 
Order ANseRrs—The Lamellirostral Swimmers... 1.1 1 1 ee eee et et ee 84 
Family Anatide—The Ducks, Geese, and Swans .......00 +e ee pee 84 
Order OpontToaLoss#—The Lamellirostral Waders ........6- Ripe we Oe ee ee 121 
Family Pheenicopteride—The Flamingoes ... 2... 1. ee eeu eee eee 121 
Order Hrropirones—The Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. . 2. 1 1 1 we ee te ee ee yg 122 
Family Plataleide—The Spoonbills .......-+ +e eae SR a eek Sa 122 
“¢ Tbhidide—The Ibises .......... Be free Soe. An yeh ISD. UES See ge MBE al, td % 128 
“ — Ciconiide—The Storks and Wood Ibises .......-050 20.0 ee eae 124 
«  Ardeidea—The Herons and Bitterns ......... ts ek GE RE Hd a 126 
Order Patupicoua@—The Cranes, Rails, ete. . 2 1 1 1 ee ee tt ee tt tt 134 
Family Gruide—The Cranes 2... 1 0 ee ee ee te ee et ee es 134 
«© Aramide—The Courlans . 1. 6 1 ee eee te ww ee te ee 185 
“  Rallide—The Rails, Gallinules, Coots, ete. 2... 6 1 eee ee ee 186 
Order Limicorm—The Shore Birds 2... ee ee te ee ee ee 148 
Family Phalaropodide—The Phalaropes........+.+-.+-+ rte ee. ew Ss 1438 
“© Recurvirostride—The Avocets and Stilts . 2... 2. eee eee eee 146 
“ — Seolopacida—The Snipes, Sandpipers, ete. --...-- ++ ee ee eae 147 
“© Charadriida—The Plovers. . 2. 1 6 cee ee ee et ee th ee 172 
«  Aphrizide—The Surf Birds and Turnstones. ...... 2. e eee ee 179 
«  Hematopodide—The Oyster-catchers. 2. 6. 6 6 ee ee ee ee 181 
= Jacanide—The Jacanas.....- iS Ge he Nk Bile eS we G 2.» 183 
