UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
; MISCELLANEOUS CIRCULAR No. 13 — 
WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER, 1923 
LOCAL NAMES OF MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS 
W. L. McATEE 
Assistant in Charge, Food Habits Research 
Bureau of Biological Survey 
CONTENTS 
Introduction - - Phalaropodidae: Phalaropes 
Anatidae: Ducks, geese, swans Recurvirostridae: Avocets, stilts 
Merginae: Mergansers Scolopacidae: Snipes, sandpipers 
Anatinae: River ducks Charadriidae: Plovers 
Fuligulinae: Sea ducks 
Anserinae: Geese, tree ducks 
Cygninae: Swans 
Gruidae: Cranes 
Rallidae: Rails, gallinules, coots 
Rallinae: Rails 
Gallinulinae: Gallinules 
Fulicinae: Coots 
Aphrizidae: Surf-birds, turnstones 
Haematopodidae: Oyster-catchers 
Jacanidae: Jacanas 
Columbidae: Pigeons, doves 
Icteridae: Blackbirds, bobolinks 
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