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ORDER PALUDICOLE: CRANES, RAILS, ETC. 125 • 125 125 • 126 . 127 128 137 • 21. Family Gruidæ: Cranes 137 • 22. Family Aramidæ: Courlans 138 23. Family Rallidæ: Rails, Gallinules, and Coots • 139 IX. ORDER LIMICOLE: SHORE BIRDS 24. Family Phalaropodidæ: Phalaropes. 25. Family Recurvirostride: Stilts and Avocets 26. Family Scolopacidæ : Snipes, Sandpipers, etc.
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PAGE 27. Family Charadriide: Plovers 28. Family Aphrizidæ: Turnstones, etc.. 176 • 29. Family Hæmatopodidæ: Oyster-catchers 177 .
X. ORDER GALLINE: GALLINACEOUS BIRDS 178 • 30. Family Tetraonidæ: Grouse, Bob-whites, etc. 31. Family Phasianidæ : Pheasants, etc.. 178 185 32. Family Columbidæ: Pigeons and Doves XI. ORDER COLUMBA: PIGEONS AND DOVES XII. ORDER RAPTORES: BIRDS OF PREY 33. Family Cathartidæ: American Vultures 34. Family Falconidæ: Falcons, Hawks, Eagles, etc. 35. Family Strigidæ : Barn Owls 36. Family Bubonide: Horned Owls, Hoot Owls