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Hind toe, above level of front toes; bill, over 3 

 inches long; tarsus, under 7; wing, under 16; toes, 

 four, no comb-like edge on inner side of middle toe 

 nail; under mandible, often slightly twisted near tip; 

 plumage, dark brown with white streaks. 



Family ARAMID.S. Courlans. 

 See page 85. 



SECTION 2. Hind toe, on level with front toes. 



Toes, long and slender; bill, short and pointed; a bare shield or 

 plate on forehead; wing, about 7 inches long, carpus (bend of wing) 

 to tip; under tail coverts, white. 



Family RALLID^. Subfamily GALLINULINiE. 

 Purple Gallinule, or Florida Gallinule. 

 See page 89. 



Herons and Bitterns. 



