TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
ORDER CHARADRUFORMES. PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS............----eeeeeeeeees 
Key to the Suborders of Charadriiformes................cc0ceeecceccnceceeees 
SUBORDER LrwicoLz. SHORE BIRDS........... 22.2 c cece cece ence eee eeeeee 
Key to the Superfamilies of Limicole..............0.02ececeeeeeeceeees a ayers 
SUPER PAMIL YJ ACRNY &cccosasecassratavavs ata sarulniesninsare’ctecoietwigte’s igteralatd wtavarafa'ajatotaraietateteve)anaiane 
Key to the Genera of Jacanidee..... 22.2... e cece e ee ee ce cence cece cence eens 
Genus 1. Jacana Brisson. . 
Key to the Species of Jacana....... 22.220. 2 eee eee e cence eee e eee ee eeeees 
1, Jacana spinosa spinosa (Linneeus).............2. 20-02 e ence cence cece 
2, Jacana spinosa gymnostoma (Wagler)...........---.----eee eee eee e eee 
3. Jacana spinosa violacea (Cory).... 2-2-2... eee eee eee cece eee ee ene eens 
4, Jacana nigra (Gmelin)........-2. 2020. .eeeeeeeeeeeee eee eee eeee 
SupERFAMILY CEDICNEMI.. 
Faminy (EpicNeMip#., THE THICK-KNEES...............-00-0-0- eee ee eeeee 
Genus 1. Gidicnemus Temminck.......-...0. 0.22. e ee ee eee cee ec eee ee eeee 
Key to the Species and Subspecies of Edicnemus...........-....----------- 
1, Gedicnemus bistriatus bistriatus (Wagler).............-------.-+----- 
2. @idicnemus dominicensis Cory ........-.------- eee eee eee eee cere ones 
SUPERFAMILY CHARADRI........... 2c cece nec ccece ee ee ne ee nec e ence eeeceeee 
Key to the Families of Charadrii.............22 222-22 e eee eee cence tenes 
Faminy HaMatTopopip2. 
THE OYSTER-CATCHERS..........--------0-2eee0e 
Gents). HeMatopis Mintel: occ oscecceieeecsenecceececeeuesucesaeneueces 
Key to the American Species and Subspecies of Hematopus..............-.- 
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. Heematopus ostralegus ostralegus Linneus..........---------2-+----5- 
. Hematopus palliatus palliatus Temminck............-.....--.--2---- 
. Hematopus palliatus prattii (Maynard).............--2---2.---22-20-- 
. Heematopus palliatus frazari (Brewster).........-..--...---2--------4- 
. Hematopus palliatus galapagensis (Ridgway)...........-.---------+-- 
. Hematopus bachmani Audubon..............-------20- eee eee ee eee 
Famiry ARENARODE. THE TURNSTONES. .........-2-0--0- ee ee eee eee eee 
Genus 1. Arenaria Brisson 
Key to the Species and Subspecies of Arenaria.............-.----2-020---+-5 
1. Arenaria interpres interpres (Linneus)...............22..2-22e22-eee 
2, Arenaria interpres morinella (Linneus)..............00.202202-ee2ee 
~3. Arenaria melanocephala (Vigors).........-------2eeeeee cece eee eeeeeee 
Famity APHRIZIDZ. THE 
SURE BIRDS eoncisjeiscdonetsncine Uatseieetetetarercinereastnetarayy 
Genus 1. Aphriza AudUbOn ses -oc.cc.s ic wicic oicieieleiaicintesaicleeisisicie sive eieicieisie's oo eee 
1, Aphriza virgata (Gmelin) 0.51200: :sic000 ssuie cieieiscieincieeaieie s oaeiaee ese ee 
Famity CHARADROD#. THE PLOVERS........--2-0--20202 2 eee e eee eee eee 
Key to the American Genera of Charadriid...............2.0202eeee seen eee 
Genus 1. Vanellus Brisson 
1. Vanellus vanellus (Linnzeus)............-0. cece eee eee cease cece eeees 
Genus 2. Hoploxypterus Bonaparte. ....-..-2..--.2 2 eee eee eee cece eee neces 
2. Hoploxypterus cayanus (Latham)................ cece eee ee eee eee eeee 
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