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GENERAL INDEX. 



OYSTER-CATCHER. 



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Bill compressed, the tip an equal wedge; nostrils 

 linear; tongue a third part as long as the bill; feet form- 

 ed for running, three toed, the exterior joined to the 

 middle by a strong membrane. 



Pied Oyster-catcher, {Hamatopus ostralegus) . viii 15 



RAIL. 



Bill thickish at the base, attenuated on the back to- 

 wards the tip, compressed, a little incurved, pointed; 

 tongue rough at the tip ; body compressed ; tail short ; 

 feet four toed, cleft. 



Clapper Rail, (^E alius crepitans) .... vii 112 

 Common R., or Sora, (i?. Carolinus) . . vi 27 



Virginian R. (i?. Firginianus) . . . . vii 109 



GALLINULE. 



Bill convex, sloping to a point, the base of the up- 

 per mandible reaching far upon the forehead and mem- 

 branaceous ; nostrils oblong ; body compressed ; wings 

 short, concave ; tail short ; feet four toed, cleft. 



Purple Gallinule, {Galliniila porphyrio) . . ix 67 



PHALAROPES. 



Bill straight, slender; nostrils minute; body and 

 legs like the Sandpiper; toes furnished with scalloped 

 membranes. 



Gray Phalarope, {Phalaropus lobatct) . . ix 72 



Red P. (P. hyperborea) . . . . . ix 75 



