. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. ALECTOKIDES OR RAILS, ETC. 199 inches to eight inches in length. The Clapper Rail or Marsh Hen, however, is sixteen inches long. In the family of the Rallidoe are also included the Coots, which have the bill extending into the feathers of the forehead, where it forms a wide plate, and which have the toes margined with semicircular lobes. Here also belong the Gallinules (Fig. 235), which have enormous feet, but no lobes on the toes. FIG. Purple Gallinule, Gallinula martinica, Latham. SUB-SECTIOJST XII. THE ORDER OF LAMELLIROSTRES OR GEESE, DUCK
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. ALECTOKIDES OR RAILS, ETC. 199 inches to eight inches in length. The Clapper Rail or Marsh Hen, however, is sixteen inches long. In the family of the Rallidoe are also included the Coots, which have the bill extending into the feathers of the forehead, where it forms a wide plate, and which have the toes margined with semicircular lobes. Here also belong the Gallinules (Fig. 235), which have enormous feet, but no lobes on the toes. FIG. Purple Gallinule, Gallinula martinica, Latham. SUB-SECTIOJST XII. THE ORDER OF LAMELLIROSTRES OR GEESE, DUCKS, ETC. THIS group, and the four following—namely, the Ste- ganopodes, Longipennes, Pygopodes, and Sphenici-—con- stitute the great group of Swimming Birds or Natatores. The Natatores are birds which, by their whole struc- ture, are specially fitted for living in the water. They are broad, depressed, and flattened below; their plumage is compact, and kept well oiled; the legs are widely sepa- rated, and the femur is short, bringing the knee within the general skin of the body ; and the feet are wTebbed. The natatores which compose the group of Lamelliros- tres have both mandibles furnished along their edges with lamellce or plates, which appear like teeth-like Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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