. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . ■^-^ i^^ r. 102 KEY TO THE JIIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. ORDER LIMICOL^. SHORE toe, when fresent, always elevated above level of front toes. FAMILY PHALAROPID^E. PHALvVROPES. Sides of toes with rounded lobes or narrow webs. See page 104. FAMILY RECURVIROSTRIDiE. AYOCETS AND STILTS. Toes, more or less webbed (not lobate) ; tarsus, over 3.;jO; bill curvedUPWARD or straight. See page 106, FAMILY SCOLOPACID^.SNIPE, SANDPIPERS, CURLEWS, WOODCOCK, GODWITS, WILLETS, ETC. Tarsus, less than i


. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . ■^-^ i^^ r. 102 KEY TO THE JIIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. ORDER LIMICOL^. SHORE toe, when fresent, always elevated above level of front toes. FAMILY PHALAROPID^E. PHALvVROPES. Sides of toes with rounded lobes or narrow webs. See page 104. FAMILY RECURVIROSTRIDiE. AYOCETS AND STILTS. Toes, more or less webbed (not lobate) ; tarsus, over 3.;jO; bill curvedUPWARD or straight. See page 106, FAMILY SCOLOPACID^.SNIPE, SANDPIPERS, CURLEWS, WOODCOCK, GODWITS, WILLETS, ETC. Tarsus, less than inches long ; sides of toes, without lobate webs ;toes, four (one exception, the sanderling). Group 1. Birds having wings from to inches long. Seepage ] 2. Birds having wings from to inches long. See page 10.^. Section 1. Toes, fom*, witli small weh (not lobate at base). See page 108. Section 2. Toes, four, without web. See jKige 109. Sections. Toes, three; bill, over .75. Seepage 3. Birds having wings from to inches long. See page 109. Section 1. T


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