. Handbook of birds of eastern North America; with introductory chapters on the study of birds in nature . Fig. 38. A. Bill straight and sharply pointed; inner border of middle toe- nail with a comblike edge (Fig. 36); neck curved in flight. . .Family Ardeidce: Herons, Egrets, Bitterns, p. 219. B. Bill not sharply pointed, cylindrical or flattened (Figs. 37, 38); no comb on toe-nail; neck straight in Bill rounded, more or less curved downward. ai. Size large, tarsus over 5*00; whole head bare in adult. . Family Ciconiidce: Storks and Wood Ibises, p. Size smaller, tarsus under
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America; with introductory chapters on the study of birds in nature . Fig. 38. A. Bill straight and sharply pointed; inner border of middle toe- nail with a comblike edge (Fig. 36); neck curved in flight. . .Family Ardeidce: Herons, Egrets, Bitterns, p. 219. B. Bill not sharply pointed, cylindrical or flattened (Figs. 37, 38); no comb on toe-nail; neck straight in Bill rounded, more or less curved downward. ai. Size large, tarsus over 5*00; whole head bare in adult. . Family Ciconiidce: Storks and Wood Ibises, p. Size smaller, tarsus under SOO; face bare (Fig. 37). . .Family Ihididce: Ibises, p. Bill flattened and much broadened at the end (Fig. 38), ourspecies pink. . Family Plataleidce: Spoonbills, p. 217. KEY TO FAJNIILIES 123. Fig. 39 Order VIII. Paludicolse.—Cranes, Rails, Gallinules, etc. Neck extended in flight; toes four without webs (except in lobate Coot,Fig. 39, e) or a comb on toe-nail; hind-toe generally small and higherthan the front one; or if on the same level (Gallinules and Coots only),the bill is then comparatively short (Fig. 39, d, e) and the foreheadbare; lores feathered or (Cranes) with hairlike bristles.
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