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KEY TO BIRDS 
Cranes 
j, Bills long, flex- 
ible, and even- 
ly tapered. 
Figures 23 and 24 
3, Bill rather slender, not markedly deeper at 
base than tip, in some cases markedly 
decurved or recurved. Toes four, except 
sanderling (p. 210). 
Phalar opes, Snipe, Sandpipers P- 186 
4, Bill rather decidedly heavier at base 
than at tip. 
Rails (Virginia Rail) 
Figure 25 
p. 172 
k, Bills short. 
5, Bill soft at base ending in hard 
terminal enlargement. Toes three, 
except Black-bellied Plover (p. 184). 
/ 
Plover 
p. 179 
/ 
6, Bill quite stout. 
Figure 27 
Rails (Sora and Yellow Rails) 
p. 173 
