. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Bill, hooked at tip, and less than twelve inches long; l)are skin at base of l)ill and chin:lores, bare; toes, four, all connected by webs. Family PHALACROCORACID/E. Cormorants. See p:ige 54. Bill, hooked at tip: lores, feathered: upper plumage, entirelyblack; toes, four, all connected by wel)s; tail, forked: wings, verylong. Family FREGATID/E. Man=of=war Birds, Frigate Birds. See page KEY TO FAMILIES. AVATEK BIRDS. 17 GROUP 4. Toes, four; toes, not full webbed; small webs betweentoes at base, or toes

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. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Bill, hooked at tip, and less than twelve inches long; l)are skin at base of l)ill and chin:lores, bare; toes, four, all connected by webs. Family PHALACROCORACID/E. Cormorants. See p:ige 54. Bill, hooked at tip: lores, feathered: upper plumage, entirelyblack; toes, four, all connected by wel)s; tail, forked: wings, verylong. Family FREGATID/E. Man=of=war Birds, Frigate Birds. See page KEY TO FAMILIES. AVATEK BIRDS. 17 GROUP 4. Toes, four; toes, not full webbed; small webs betweentoes at base, or toes entirely without webs; hind toe,sometimes small. Section I. Hind toe, raised above level of front toes. jj

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