SYNOPSIS OF ORDERS AND FAMILIES. 
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ANHINGA. 
Family 11. ANHINGAS; SNAKE-BIRDS. ANHINGIDA. 
Bill straight and slender; chin and eye Space bare; tail rounded; its middle féathers 
fluted. 
VIOLET-GREEN CORMORANT. 
Family 12. CORMORANTS. PHALACROCORACID. 
Bill with a hooked tip; 
a small pouch at its base; plumage usually black or blackish, 
MAN-O' WAR BIRD. 
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