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KEY TO FAMILIES. 



Fig. 28. 



Order vxil. FaludicoUe.— Cranes, Bails, etc. 



Toes four; middle toe without a comb, generally not webbed; hind toe 

 generally small, higher than the front ones, or, if on the same level (Gal- 

 linules and Coots only), the bill is then comparatively short and stout 

 and the forehead has a bare shield; lores feathered, or (Cranes) with 

 hairlike bristles. 



Fio. 24. 



A. Smaller, bill under 3-00. . 



and Coots (Fig. 22), p. 139 



£. Larger, bill over S'OO, 



a. Tarsus over 6-00. . , 



b. Tarsus under 6'00. 

 p. 138. 



Family Rallidm : Rails, Gallinulks, 



Family Ornidce : Cranes (Fig. 23), p. 187. 

 . Family Aramidx: Coublans (Fig. 24), 



