Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America

The book that made American bird-watching possible in the field: keys, plumages, songs and habits for every species of the East, by the man who ran ornithology at the American Museum.

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Order XIV

Coccyges. -Cuckoos and KINGFISHERS.

Toes four, the middle and outer ones joined for half their length (Kingfishers), or two in front and two behind (Cuckoos); bill without a cere; tail-feathers not stiff and pointed.

FIG. 36. a KEY TO FAMILIES.

A. Middle and outer toes joined for half their length. cedinida: KINGFISHERS (Fig. 35), p. 226.

Family Al- B. Two toes in front and two behind. (Fig. 36), p. 224. ... Family Cuculida: CUCKOOS a FIG. 37. b

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