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KEY TO FAMILIES. 



Fig. 22. 



Order VUI. Paludicolse.— Chases, Rails, etc. 



Toes four ; middle toie 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. 



Fia. 84. 



A. Smaller, bill under 3-00. . . . Family RalUdce : Kails, Gallindles, 



and Coots (Fig. 22), p. 139. 

 -B. Larger, bill over S'OO. 



a. Tarsus over 6-00. . . . Family Gruidm : Cranes (Fig. 23), p. 137. 



b. Tarsus under 6-GO. . . . Family Aramidce: Couelans (Fig. 24), 

 p. 138. 



