THE BIRD-HOUSE OF SCIENCE 



OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA 



SIMPLIFIED FOR THE BEGINNER, 

 WITH ONLY POPULAR ENGLISH NAMES 



A.— SWIMMING BIRDS 



I. ORDER OF DIVING BIRDS. 



1. Grebe Family. 



2. Loon Family. 



3. Auk, Murre and Puffin Family. 



II. ORDER OF LONG-WINGED SWIMMERS. 



1. Jaeger Family. 



2. Gull and Tem Family. 



m. ORDER OF TUBE-NOSED SWIMMERS. 

 1. Petrel and Shearwater Family. 



rV. ORDER OF FOUR-TOES-WEBBED SWIMMERS. 



1. Gannet Family. 



2. Cormorant Family. 



V. ORDER OF GOOSE-LIKE SWIMMERS, OR WILDFOWL. 



1. Duck, Goose and Swan Family. 



B.— WADING BIRDS 



I. ORDER OF HERON-LIKE WADERS. 

 1. Heron, Egret and Bittern Family. 



n. ORDER OF MARSH-DWELLING WADERS. 

 1. Rail, Gallinule and Coot Family. 



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